Mark Hewitt

Lidded Vessel, c. 2020

16.5 x 13 D

Mark Hewitt (born 1955) is a British-born studio potter living and working for most of his life in the small town of Pittsboro, North Carolina. In 2015 he received a United States Artist Fellowship, for contributions to the creative landscape and arts ecosystems of the country. He was a finalist for the 2015 Balvenie Rare Craft Fellowship Award, for contributions to the maintenance and revival of traditional or rare craft techniques. In 2014 he was awarded a Voulkos Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana, for outstanding contributions to the ceramic arts.

Hewitt is known for his functional pottery and especially for his large scale wood-fired, salt-glazed ceramic pots, known as "monster pots." His work is influenced by Asian pottery, African pottery, North Carolina pottery, and especially the English pottery of Bernard Leach. He currently maintains Mark Hewitt Pottery with his wife, Carol, offering large wood firings and creating functional and decorative pots made using locally sourced materials.

Donated by Marsha Gold

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