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Westmoore Pottery was founded in 1977 by potters David and Mary Farrell. Both the Farrells had been fascinated by clay since childhood, and by 1977 had a growing interest in historical pottery in particular. David and Mary had each studied pottery in college settings, as well as done several apprenticeships with working potters, by the time they met while at nearby Jugtown Pottery. The area appealed to them, so the Farrells established Westmoore Pottery just a few miles away, in the Westmoore Community near Seagrove, North Carolina. Westmoore Pottery has been a full-time occupation for the Farrells since that beginning in 1977, for nearly 30 years now! The pottery made at Westmoore Pottery in the first few years was very loosely influenced by old forms that came from a very broad range, both in time and in location. Gradually, as the years went by and the Farrells did more and more research, they found that the pottery styles used in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries particularly captured their interest. This remains the focus of their interest today. The Farrells are known for their quality work in two areas: 1) Historically correct pottery as was used in the 17th, 18th,and early 19th centuries, and 2) Pottery that is only loosely inspired by wares of the past, perhaps our most individual and "creative" work. By now,Westmoore Pottery's work has been widely exhibited, written about, and collected. The wares are used by living history sites and museums in many parts of the country, and have been a part of the making of several historical movies. Pieces of Westmoore Pottery are in the collections of several museums, and the Farrells have earned Early American Life magazine's approval as among the best traditional craftsmen today. Older pieces of Westmoore Pottery are beginning to be more and more sought after by collectors wanting a representative sampling of Westmoore Pottery. (The most sought after by collectors of older Westmoore pottery seem to be those made prior to 1990, discontinued shapes or colors, and the more unique, one-of-a-kind pieces.) Also, countless individuals who own Westmoore Pottery's wares use them on a daily basis. PUBLICATIONS: North Carolina Pottery, by Barbara Perry Raised in Clay, by Nancy Sweezy Crafts in America, by Constance Stapleton American Country South, by Mary Emmerling A Travelor's Guide to American Crafts, by Suzanne Carmichael Country Living magazine, 1987 House and Garden magazine, 1989 Early American Life magazine, 1989 MOVIES: "The Crucible" "Tom and Huck" "Beyond the Prairie" "Amistad" "Feast of All Saints" "The Patriot" "Cold Mountain" "The Alamo" "Pillar of Light" "Into the Light" "John Adams" (HBO miniseries) "3:10 to Yuma" "Wesley" MUSEUM COLLECTIONS: Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC NC Museum of History, Raleigh, NC North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC Ross C. Purdy Museum of Ceramics, Westerville, OH The Museum of American Pottery, Creedmoor, NC |
(Most used either in the context of furnishings or in cooking programs.)
Alamance Battleground, Burlington, NC
Allaire Village, Allaire, NJ
Andrew Jackson State Park, Lancaster, SC
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
Audubon State Commemorative Area, St. Francisville, LA
Aycock Birthplace, Freemont, NC
Baltimore City Life Museum, Baltimore, MD
Blount Mansion, Knoxville, TN
Brunswick Town State Historic Site, Winnabow, NC
Burgwin-Wright Museum House, Wilmington, NC
Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, FL
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Charleston, SC
Colonel Ben Stephenson House, Edwardsville, IL
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA
Constitution Hall Village, Huntsville, AL
Corning-Painted Post Historical Society, Corning, NY
Darnall's Chance Museum, Riverdale, MD
Flowerdew Hundred Foundation, Hopewell, VA
Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton, VA
George Ranch Historic Park, Richmond, TX
Greensboro Historical Museum, Greensboro, NC
Griffith-Morgan House, Pennfauken, NJ
Gunston Hall, Mason Neck, VA
Hezekiah Alexander House, Charlotte, NC
High Point Museum, High Point, NC
Historic Bath, Bath, NC
Historic Bethabara Park, Winston-Salem, NC
Historic Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA
Historic Brattonsville, McConnells, SC
Historic Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN
Historic Hope Plantation, Windsor, NC
Historic Houses of Odessa, Odessa, DE
Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, NY
Historic St. Mary's City, St. Mary's City, MD
Horne Creek Living History Farm, Winston-Salem, NC
Huddleston Farmhouse Inn Museum, Cambridge City, IN
James Iredell House, Edenton, NC
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Jamestown, VA
Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS
Kenmore Museum, Fredericksburg, VA
The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY
Land Between the Lakes, Golden Pond, KY
Latta Place, Huntersville, NC
Littleton Historic Museum, Littleton, CO
London Town Publik House, Edgewater, MD
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, MD
Frank McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN
Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
Museum of Church History and Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC
National Colonial Farm (Accokeek Foundation), Accokeek, MD
Netherland Inn Site, Kingsport, TN
Ninety-Six National Historic Site, Ninety-Six, SC
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
Ohio Village, Columbus, OH
Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
Old Bethpage Museum, Old Bethpage, NY
Old City Park, the Historical Village of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Old Salem, Winston-Salem, NC
Onslow County Museum, Richlands, NC
Pamplin Historical Park, Petersburg, VA
Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville, PA
Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley, Lancaster, PA
Phillipsburg Manor, Tarrytown, NY
Plimoth Plantation, Plymouth, MA
James K. Polk Memorial Birthplace, Pineville, NC
Pottsgrove Manor, Pottstown, PA
Prickett's Fort, Fairmont, WV
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm, Stroudsburg, PA
Rock Hall, Lawrence, NY
Rockingham Historic Site, Princeton, NJ
Rocky Mount, Piney Flats, TN
Roper Mountain Science Center Farm, Greenville, SC
Schiele Museum, Gastonia, NC
Schoenbrunn Village, New Philadelphia, OH
Sully Plantation Historic Site, Chantilly, VA
Traveler's Rest Historic House, Nashville, TN
Troy Museum and Historic Village, Troy, MI
Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC
Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing, PA
For more information about the pottery we make, plus instructions on using our pottery, click on this link:
About the Pottery
For some of our musings, click on this link:
Thoughts and Reflections
Westmoore Pottery
Westmoore Community
4622 Busbee Road
Seagrove, N.C. 27341
Phone: 910-464-3700
E-mail: westmoore@rtmc.net
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