Mark Hewitt Apprentice, Daniel Johnston Wood Fired Jar, deals Salt Fired Jar, Stoneware Pottery Jar, Studio Pottery

Beautiful, striking jar by Daniel Johnston while apprenticing with master potter, Mark Hewitt in North Carolina (1997-2001).

Beautiful incising and glass decoration with juicy salt and ash effects. Very well crafted. The handles work really well for picking up the pot. Each handle is a perfect 2 finger handle, making it easy to pick up or hold with one hand.

Fine condition with no chips or cracks.

Overall height is 5-1/4", 7-1/2" across handles.

Stamped with Mark Hewitt's mark, and "D" for Daniel Johnston.



More about Mark Hewitt from his website:

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Mark is the son and grandson of directors of Spode, the fine china manufacturers. As a student at Bristol University in the early 1970′s, Mark read Bernard Leach's “A Potter's Book,” and decided to become a studio potter rather than deals an industrial manager. This decision led to a three-year apprenticeship with Michael Cardew, and later another with Todd Piker in Connecticut, where Mark met his wife, Carol.

In 1983 they moved to Pittsboro NC and set up their pottery. Mark built a very large wood kiln and began making the distinctive functional pots for which he is known, specializing in very large planters and jars, along with finely made smaller items. He uses local clays and blends the different North Carolinian folk traditions together into a contemporary style that has attracted a sizeable following.

Mark's work has been featured in the Smithsonian magazine and on the cover of American Craft magazine, he has written extensively in the ceramic press, and he has exhibited in London, New York and Tokyo, as well as throughout the US. He is well-represented in museum and private collections.

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
High Museum, Atlanta, GA see Exhibition Gallery
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
National Arboretum, Washington, DC
Spencer Museum, Kansas City, KS
Mint Museums, Charlotte, NC
Ackland Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
Rocky Mount Arts center, Rocky Mount, NC
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN see Exhibition Gallery
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
Gregg Museum, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC