Mark of the Potter

very unfriendly and unwelcoming staff. I’ve come here for years and was the only person in the store but the 3 young ladies working never said a word to me. unbelievable the lack of customer service.

Best place to feed the greatest fish in the area! The old mill location and pottery is amazing, a must see!

A bad attitude can show up in the strangest of places. This adorable shop with custom art needs a change in staffing. A warm hello and smile can go a LONG way to bring back a touring guest.
Artist to artist, I won’t let them represent my work.

Great place to stop. We go often to feed the fish out back. Its a cool little pottery shop, in an old grain mill. The pottery is very nice, a bit on the pricy side, but still very nice.
Seriously though, I go for the views, and to feed the fish. Very pretty. I have taken probably 100 pictures in and around the place. Iv’e only bought two or three things over the years.
Neat place to stop if you are in the mountains near Clarkesville, GA
Oh, and don’t throw rocks at the fish… They don’t like it.

I love this place. This place has a great selection of pottery from local Georgia and North Carolina artists. You have to go out to the porch and feed the fish. It is very relaxing. My girlfriend and I made the mistake of not getting everything we were looking for at this place instead of waiting to go to Asheville. The prices are cheaper here than at the Folk Art Museum in Asheville or at Arrowcraft in Gatlinburg. I will be coming here again for Christmas gifts. This is just not pottery but art and I believe that it will accrue in value over the years. It is a wonderful place with wonderful people.

Since I’m a Chamblee, GA, native circa 1948, I’ve had a chance to roam around all over metro Atlanta and all points around it. When wife and I feel like taking a relaxing drive, many’s the time we’ve taken backroads to Clarkesville, then out to Mark of the Potter. This is one of the most successful private potteries in the South. It sits adjacent to a picturesque waterfall on the Soque (pronounced sooky) River. The building is 80 years old, and the original waterwheel and wooden gears that used to drive the potter’s wheels are still intact. Nowadays they use electric equipment, but it’s all still handcrafted pottery. Our kitchen at home is well stocked with ceramic creations from this place. It’s very usable art, mostly ovensafe and microwave safe. As for objets d’art, they create unusual original one-​off vases and wall art. An interesting diversion here is the millpond overhung by a porch off the rear of the building. The pond is populated by a tribe of ENORMOUS trout, some of which weigh over 20 pounds. Don’t get ideas for trout filets, because they are jealously guarded by the owners. It is fun to drop a quarter in an old gumball machine to get a handful of fish food and then watch the whales go into a feeding frenzy when you toss it in. It’s a very relaxing spot to watch the water, the fish, and let the gentle roar of the waterfall take your cares down a coupla notches.