Samantha Henneke, Bull Dog Pottery

Biography to Display:

1970Born, Tallahassee, Florida

EDUCATION

1988-1992Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia

1992-1995BFA Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, New York

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1995-1997Studio Potter and Glaze Researcher, Moore-Merkowitz Tile Company, Alfred, New York

1997-2000Potter and Designer, Dover Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina

2000-presentStudio Potter and Partner, Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, North Carolina

Samantha Henneke’s pieces are typically made using porcelain or light colored stoneware. She makes a diverse range of functional and decorative ceramics working with a variety of forming techniques. Her pieces are usually thrown to accommodate a particular glaze.

Henneke's surface decoration ranges from simple glaze swirls and polka dots to paintings of insects. She incorporates surreal images on her porcelain works, for example, a larger than life red-eye fly painted onto the surface.

Henneke and her husband, Bruce Gholson, manage and work at Bulldog Pottery, a noted contemporary pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred, New York

Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama

Smithsonian Institution, White House Collection, Washington, D.C.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Arbuckle, Linda. 500 Platters and Chargers. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2008.

Bova, Joe. 500 Animals, Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2006.

Brown, Charlotte Vestal. The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove – The Folk Pottery of a Legendary North Carolina Community. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2006.

Gess, Terry. 500 Pitchers-Contemporary Expressions of a Classic Form. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2006.

Foster, Eden. “Feats of Clay.” Our State Down Home in North Carolina, July, 2006.

Hemachandra, Ray and Julia Galloway. 500 Vases Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2010.

Kopp, Linda. The Best of 500 Ceramics. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2012.

Lawton, Jim. 500 Teapots—Volume II. New York, NY: Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Company, 2013.

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WEBSITE(S):

www.bulldogpottery.com

Artist's Studio: Bulldog Pottery