MESDA Videos

Watch selected lectures from MESDA programs.

ART IN CLAY SYMPOSIUM
Revolution and Revelation in North Carolina Earthenware Studies
April 15-16, 2011
Videos from the Art in Clay Symposium were made possible through a generous gift by an anonymous donor

The Potter's Art: Turning, Shaping and Decorating the Pottery of "Art in Clay"
Mary Farrell, Westmoore Pottery, Seagrove, NC

The Potter's Art: The Making of a Moravian Squirrel Bottle
Michelle Erickson, Potter and Ceramic Artist, Yorktown, VA

The Loy Family: Pioneer Potters of the Piedmont
Dr. Linda F. Carnes-McNaughton, Curator and Archaeologist, Fort Bragg CRMP

The Moravian Archaeological Context
Dr. Michael O. Hartley, Director of Archaeology, Old Salem Museums & Gardens, Winston-Salem, NC

Building Traditions: Reinterpreting Craftsmanship and Design in the Southern Backcountry
Philip Zea, President, Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA

German Migration: Settlement and Culture in Colonial America
Dr. Aaron Fogleman, Professor, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Eighteenth-Century Moravian Theology and Iconography
Dr. Craig D. Atwood, Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, PA

The Moravian Potters in North Carolina
Johanna Brown, Director of Collections and Curator of Moravian Decorative Arts, Old Salem Museums & Gardens, Winston-Salem, NC

Slipware from the St. Asaph's District: Family Lines, Craft Traditions, and Cultural Identity
Luke Beckerdite, Independent Scholar and Editor of American Furniture, Williamsburg, VA

German Potters Adapting to an American Market: Making Staffordshire Teapots in Wachovia
Robert Hunter, Editor of Ceramics in America, Yorktown, VA

The Quaker Potters of North Carolina
Hal Pugh, Independent Scholar, New Salem Pottery, Randleman, NC