The North Carolina Pottery Center Presents Monthly Lecture Series, Friday, May 22, 7 – 9 PM

Seagrove, NC - Steve Blankenbeker will be presenting "The Clays The Thing: Native Clays of North Carolina" at the North Carolina Pottery Center on Friday, May 22nd. 

Steve was born in Indiana and raised in Greensboro, NC, and graduated from NC State with a degree in Materials Engineering (Ceramic Specialization) in 1984.  He worked for Cedar Heights Clay from 1984 to 2002 and with Taylor Clay Products in Salisbury 2002 to the present.

Steve has a passion for finding and using locally sourced clays. Though not a potter himself, he has always worked closely with potters to help them find and use local clays in and around NC, OH and WV.
His talk will touch on his knowledge of geological formations and experiences with local materials.

A potluck at 7 pm will begin the evening’s events, followed by the presentation at 8 pm.

Location:  The NCPC Educational Building located behind the NC Pottery Center at 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, 27341.

This presentation is free and open to the public.  For more information, call the center at 336-873-8430. This ongoing lecture series is facilitated by Josh Floyd, the Artist-in-Residence at the Pottery Center.