EVENTS

"Education is the long-term solution to fanaticism."    -  Col. Christopher Kolenda, US Army

John and Beth will join 24 other Seagrove Area potteries in this fundraiser for Greg Mortenson's Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in remote, impoverished areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, at the invitation of local leaders, as a long-term solution to terrorism.  The US military has recognized these efforts as a crucial part of their over-all strategy to stabilize these areas.  Mortenson, best-selling author of "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones Into Schools" and himself a veteran, has been invited to the Pentagon in an advisory capacity.

Each pottery will create special vessels signed for this event, and donate 50% of the sales price to CAI.  Our 2009 fundraiser, in which 13 potteries participated, raised nearly $5000!

The pottery will be for sale at the individual shops on Saturday, August 14, from 9am to 5pm.  There will be no early sales, but any remaining items can be ordered by email or telephone on Monday, August 16.  Some potteries will also have copies of Mortenson's books for sale.

For more information, the CAI website is www.ikat.org.

John and Beth spend several months making the over 600 pieces of pottery to fill the large wood-fired kiln.   After 5 days of loading, 5 days of around-the-clock firing, and 5 days of cooling, this year's one-of-a-kind treasures will be unloaded.  No two firings are ever the same. 

We hope you will be able to join us to see the new creations and tour the studio and kiln.  The store will be open from 9am to 5pm and refreshements will be served.