Our first fun fact involves Blue Ridge Pottery. Blue Ridge pottery began during the depression in Erwin Tenn. and continued to manufacture affordable  hand painted dishes thru the 1950's. Each piece was hand painted by mountain women who were recruited and taught the art of basic folk painting.  Most people who enjoy Blue Ridge Pottery already know these facts.

But I bet ya didn't know that many these artist would leave their special mark on the world by intergrating their initials somewhere in the design. So a fun way to collect Blue Ridge may not be to collect a certain pattern or style but look for pieces with your own initials in it. Next time you are wandering thru an antiques store and you spot that vibrant piece of Blue Ridge Pottery, look closely, is that your family initials woven into that design?