Next up: Foothills Faire, Kodak, Oct 24–25 · Made Around Here Market, Jonesborough, Nov 6–7 · Handmade Holidays, Newland NC, Dec 5 · Details
Raw Earth Redefined

Handmade in the Roan Mountain highlands

Functional pottery with a sculptural soul.

From mugs and sculpted vessels to hand-built statement pieces, each piece is individually shaped and fired, carrying the marks of the earth, the hand, and the flame.

Current Work

Featured pottery

Paint-Your-Own Bisque

Featured bisque

Ready-to-paint ceramic bisque by David Magee, cast from vintage molds dating from 1959 to the 1990s. Pick a piece, paint it, and bring it to life.

About the Studio

Made one piece at a time.

Raw Earth Redefined is a working pottery studio rooted in East Tennessee.

Some pieces begin on the wheel and others are built entirely by hand. Each one is then carved, sculpted, and refined into functional forms meant to carry both beauty and utility.

From vessels to daily mugs, every piece is handmade, one at a time.

Raw Earth Redefined. Where Earth Meets Functional Pottery. A dragon curled around a clay pot inside a leaf-trimmed circle.

The Process

Built from stoneware. Fired by flame.

Many pieces preserve the raw tactile nature of clay while interiors are glazed smooth, vitrified, and food-safe, blending ancient earth with modern daily use.

Where to find us

Come meet us at the market

Handle the pottery in person and talk with Karen about the pieces.

Raw Earth Redefined at Foothills Faire, a Tennessee Renaissance Faire, October 24 and 25, 2026, 726 E. Dumplin Valley Rd., Kodak, Tennessee

Market one

October 24 & 25, 2026

Foothills Faire, a Tennessee Renaissance Faire

Days
Saturday and Sunday
Hours
10 am to 6 pm
Where
726 E. Dumplin Valley Rd., Kodak, Tennessee
Raw Earth Redefined at the 44th Annual Made Around Here Market, Historic Jonesborough, Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, 2026, Jonesborough Visitors Center, free admission

Market two

November 6 & 7, 2026

Made Around Here Market, 44th Annual

Days
Friday and Saturday
Hours
10 am to 5 pm, both days
Where
Jonesborough Visitors Center, inside and outside, Historic Jonesborough
Entry
Free admission
Raw Earth Redefined at Handmade Holidays at Riverside, Saturday, December 5, 2026, 10 am to 2 pm, Riverside Elementary, 8020 US 19E Hwy S, Newland, North Carolina, an indoor handmade arts and crafts fair

Market three

December 5, 2026

Handmade Holidays at Riverside

Day
Saturday
Hours
10 am to 2 pm
Where
Riverside Elementary, 8020 US 19E Hwy S, Newland, North Carolina
Indoors
Handmade, local arts and crafts, and food

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