Every mug — or vase or bowl or plate or painting — that leaves BluSail Golitz Studios “is seeing the sunlight for the first time,” says Mark Golitz, who, with his wife, Lynn, owns this airy gallery in downtown Morehead City. That’s because the husband-and-wife duo are also the potter and painter who create every piece displayed here, in work studios right in the gallery.
The Golitzes also do plenty of commissioned work out of this former boat-canvas shop, including dinnerware, dog bowls, and, today, 180 starfish-shaped dishes for a state conference.
Ten potter’s wheels, two kilns, and paint-splattered aprons attest to the classes that the pair teaches, from clay sculpture, painting, and wheel pottery, to toad sculptures for kids, to complimentary art classes for cancer patients.
Although all of the the pottery is designed to be used — it can go in ovens, dishwashers, and microwaves — it’s hard to imagine doing anything more than gazing at the casserole dishes and platters, many of which are glazed in a heavenly hue that’s not quite teal, not quite aquamarine, but completely gorgeous.
BluSail Golitz Studios
903 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
(252) 723-9516
blu-sail.com
Why does this Haywood County town have some of the cleanest water in the state? It’s the result of the community’s efforts to keep the forests in its watershed pristine.
The spectacular views in North Carolina’s High Country aren’t just inspiration for writers, painters, and sculptors. Those landscapes — the rugged gray face of Grandfather Mountain, the vibrant fall leaves, the deep green meadows — are brushstrokes on Earth’s own canvas.
The sprawling vineyards and wide-open skies that stretch for miles across seven North Carolina counties offer relaxing getaways — not to mention some of the state’s finest wines — for Sunday drivers aching to escape the rush of city life.
Nothing lasts forever — and that’s what makes many of our cherished moments so special.
