If you’re looking for potteries that still produce quality, hand-crafted pieces, you’re in luck. There are several potters who create contemporary works of art that remind us of the masterpieces from the turn of the twentieth century. Hog Hill Pottery and Common Ground Pottery are two more contemporary studio potters that offer vases, tiles, bowls, and more in the Arts and Crafts style.
This North Carolina studio is where John and Scottie Post create their handcrafted pottery. 
The Posts, who have over 30 years of pottery experience between them, make decorative and functional stoneware that is inspired by the motifs of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Much like the Natzlers of the mid century studio pottery era, the Posts works together to produce original works of art. John’s throwing and firing skills combined with Scottie’s design and glazing expertise results in pieces that are truly reminiscent of the original American Art Pottery.
The Posts’ style isn’t limited to Arts and Crafts, however. They offer a line of folk art items, including jugs, chicken waterers, and rooster bookends. Their catalog also contains a selection of samples that were created with the Spanish/Moorish cuerda seca technique. Hog Hill pieces can be purchased at one of the many Arts and Crafts shows that the Posts attend. We also usually have a few examples of Hog Hill available through Just Art Pottery.
Eric Olson discovered his love for pottery on the first night of the wheel pottery class he took in 1994. He sold his greenhouse business and opened Common Ground Pottery in a spare room of his house shortly after. 
Olson has been experimenting with glazes and surface decorations ever since, resulting in unique art pottery that has become popular with collectors.
Common Ground Pottery’s online gallery includes vases, chargers, tiles, and jewel boxes with colored glass inside. His designs are intricately detailed with elements from all aspects of nature. Some have repeating floral patterns, and others feature animals and insects. Whether he uses calla lilies, mushrooms, beetles, or butterflies, the overall effect is stunning.
Eric Olson’s studio is located in Wisconsin, but collectors can purchase Common Ground Pottery from the website. Olson also travels to select Arts and Crafts shows including the Grove Park Arts and Crafts Show every February and the Wisconsin Pottery Show every August.
