LEXINGTON, NC – Sitting on a dusty seat from an old dentist’s chair, Lexington master potter Clyde Gobble turns his pots. He’s surrounded by his tools – cockle shells, a handy dandy wooden mallet, cheese cutter, a variety of paring tools, fish scaler and a dead blow hammer. A bucket of water, complete with a tadpole from nearby Abbott’s Creek, sits adjacent to the wheel. Jokes, political posters, cartoons and names with phone numbers are taped on the walls and hang from the ceiling.
Gobble has been commissioned by the Barbecue Festival to create 150 one-of-a-kind mugs to celebrate the event’s 25th anniversary on Saturday, October 25. Each large mug will be signed, numbered and dated and cost $18 each. Gobble be greeting festival goers and giving his autograph at the souvenir booth, located on the square across from the Historic Davidson County Courthouse, from 9-11 a.m.
Pottery has been a part of the festival since 1990. Seagrove potter Richard Gillson provided collectible clay pigs, mugs, plates, bowls wine glasses, wine coolers, chargers, flower pots and piggy banks throughout the years. After Gillson’s death last spring, festival organizers approached Gobble to see if he would be interested in participating.
Gobble has a huge fan base. His pieces are part of permanent collections for Wachovia Bank, R.J. Reynolds Industries and are included in private collections worldwide. He is an exhibiting member of the Piedmont Craftsmen and Carolina Designer Craftsmen guilds. His work is sold through The Bob Timberlake Gallery and catalog. Gobble’s shop is only open once a year - by invitation only.
Throughout his 40 years of throwing pots, he has developed signature styles for his stoneware and porcelain pieces - Abbott Creek Brown and High Rock Red glazes, mushroom handles and sgraffitto carvings. His wife Bonnie – yes, they are really a Bonnie and Clyde team - routinely cooks with his creations and offers recommendations to make them more user-friendly.
Mugs, T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps and other souvenirs will be available at the Barbecue Festival. Ginger Briggs, a volunteer who has staffed the souvenir tent for the past 24 years, feels the Clyde Gobble mugs will sell out early.
The free festival will be held in Uptown Lexington from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Lots of barbecue, musical and roving entertainment, arts and crafts, a children’s area, lumberjack shows, and the massive 50-ton sand sculpture provide a full day’s worth of fun and excitement.
For more information, visit http://www.barbecuefestival.com/ or call 336-956-1880.
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Gobble has been commissioned by the Barbecue Festival to create 150 one-of-a-kind mugs to celebrate the event’s 25th anniversary on Saturday, October 25. Each large mug will be signed, numbered and dated and cost $18 each. Gobble be greeting festival goers and giving his autograph at the souvenir booth, located on the square across from the Historic Davidson County Courthouse, from 9-11 a.m.
Pottery has been a part of the festival since 1990. Seagrove potter Richard Gillson provided collectible clay pigs, mugs, plates, bowls wine glasses, wine coolers, chargers, flower pots and piggy banks throughout the years. After Gillson’s death last spring, festival organizers approached Gobble to see if he would be interested in participating.
Gobble has a huge fan base. His pieces are part of permanent collections for Wachovia Bank, R.J. Reynolds Industries and are included in private collections worldwide. He is an exhibiting member of the Piedmont Craftsmen and Carolina Designer Craftsmen guilds. His work is sold through The Bob Timberlake Gallery and catalog. Gobble’s shop is only open once a year - by invitation only.
Throughout his 40 years of throwing pots, he has developed signature styles for his stoneware and porcelain pieces - Abbott Creek Brown and High Rock Red glazes, mushroom handles and sgraffitto carvings. His wife Bonnie – yes, they are really a Bonnie and Clyde team - routinely cooks with his creations and offers recommendations to make them more user-friendly.
Mugs, T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps and other souvenirs will be available at the Barbecue Festival. Ginger Briggs, a volunteer who has staffed the souvenir tent for the past 24 years, feels the Clyde Gobble mugs will sell out early.
The free festival will be held in Uptown Lexington from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Lots of barbecue, musical and roving entertainment, arts and crafts, a children’s area, lumberjack shows, and the massive 50-ton sand sculpture provide a full day’s worth of fun and excitement.
For more information, visit http://www.barbecuefestival.com/ or call 336-956-1880.
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