Kari Weaver Hopkins is a new America Creates studio potter working in the mountains of Yancey County, North Carolina. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ceramics from Clemson University in 1996.
For the next decade, I relocated several times, staking my claim to whatever available space I could find for my studio. In 2008, we escaped the suburbs of Charlotte and relocated to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Our home came well-equipped with an ample studio, gallery space and a large gas kiln.
Inside the Studio
It has been thrilling getting reacquainted with the high-fire glazes and gas firing that I learned in college. The learning curve has been steep, but I am more pleased with each kiln opening.
Opening the kiln
I named my pottery Singing Tree Pottery after The Singing Tree the children’s book of the by Kate Seredy. When I was a first-grader, the school librarian refused to let me check the book out until I proved to her that I could read it. I’m not sure I even enjoyed the book at the age of 6, but I loved being able to prove myself. The title stuck with me, and as I am a bird-loving gardener, it seems to fit me.
I participate in the twice yearly Toe River Arts Council Studio Tours and my gallery and studio are open most days.
Kari's Pottery Baskets
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