Local Potter Mark Hewitt Opens First Public Kiln Since COVID-19

Local pottery Mark Hewitt’s first public kiln opening since the COVID-19 pandemic felt like a homecoming. Here, customers lined up on Johnny Burke Road in Pittsboro over the weekend to view pottery and purchase pieces.

Carol Hewitt (left) leads patrons to the pottery shopping area.

Mark Hewitt’s kiln, where earth, fire and the potter’s vision meet to create one-of-a-kind pottery. Young people who grew up using Mark’s plates and bowls often come back to create a wedding registry of pottery for their own homes.

Art in the garden outside the Hewitt’s home.

Pottery outside Mark and Carol Hewitt’s home.

Longtime customers Monty and Anne Busick at the kiln’s opening last week.

Brian Stratton and Jason Sandguist of Raleigh with Carol Hewitt, posing in pottery near the kiln’s opening.

Matthew Davis poses with some of Hewitt’s pieces. His aunt and uncle taught him about collectors and brought Hewitt’s work to his attention.

Retired veteran Claud Sanford of Canton, Georgia, is shown with a basket of pots he’s picked out for purchase at Mark Hewitt’s kiln opening.