Tag: Southern Folk Art
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Art Review – “Face Jugs: Where Did They Come From?” at Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia thru Sept. 13, 2026
283 Hwy 255 North, Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia 30571 Whimsical, devilish, human, someone you have met, someone you know, these are all the impressions from seeing the extensive collection of fine face jugs on display right now at the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia. The museum is one of the finest collections of folk art…
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Theater Review – “Cheever” – Clermont Historical Society
Last show was October 12, 2025 at the Clermont Historical Society The play “Cheever,” by North Georgia author, playwright and historian Emory Jones, tells the story of Cheever Meaders, a potter in North Georgia, and his wife Arie Waldrop, during a one day visit by historian and pottery scholar Dr. John Burrison. Dr. Burrison is…
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Art Review – Folk Pottery & Arts Festival, August 30, 2025
283 GA-255, Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia 30571 North Georgia is one of the countries hub’s and centers of Folk Art. With North Georgia’s soil being such rich and pure red clay allowing an endless supply of clay, self taught artists and potters for decades have created utilitarian vessels, vases, pitchers, bowls, and also whimsical face jugs,…