The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ pottery tradition goes back three thousand years. This video shows a pit firing here at Penland. Back home, mother and daughter Dean and Dorine use a pit dug into the side of a hill to create their coveted pottery. Here at Penland, they worked together with Penland clay studio coordinator Susan Feagin to come up with a hybrid solution that made use of Penland’s raku setup. Reflecting on the firing, Dorine told us, “I've learned that we can find a solution to

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