Cedar Creek Gallery
cedar creek gallery fine craft gallery located creedmoor north carolina craftspeople work alongside fire wood gas fired kiln blow glass make living artist onsite cedar creek pottery gallery started sid pat oakley used old tobacco field gallery grown one building ten since ground well maintained many plant flower tree sid pat oakley purchased plot land northside north carolina part creedmoor affectionately called strawberry field would often get visitor asking fruit used property make pottery sold site eventually little shelter sold ware gave way larger larger space sid pat invited craftspeople work alongside book written sid oakley entitled simple life story sid oakley kathy norcross watt sid oakley pottery commissioned smithsonian sid named north carolina living treasure winner north carolina governor award excellence cedar creek gallery present award excellence craftsperson year carolina designer craftsman guild mark excellent work deserving special recognition cedar creek gallery home nationallyrecognized triennial national teapot show spring festival formerly spring kiln opening fall festival formerly fall kiln opening annual spring fall festival longest continually running outdoor festival north carolina spring festival run first two weekend april fall festival run first two weekend october craft demonstration glass wood pottery jewelry metalwork fabric artisan work made festival available sale right pottery glass kiln live music food also served art state tm periodic craft showcase north carolina artist addition gallery work sale several artisan collaborate work onsite resident artist lisa oakley furnace blown glass brad tucker earthenware pottery john martin pottery lamp jennifer stas pottery matt decker furnace blown glass harrison harper furnace blown glass pringle teetor furnace blown glass dana smith furnace blown glass kurylo furnace blown glass alan bennett pottery fish pat oakley pottery sid oakley deceased pottery painting mosaic pringle teetor dana smith kurylo part windsstudio located ccg blaine avery apprenticed sid oakley rented studio space jennifer mecca worked gallery manager began craft career tim turner worked lived site pottery sandra mcewen cloisonné champlevé enamel jewelry museum american pottery located onsite climate controlled room main gallery floor news observer scott huler october glass act first glass blowing studio triangle feature creative shape lisa oakley say doesnt make artist news observer kathy watt september potter daughter see light