Joe Reinhardt Monkey Face Jug Homage to TX Catawba Valley Pottery NC

Joe Reinhardt is a retired Catawba Valley potter. His shop/home are basically across the road from the old Craig family homesite. He lost his sweetheart Jill (his wife) ~1/2 dozen years ago. This is d

Joe Reinhardt is a retired Catawba Valley potter. His shop/home are basically across the road from the old Craig family homesite. He lost his sweetheart Jill (his wife) ~1/2 dozen years ago. This is d

Great fun jug by Joe Reinhardt alluding to his wife Jill. This is from 2000 and on the base he 'My wife run off with another jug and what a relief'. And it's fine 2 handle swirl jug of which to be pro

Jeff has a neat story on how he came to pottery, but he did grow up in Lincolnton. Lot #112 discusses more of Jeff's background in pots. He was introeed by his mother-in-law to potter Joe Reinhardt. T

Walter Fleming is the Senior Potter of the Catawba Valley, still active outside Statesville (some say age 84, which is about correct). This double level monkey jug is a form he occasionally embraces,

Albert Hodge, now retired, created folk pots of in the middle of the Catawba Valley on NC 10 in Vale, NC, just down the street from Kim Ellington & Charlie Lisk. This is a great little devil face that

Please refer to Lot #129 for more on Mike's background as it is helpful to understand of this collection being offered. This jug is really neat. The main modification that Mike applies to the face jug

Please refer to Lot #129 for more on Mike's background as it is helpful to understand of this collection being offered. This jug is a bit more fun and complex. The nose becomes a tree. And the ears of

Albert Hodge took some creative license with this teapot. Definitely from the 1990s. Tremendous detail in this unique style of teapot that a few other folk potters have also embraced. Also Albert uses

Another top notch face pot by Dwayne Craig. The color of the glaze is some variation of modified glass glaze the Craigs employ. The face is simple and magnificent. Dwayne signed the pot on base and da

Wood-fired alkaline glaze unique form of face pot for Joe R. On base he dated the pot 9-25-08 & inscribed 'My God Turkey Day is Around the Corner. Stands 6.5" tall x 6.5" wide.

An absolute top notch folk pot by Steve Abee. Along with the puzzle jug, likely among the rarest offered recently. The devil horns flow so well with the buggy formation. And the dark forest green drip

John Saunders founded a pottery in 2009 in Hudson, NC (Caldwell County or northern part of the CV). Could not determine whether he is still active, but this orange-speckled double face pot with 2 hand

Walter Fleming is the Senior Potter of the Catawba Valley, still active outside Statesville (some say age 84, which is about correct). This beautiful monkey jug has purely mind-boggling glass runs, su

A great example of Burlon's work from the 1990's, fully created by him from turning the jug, formation and aplication of strap handles, and application of the face. Plus the face jug is multiple color

Another amazing pot by Jeff Young. In this case, Jeff turned the 3 parts of the totem as a separate pots. This whole topic is fascinating on how a potter creates face totems/stacks. He has one level f

Ben Allman has turned pots for a couple decades+ in the Catawba Valley. He also helps run a local auction with his dad Terry. Based currently in Conover NC. This is truly fine example of Ben's folk po

Joe Reinhardt would make truly a cornucopia of forms. Not that other potters didn't embrace a variety, but he really came up many JR originals. Other potters made fish, but Joe Reinhardt didn't make m

Next up is a very rare Albert Hodge miniature triple face jug with each of the faces being unique, including one devil. Mini triple face jugs by folk potters are very rare. Doubles are found sometimes

Albert Hodge, now retired, created folk pots of in the middle of the Catawba Valley on NC 10 in Vale, NC, just down the street from Kim Ellington & Charlie Lisk. Initially for the first few years he w

Please refer to Lot #129 for more on Mike's background as it is helpful to understand of this collection being offered. This pot is just bananas fun. Mike creates a very large mouth with this with thr

Steven Abee (American, b. 1968) Face Jug, Catawba Valley, NC Alkaline Glazed Pottery. Size: 8.5'' x 7'' x 7'' (22 x 18 x 18 cm).

A fine swirl face pot by Burlon (b1914-d2002) turned late in his life with the face applied by his grandson Dwayne. As demand for the Burlon's faces particularly skyrocketed as an octogenerian, his gr

A version of the story from Lot #142. Ronald Jordan would occasionally put some funky faces on Joe's pots, sometimes do incised decoration, and help him fire his kiln. It is possible that Joe simply f