Grotesque Jug

A native of Massachusetts, Ringus and her husband Paul moved to the Barnwell area in 1990. Her pottery shop is located in the Little Red Barn Studio, a building with deep community roots. Ringus fires in electric kilns and mixes her own glazes. She uses two primary clays, both from North Carolina. Ringus produces a wide variety of functional wares - bowls, pitchers, mugs - as well as face jugs and more decorative Raku ware.
Grotesque Jugs (Face Jugs): Original to the potteries of Bath, South Carolina, these stoneware jugs were first crafted by itinerant white potters and slave potters during the mid 1800's. Many historians speculate the reasons why they were created, but the fact remains that they were just plan UGLY!

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