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Matt Jones produces coiled and wheel-thrown wood-fired functional stoneware pots including traditional kitchen wares, planters, and monumental vessel forms. Jones uses “blue pipe clay” first used by local Cherokee potters of the area, this blueish colored clay was later used by early settlers to make tobacco pipe heads. Jones’ surface techniques include slip trailing, brush applied oxides, salt, and alkaline glazes. Many pots show mastery of wood-firing and simplicity of salt and alkaline glaze for surface treatment.
When employed, decorative motifs may include plant, birds, and animals. Jones’ pots are characterized by a broad strong rim which in addition to their aesthetic value are very helpful when stacking a kiln. The glazes that Jones creates reflect his Southern heritage and the influence of 19th -and 20th-century pots. Work is fired to 2300 degrees.
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Last updated: November 21, 2025
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