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​Patti Connor-Greene & Dan Greene
Linville River Pottery
PO Box 342
Pineola, NC 28662

​Fresh pots, new work:
Now in my 50th year as a potter,
I still relish the little-kid-at-Christmas
thrill of anticipation and discovery
with every kiln opening.
Experiments are the heart
of my work:

 fresh combinations
of clays, textures, glazes, 

and firing processes that
evolve into new series,
and then diving deep to
explore variations. 

As a result,
every piece within each series
is a riff on a theme, 
related yet unique.
Here are examples of current
works in progress:
Vases for Small Spaces:
Earth and Cloud Series

Small vases created on a kickwheel,
blending dark red clay and porcelain.
Fluid, swirling textures with a
color palette influenced by the
ever-changing nature of 
forest and sky.
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​Wildscape series  

Thrown on a kickwheel, 
combining the earthiness of
dark red clay with the  

luminosity of porcelain,
with textures and multi-layered
glazes inspired by winter in the
mountains: bare 
bones of trees
juxtaposed against mercurial skies. 
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​Earthscape series

Inspired by mountain
skies and landscapes, these
small handbuilt porcelain
plates/wall pieces are 
deeply textured,
using handmade stamps to create

scenes of stars, trees, animals,
and tiny houses.
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Woodland series

Small handbuilt dark red clay
plates/wall pieces 
with porcelain slip,
layered glazes, and 
foraged leaf and
wildflower monoprint designs.
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​Sanctuary series

Porcelain bowls thrown on a kickwheel,
then loosely squared and textured
with handmade stamps inspired by 
themes of home, wildlife, and pets.
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Linville River Pottery
is not open to the public;
you'll find ​Patti's work at:


Carlton Gallery
10360 NC-105
Banner Elk, NC 28604
828-963-4288


Crossnore Fine Arts Gallery
205 Johnson Lane
Crossnore, NC 28616
(on the campus of Crossnore
Communities for Children)
828-733-3144


Toe River Arts, Spruce Pine
269 Oak Avenue
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828-765-0520


Toe River Arts, Burnsville
W. Main Street
Burnsville, NC 28714


Huge thanks to everyone
who supported 
Linville River Pottery's

Clay for Community 
benefit sales on behalf of 

Feeding Avery Families

​"Do all you can 
with what you have
in the time you have,

in the place you are."

   
 - Nkosi Johnson
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Patti: 828-387-1944
[email protected]

Dan: 828-387-1818
[email protected]
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