Instructor: Dr. Tim McClendon has taught at Emory University and has been an avid potter since early life; his works have been in a number of museums and galleries. As a native of Edgefield and having literally grown up in Pottersville, he has unique insight into the Edgefield Stoneware tradition and importance. Description: In this course, you will learn the importance of Edgefield Stoneware Manufacturing through firsthand experience in identifying the distinctives of Edgefield Stoneware, the manufacturing process, and the social implications of slave-produced pottery and the life of David Drake, i.e. “Dave the Potter.” Dr. McClendon’s family began the first Edgefield Pottery Museum, and his relatives still own the original 105 ft kiln site of Abner Landrum’s “Pottersville,” north of Edgefield. A field trip to the kiln site is a possibility for this 4-session class.