IMPotters Clayworx

IMPotters Clayworx

Originating from Germanic folklore, the imp was a small lesser goblin. Imps wereoften mischievous rather than evil or harmful. Their behavior is described asbeing wild and uncontrollable, much the same as fairies, and in some cultures,they were considered the same beings, both sharing the same sense of free spiritand enjoyment of all things fun.This is the foundation for our pottery, hence the IMP in the name. Truly, pottery is sometimes wild and uncontrollable. Our pottery is not perfect and nor is itintended to be. Every piece is different and unique in its own way!

Our Team - Ceramic Artists

Lori Bidgood

Lori Bidgood is a late bloomer in ceramics, coming into it as a lifelong painter. She first took the required basic ceramics classes at the University of North Carolina –Greensboro as part of her Painting and Printmaking fine arts degree. She did not give any further thought to the matter until many years later when she met Kevin Crowe, a professional potter who specializes in wood-fired pottery. She became intrigued and she has found a new appreciation for the art. She learns from other potters by taking community ceramics classes and workshops. She also teaches pottery workshops in the community. Primarily focused on wheel throwing, Lori experiments with many different techniques trying to find her “style” and creating her own glazes. She enjoys throwing a variety of functional pottery used in everyday life and decorative pots fired in the raku process. Her influences are nature and the simplicity of Asian pottery.

Berkeley Bidgood

Our resident “imp” is neither an artist nor a craftsman; however, Berkeley has been successful in creating beautiful organic shapes hand built with slab clay. He also enjoys creating functional pottery such as large bowls, tall beer mugs, and funky cigar ashtrays. He has his own unique style. Berkeley also appreciates the fire and excitement of raku firing. Having built a portable raku kiln, he is particularly fond of firing horsehair raku pottery, especially when it survives the process!