Kim Ellington (NC, b. 1954), Monumental Four Handled Floor Jar

Vale, North Carolina, alkaline glazed stoneware, signed "GKE" and with round cipher stamp beneath one of the four tooled lug handles, impressive rotund ovoid form with waisted neck, featuring an attractive light brown branching ash glaze emanating from the mouth along with glass runs from the handles.

27 x 27 x 27 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Kim Ellington is a native of Hickory, North Carolina. After learning the pottery craft at Haywood Community College, he returned to the Hickory area and opened his first shop. His interest and research in the local Catawba Valley pottery tradition led to an educational mentorship with Burlon Craig, learning how to source and use local clay, firing techniques in a large groundhog kiln, and making the forms and glazes that distinguish Catawba Valley Pottery. Kim moved his home and shop to Vale in 1987.

Ellington's exceptional pottery works are included in several notable collections including: Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina; Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento, California; The Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia; Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina; North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, North Carolina; among others.

Good estate condition; the base with hairlines from firing and/or from outdoor use.