Jim Sockwell

Jim Sockwell (born April 20, 1942) is an American pottery and marquetry craftsman who spent most of his adult life in Spruce Pine, NC.

[2] Sockwell is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in both disciplines.

In 1972, he moved his family to Spruce Pine, NC and opened a pottery studio in Gillespie Gap, North Carolina.

[3] Sockwell's Ceramic Period (1965–1978) is characterized by Asian-inspired design[4] and live demonstrations in Gillespie Gap, North Carolina.

[5] He specialized in functional stoneware pottery that was fired in a reduction atmosphere.

Sockwell vase from 1976. Diameter: 6" (15 cm), Height: 6.75" (17 cm)
Sockwell vase from 1985. Diameter: 4" (10 cm), Height: 7.75" (20 cm)
Sockwell vase, date unknonwn
Sockwell flowers. Wood with wood veneer. 10" x 17.25" (25 cm x 44 cm)
Sockwell bird and caterpillar on a branch from 2008. 10.75" x 9.75" (27 cm x 25 cm)
Sockwell moth, circa 2010. 15" x 13" (38 cm x 33 cm)