
Roger Cone
Lula, GA
Roger Corn is a highly regarded Georgia folk potter based in Lula, Georgia, known for his expressive face jugs, sculptural vessels, and richly layered glaze techniques that expand upon traditional Southern pottery practices. Working with local red Georgia clay, Corn creates animated ceramic forms that merge historical folk traditions with a distinctly personal and highly experimental visual language.
After entering pottery through production work in his early thirties, Corn refined his craft under respected North Georgia potters including Michael Crocker and Bobby Ferguson. His work is deeply connected to the historic pottery traditions of Northeast Georgia, further underscored by his ancestral connection to nineteenth-century Gillsville potter Clemmonds Quillian Chandler.
Known for his intricate multi-layered glazing process, Corn often applies numerous glaze layers and multiple firings to produce textured, luminous surfaces filled with depth and variation. His portfolio ranges from traditional face jugs and pitchers to highly imaginative sculptural forms including animals, wall pieces, teapots, and fantastical folk figures. Through both technical mastery and inventive creativity, Corn continues to push Southern folk pottery traditions into expressive contemporary territory while remaining deeply rooted in Appalachian ceramic heritage.