{"id":94117,"date":"2026-06-29T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=94117"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T00:01:48","slug":"wnc-crafts-2026-odyssey-gallery-of-ceramic-arts-boasts-a-long-fruitful-history-in-the-river-arts-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/arts\/wnc-crafts-2026-odyssey-gallery-of-ceramic-arts-boasts-a-long-fruitful-history-in-the-river-arts-district\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>WNC Crafts 2026:<\/strong> Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts Boasts a Long, Fruitful History in the River Arts District"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_94087\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94087\" class=\"wp-image-94087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-LamotteRaku-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"740\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathy LaMotte, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts has undergone evolutionary changes through the years since Brian and Gail McCarthy began the organization under the name Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts in 1993. Back then, it included Highwater Clay, a ceramic school, a gallery and a community clay studio for local artists. \u201cAs their business grew, they asked Gabriel Kline to take over the Odyssey school (now called Odyssey Clayworks) and in 2014 they asked members of the community clay studio if they would like to take over the gallery,\u201d says Anne Jerman, one of the co-op\u2019s founding members. \u201cWe originally started with 25 studio community members. We have maintained the co-op at 25 members.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94088\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94088\" class=\"wp-image-94088\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2-834x1024.jpg 834w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2-768x943.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2-810x995.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-Pendergraft1b-copy-2-1140x1400.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karli Pendergraft, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Growth has continued in the 12 years since the organization became a co-op, with changes in advertising, marketing and developing a presence through special events. \u201cWe have also changed how we manage the changeover of the gallery display, always working to improve the presentations,\u201d says Jerman. \u201cIn 2024, we went through a rebranding process. This was important to us as we worked to be more inclusive of the artists in the community studios behind the gallery.\u201d In addition to the co-op\u2019s 25 members, there are approximately 30-35 artists in the working space in the back of the gallery who display and sell their work through Odyssey. Members serve on committees that run the co-op and take shifts each month working in the gallery to greet visitors and sell work.<\/p>\n<p>Besides a place for ceramic arts enthusiasts to see and purchase an array of high-quality work, Odyssey provides another form of crucial support to its artists. \u201cWorking with clay, creating a body of work, finding ways to express yourself is all very satisfying,\u201d Jerman says. \u201cIt can also be isolating when a person is working alone. The co-op offers community, working with folks who understand the work and all the problems and joys of working with clay.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_94086\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-94086\" class=\"wp-image-94086\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-810x809.jpg 810w, https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Craft-Odyssey-Gallery-JermanPitcher-copy-2-1140x1139.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-94086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anne Jerman, artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Karli Pendergraft has worked in clay, sculpting by hand, for about 10 years and became an Odyssey co-op member in 2023, a move, she says, that has boosted her confidence as an artist as well as offering opportunities to connect with both patrons and fellow artists. \u201cThe creativity each individual artist brings to the collective allows for a remarkable range of unique work,\u201d Pendergraft says. \u201cAll of our artists create their work locally; several even have studios within the same building as the gallery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy LaMotte recently retired from a career in law, but she was in her thirties when she fell in love with clay after taking a pottery class with a friend. \u201cFor years, clay work has mostly been my therapy,\u201d LaMotte says. She had rented studio space at Odyssey for years before retirement gave her the time she always wanted for creating. \u201cAs a result, I think, my clay work has become playful and sassy, and I\u2019m having so much fun with it,\u201d she says, adding that she was honored at a recent invitation to display her work in the gallery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us begin with a lump of clay, but the work goes in so many interesting and gorgeous directions,\u201d LaMotte says of Odyssey. \u201cAnd the artists are a community\u2014helping and encouraging each other, sharing tricks and tools. It\u2019s a good place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts is located at 238 Clingman Avenue, in Asheville\u2019s River Arts District. To learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/OdysseyGalleryofCeramicArts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OdysseyGalleryofCeramicArts.com<\/a> or call 828.505.8707.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts has undergone evolutionary changes through the years since Brian and Gail McCarthy began the organization under the name Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts in 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":94087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-craft-arts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WNC Crafts 2026: Odyssey Gallery of Ceramic Arts Boasts a Long, Fruitful 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