About the Artist

Annie Singletary is a functional ware potter living in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The practical focus of her work is to create utilitarian pottery with porcelain clays and a wide variety of unique glazes.

Annie’s porcelain pieces are designed for serving food and represent a convergence of her dual passions for creation and service. She imagines her works as vehicles for hospitality, as they give and receive simultaneously. A piece is both the host and the guest. Annie likes to consider her pots in the context of what they are destined to hold. She seeks to bring natural inspirations to the table so that people can enjoy an occasion with the same sensations with which they might enjoy a mountain hike or collecting seashells on the beach.

Annie is also very involved with Camps Merri-Mac and timberlake, where her husband is director. She runs the equestrian program in the summer and continues with horses part time throughout the year. Her love for nature is encouraged by being in such a beautiful town as Black Mountain. Having a lifestyle in the outdoors keeps her highly motivated in her work in clay.

Annie is currently a resident artist in Asheville, North Carolina at Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina with her husband and their two dogs.

Artist Statement

Strong pottery form and patterns in nature and textiles evoke the complexity of my natural environment; these continue to guide my interests in this current body of work. The beauty in nature is similar to the flowing organic gesture of clothing—the way the fabric of a dress hits at the waist and balloons out to hit the floor with such grace is similar to the way a petal dips or a vine undulates. The depth of dark and light in the folding fabric of the dress recalls the way the mouth of a shell creates shadow.

My goal in this body of work is to use these inspirations to create mainly flower vessels to present nature as well as stand alone in beauty. They are meant for special occasions that bring people together and encourage endless conversations as well as being enjoyed in the quiet moments.

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