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"Celia Cole Perkinson and Neolia..."


  • Celia Cole Perkinson and Neolia Cole Womack come from one of the
  • oldest pottery-making families in the state.
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"For more than 200 years"
  • For more than 200 years, Coles in every generation since their great-
  • great grandfather have made pottery in the North Carolina piedmont.
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"Neolia says that a lot..."




  • Neolia says that a lot of times,
  • especially early in the morning when
  • the shop is quiet, she catches herself
  • asking, “Now, would Daddy have done
  • it this way?”
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"Their clay comes from Smithfield"



  • Their clay comes from Smithfield, dug from the same vein the family has used for almost seventy years.
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"Kenneth says he learned to..."
  • Kenneth says he learned to make pottery by watching and imitating his Granny and Aunt Celia.
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"Neolia does all of the..."
  • Neolia does all of the glazing.
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"Some of her glazes have..."
  • Some of her glazes have changed over the years, shifting with customer demand.  But glazes are also part of the Cole tradition.
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"In keeping with family traditions"
  • In keeping with family traditions, the Coles also create and produce a variety of forms.
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"This is not to say..."
  • This is not to say Coles Pottery hasn’t changed.
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