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:

Gregg Museum of Art and Design, Raleigh, North Carolina

The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama

Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art, Alfred, New York

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