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C. C. Cole Charles C. (CC) Cole (1887-1967) worked with his brother Everette from 1927 to 1933. At the death of their brother Clarence in 1937, Charles took over pottery production at the Steeds, North Carolina, shop that had originally belonged to their father, Ruffin Cole. An unfortunate accident shortly after the acquisition ended C.C. Cole’s pottery-making career. He was bitten by a copperhead snake and lost the use of his thumb. The [...] Click here to continue reading. A. R. Cole Arthur Ray (AR) Cole (1892 to 1974), son of Ruffin Cole and brother to Charlie (CC) Cole, worked in his father’s pottery shop in Seagrove, North Carolina, from 1915 to 1925. He left to open his own shop, Rainbow Pottery, an active commercial enterprise from 1926 to 1941. Cole established Rainbow Pottery in Steeds, North Carolina, but later moved it to Sanford on US 1, the tourist highway linking New York [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles Fergus Binns is commonly referred to as “The Father of American Studio Ceramics” and many of his students referred to him as “Daddy” Binns. This title reflects not only his creation of unique, virtuous stoneware pots in the Arts & Crafts style, but also acknowledges his accomplishments of bringing vital information about ceramic clay bodies and glaze recipes to students and lay persons, thereby laying the foundation for the flourishing studio ceramics movement [...] Click here to continue reading. J. B. Cole Jacon B. (JB) Cole (1869 to 1943) was the patriarch of a North Carolina pottery dynasty that continues into the 21st century. After 20 years working for other potters in the Catawba Valley and in the Seagrove area, J.B. established his own shop in 1922. Smart, energetic and ambitious, he catered to the tourist trade by supplying hand-made mass produced art pottery in bright colors. J.B. left back-breaking traditional [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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