Welcome to David Cole Pottery. Many new projects are under way here at the pottery. A shelter was started last year for a future wood burning kiln. Thus far many months have gone into the excavation of a hillside and shelter walls. David was commissioned this past Spring by Our State Magazine to create an apothecary jar with a dogwood emblem. Only 125 of these signed and numbered pots were created for the 75th anniversary of the magazine. As of early August, all the pots have sold out! To view the apothecary jar, look through any issue of Our State Magazine from April through August of 2008. David has been selected into Piedmont Craftsmen of Winston-Salem pending a final jury process this November. The dates for this event will be November 14-16, 2008 and held at the Benton Convention Center. Our Fall Kiln Opening sale is October 4, 2008 here at the pottery shop. We hope you can make it to the Sale! Please enjoy our site and learn more about David and his art. Please join our mailing list if you have time.
With more than 20 years experience in the ceramic arts, and a lifetime of pursuing the arts in general, David's love for art and craft have evolved over time. His work has included wheel thrown pottery, handmade tiles, tile murals including installations, Christmas ornaments, jewelry, drawing, and furniture making. David has culminated years of building upon his ceramic skills to include the Japanese Raku technique, sculptural alterations, and traditional wheel turned pottery. David relates, "My emphasis is now on form and texture, and how this relates to the historical vessels from the mid to late ninteenth century that I love so much." "I want my work to be used and enjoyed as both utilitarian and decorative. My view on art vs. craft is that there should be no misaprehension about one being better than the other. To me, all good work in any medium takes a certain concentration and love on behalf of the maker. A good painting or a good pot should be one that stimulates and thrills the viewer and user to pause and smile."