There are two aspects of Appalachia that you might find surprising: a long tradition of pottery, and the folk art of face jugs. Lanier Meaders
of Cleveland, Georgia, was the second son of a potter, and at age 50
took over the family business in 1967. When a film crew from the
Smithsonian came down, they asked for some face jugs that Lanier sold
for
$2.50. Demand became so high for his "whimseys," he made over 10,000
of pieces that he honestly wasn't so crazy about. A 1983 NEA National
Heritage Fellow, Meaders died in 1998, which is probably why his face
jugs are now worth anywhere from $1,000 to $3,000.FolkPottery.com has a small gallery, or you can see one of his pieces on Antiques Roadshow, or you can just do a simple Google image search.
Image courtesy PBS.org.
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