More Lexington

A little about Lexington, North Carolina.

Lexington is located in the heart of Piedmont
country in Davidson County, North Carolina.
Lexington was first settled in 1775 and it was
named after Lexington, Mass., the location of
first battle of the American Revolutionary War.
Lexington is nicknamed the Barbeque Capital of the World.

Uptown Lexington hosts an annual Barbecue festival along Main Street.
Since 2003, fiberglass pigs are elaborately and creatively painted by artists then paraded and displayed as part of the “Pigs in the City” project.
This pig has a home in front of the Candy Factory.
The first barbeque restaurant in Lexington
no longer exists.
The space was incorporated into the City Hall.

Lexington has a number of monuments honoring our fallen heroes.
Below is a picture of the VietNam War monument located in the
Town Square.

Did you know that Elvis Presley was paid $200 for performing at the YMCA in Lexington on March 21, 1956?

Emily's Project

Back in August we showed you Emily's High School project in progress.

Here is Emily working on her project.

Below are slides of the completed work.

Emily is a senior at Central High School in Davidson County, North Carolina. She has been a pottery student for two years. The vase she is painting is her Senior Project.
The vase is a flat piece that is covered with lady bugs, butterflies and dragonflies. It stands 20 inches tall and is 8 inches wide with leaves and a friendly little worm on the base.

Some whimsical work

Blind Potter Update

Blind Potter Friends,

We haven't posted any new work for the Blind Potter for a few weeks now and we wanted to update all of you.

Kerry went to Texas to visit her friends and family and to participate in the Best of Texas Festival. On the first weekend, all of the North Texas area experienced rainy weather. This affected the turnout at Six Flags over Texas. Many folks did come by and said "hello" braving the conditions.

On her last weekend, at the Best of Texas, Kerry experienced a relapse with her PXE. She had felt discomfort with her right eye and it turned out to be a rupture. Kerry underwent surgery on her eye this Monday (9/28) and she is recovering well.

Kerry will be back behind the wheel soon!! The Potter's wheel that is!

BTW- Kerry heard yesterday that she is definitely scheduled to be at the Alabama State ACB Convention in November.