"Thrown Together: Tradition, Apprenticeship & Individualism," Richmond 2024 - A Documentary Segment

In March 2024, Mark Hewitt designed, curated, and presented a monumental exhibition entitled "Thrown Together: Tradition, Apprenticeship, and Individualism” in conjunction with the annual conference of the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts in Richmond, VA. This national ceramic exhibition celebrated the contemporary expression of North Carolina's rich and complex pottery traditions, showcasing the work of Hewitt and his six apprentices who operate their own successful enterprises in North Carolina: Daniel Johnston, Matt Jones, Alex Matisse, Joseph Sand, Lara O’Keefe, and Stillman Browning-Howe.
This bold, ceramic exhibition of over 150 pots by Mark Hewitt and his North Carolina based former apprentices examines the relationship between tradition and individualism, and the way apprenticeship influences aesthetic choices, illuminating how together they continue to invigorate a dynamic Southern aesthetic.
Documentary Producer, Cliff Bumgardner and his crew at SluglineMedia created this piece, the first of many more chapters to come...

[@roberthitt6193]

Great talent making art that will last for centuries
and be enjoyed by generations to come.

[@christyc2756]

Gorgeous art, thoughtful words & life, as always... Wonderful to see Mark & Carol and apprentices. "It's a small part to play, but I'm going to play it with all my heart." What beautiful community we could build if we all thought like this, and what beautiful community you have built.

[@carolynmullet1726]

The best of the hand-made!! Should be better known.

[@KatrinHeinrich-fo5hb]

Congratulations are sent to you by an old master potter from Germany.
We are all crazy, worldwide! A pleasure to see your work.
Katrin

[@TheVirtualPilgrim]

I have been following your work for years. It speaks to my heart. I do hope to make it to a kiln opening in the coming year. I'm still on your mailing list! :-)

[@knightclan4]

Great to have TH-cam to help promote the craft.
I've learned so much from many masters now.

[@desireitselfismovement9554]

Pottery is tactile poetry, thank you for this. What an exceptional exhibition.

[@douglasfur3808]

Thanks for the update. I was reading the other day about succession in the Raku family. The master, who was in his 70's, has retired and his son, in his 50's, has taken over the head of the family pottery business.
Apparently this has been a pattern for a few hundred years.
The retired master continues to work, without the burden of being the star.
Maybe it's an amateur status. Making pots for the love of the craft.

[@davidmolloy1317]

Deciple of Michael Cardew....😊