In the foreground, the iconic red pottery vessels were made by Ben L. Owen, III. The Owen Family is famous for this Chinese red glaze. The pottery in the background comes from Bulldog Studio, equally famous for its interesting glazes. Both pottery studios are located in the Seagrove Area about an hour south of Greensboro. If you ever have a chance to visit these potteries, the day trip is well worth your time.
En route to the potteries, we were speechless when we stopped at this new rest stop in Randolph County. The rest stop, with its sustainable energy design, is a work of art. Not only does it house a pottery museum, the green, energy-efficient rest stop uses all of the sustainable practices in today's market. In the current photo, you can see how the use of natural light enhances the building and exhibits maximally. The I-73/74 rest stop is a worthy day trip destination on its own! Stop back tomorrow and we'll share another picture of the facility.
Of course we're using this photo for Ruby Tuesday!
Beautiful pottery. It looks so pretty the way they have it displayed too.
Posted by: hip chick | Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 06:42 AM
Beautiful glaze work. Not an easy accomplishment.
Posted by: B^2 | Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 08:15 AM
This pottery looks like jewelry - lovely red!
I found Bulgarian pottery on my mom's site here
http://nadine1111.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/made-in-bulgaria/
Posted by: Ellie | Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 03:47 PM
I love those beautiful red glazes. Very striking.
Posted by: barbara farr | Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 07:40 PM