From the Ground Up - Pottery by Michael Mahan

06/06/2026

Come check out the studio tour this weekend, June 6 and 7. We've got a showroom full of new wood-fired pots fired in Kate Waltman's The Triangle Studio wood kiln just recently, some bird feeders, fermenting crocks and soul pots. Levi and I will be demonstrating how to build a wood kiln. Come by and chat with us, and with Mary inside the showroom. There are 14 pottery shops participating in this year's Seagrove Wood Fire Studio Tour. I'll have some freshly roasted organic coffee made, and we'll have a few cookies.

05/24/2026

I've got several fermenting crocks going in Kate Waltman's wood-fired kiln at The Triangle Studio in Seagrove in the next few days. Levi and I will be firing the kiln along with a crew of Seagrove Potters, some of whom are getting ready for the Seagrove Wood Fire NC studio tour June 6 and 7, 2026. The leaves on this pot took hours to complete.

05/20/2026

https://randolphhub.com/article/community/to-botswana-with-love-seagrove-potter-makes-communion-sets-for-african-anglicans

Momentous  occasion in  Africa will  include local  potter’s work  from Seagrove

05/18/2026

Come see some great wood-fired pots.

05/07/2026

Check out this wonderful story from Nicole at Kluba Ceramics and North Carolina Pottery Center | Seagrove, NC. Thank you PBS North Carolina

In Seagrove, North Carolina’s renowned pottery tradition continues to evolve. Examine the past and present of one of the state’s most cherished traditions th...

04/16/2026

Here's a favorite from the electric kiln we unloaded today. It's a vase made from clay from our property. I'll be firing another electric load tomorrow just in time to unload for the weekend's Celebration of Spring Pottery Tour, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10-5.

04/13/2026

Join us for Celebration of Spring Studio Tour, April 17-19, 10-5pm. New tree platters, soul pots, bells, and bird feeders, including trees and birds, some with my new Wedgewood Blue slip. We're expecting some lovely spring weather for demonstrating outdoors. Pick up a map at your first stop. Details of participating potteries Seagrove Potters

02/13/2026

01/13/2026

We're busy finishing up this year's awards for the Uwharrie Mountain Run, an 8-, 20- and 40-mile foot race across the Uwharrie Mountain Trail in Montgomery and Randolph Counties. The race is always scheduled to take place the first Saturday in February.