Joe Owen, Seagrove N.C. Master Potter (1910-1986)
An Oral History Consisting of Interviews and Stories from Family and Those Who Knew and Worked With Him
Philip E. Burrow
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Joe Owen, Seagrove, N.C. Master Potter (1910-1986), is an oral history text consisting of interviews and stories from family, friends, and customers who knew him. One interviewee personally worked directly with Joe and recounts some previously unknown information. Author Philip Burrow, who was raised in sight of Joe's shop and home, also weaves in the story of his own family's long-time, neighborly friendship with the Owen family for two generations. Pictures of Joe's family, including brother potters Ben Owen Sr. and Charlie Owen and nephew Wade Owen, are included. Several full-page photos of Joe creating a large Rebecca pitcher are also included.
ISBN: 978-1943007035 (paperback) / Published by: American Legacies Press
An entertaining collection of stories and photos adding to the rich history of North Carolina pottery-making. Burrow fills in many blank spaces in the tale of potter Joe Owen's life and work -- a task long overdue. In its telling, Joe Owen's story answers more questions about other members of his pottery-making family. Bravo to Philip Burrow for gathering up and sharing so many first-hand accounts from people who knew the "quiet potter," Joe Owen.
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I'm a former newspaper reporter, advertising salesman, and specialty newspaper publisher (antiques) turned book writer. Words and I have a history, and we've been on and off, hot and cold. We've had break-ups and make-ups. During all this, I've lived in Seagrove, Wilmington, Robbins, Raleigh, and Greensboro, all North Carolina towns, in that order. Then, being still young and dumb, and feeling practically invincible, I tried Richmond, VA, Phoenix, AZ, and Hot Lanta, Georgia, called Atlanta by some folks. Now, I've landed in Florida, close to a mouse with big ears.
I will read most any book EXCEPT fiction, including encyclopedias and dictionaries (well, a page or two every few years). That's a pity because multitudes love fiction and it's where the big money is, and I should be reading it to learn how to write it. That's okay, though, because enough money is enough when you really think about it.
Biographies, adventure stories, how-tos, histories, and art books stay the longest in my forever evolving bookcases scattered through most every room in my home. I have a dozen bookcases of all varieties and size; a couple came from big box office supply stores but most came from local thrift shops, which I haunt weekly in search of old and rare books.
I have lost and regained the same ten to fifteen pounds at least a dozen times during my life. I made a resolution to stop drinking coffee on April 15, 2009, and have not had one cup since. Of course, I took up with green tea soon thereafter and now drink five or six cups of the stuff every day. I have a cat named Fraidycat who I believe was a human in an earlier existence.
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