Reems Creek Pottery is a collective pottery studio and gallery just outside of downtown Weaverville. Potter Rachel Smith saw a unique opportunity in 2015 to bring together a community of artists to create, exchange ideas, and share equipment. Reems Creek Pottery operates in what was formerly a furniture factory, in the space that once held kilns for drying wood. Kilns still warm the space today, but now it’s pottery inside them.
Reems Creek Pottery has five studio spaces. Kilns, slab rollers, and gallery space are shared among all studio potters. There are typically four or five potters represented in the gallery with all the work being made on premises by the studio potters. One of the studio spaces is a teaching space with room for workshops, private lessons, and open studio for our students.
Visitors to Reems Creek Pottery can walk in and see potters at work throwing pots, making slab pieces, glazing, loading kilns, and all the other tasks that are needed to make finished pieces. The gallery showcases thrown, hand-built, and slab-built styles. From contemporary to traditional, functional to decorative, there is something for all ceramics lovers. Items for sale include mugs, vases, trays, plates, magnets, bowls, sculpture, lidded containers, and more. The resident potters staff the gallery sales area, so visitors can ask questions about any work for sale.
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Our Instructors
Elaine Karpen - Murder Mittens Pottery
Elaine is the creative heart behind Murder Mittens Pottery and has been a proud member of the Reems Creek Pottery community since 2020. She loves sharing her passion for ceramics by teaching approachable, experience-oriented workshops and private lessons that inspire creativity in makers of all levels.
Elaine’s pottery focuses on functional tableware and imaginative sculptures, blending practicality with a whimsy. Her work is designed to bring charm and joy to everyday life, whether it’s a beautifully crafted bowl or a whimsical sculpture that tells its own story.
When Elaine isn’t in the studio, she’s likely hiking the trails, tending her garden, or spending quality time with her beloved cats. Her life is a perfect blend of art, nature, and a plenty of feline mischief.
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Rachel Smith - Pottery By Rachel
Rachel Smith is the founding member of Reems Creek Pottery. She makes functional and decorative work in a variety of styles. Rachel's pottery features a lot of surface designs from textures, to silk screens, to decals, to sgraffito. She especially enjoys making serving pieces and everyday ornaments. Rachel also teaches private handbuilding lessons as well as facilitates pottery workshops.
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