Jim Sockwell
{{Short description|American potter and artist (born 1942)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = James (Jim) Sockwell
| image = Jim Sockwell 2013.png
| caption = Sockwell in 2013
| alt = Jim Sockwell standing in front the fireplace he laid in 2013
| birth_name = James Alexander SockwellMcGee, Donna. "The Marks Project." Last modified March 29, 2022. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/sockwell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|04|20|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States of America
| training = Middle Tennessee State University
| years_active = 1965–
| spouse = {{marriage|Sheilah Sockwell|1962}}
| children = 2
| awards = Juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild
}}
Jim Sockwell (born April 20, 1942) is an American pottery and marquetry craftsman who spent most of his adult life in Spruce Pine, NC.https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/sockwell |language=en Sockwell is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in both disciplines.
Early life
Sockwell studied art at Middle Tennessee State University. Afterwards, he owned and operated Tanglewood Pottery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 1972, he moved his family to Spruce Pine, NC and opened a pottery studio in Gillespie Gap, North Carolina.Marquetarians of the Carolinas https://www.carolinamarquetry.com/member-profile-jim-sockwell/#:~:text=Jim%20has%20been%20a%20master,on%20the%20Blue%20Ridge%20Parkway.
Career
= Ceramic Period: 1965–1978 =
Sockwell's Ceramic Period (1965–1978) is characterized by Asian-inspired designURL = https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/jim-sockwell-north-carolina-studio-485871534 and live demonstrations in Gillespie Gap, North Carolina.{{Cite web |title=Blue Ridge Parkway |url=https://docsouth.unc.edu/blueridgeparkway/content/7028/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=docsouth.unc.edu |language=en}} He specialized in functional stoneware pottery that was fired in a reduction atmosphere. His pieces were hand-signed "Sockwell" that may also include a date.
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= Marquetry Period: 2005 – =
Sockwell's marquetry period started after retirement from surveying. He used exotic and native wood veneer to make realistic scenes. The woods were almost exclusively their natural color, but in select instances Sockwell would use wood that had been dyed. The wood grain was carefully incorporated into the design.{{Cite web |title=Jim Sockwell |url=https://piedmontcraftsmen.org/craft-artists/find-an-exhibiting-artist/jim-sockwell/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Piedmont Craftsmen |language=en-US}}
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Artistic legacy
Sockwell art is routinely sold on [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%20from=R40&%20trksid=p2332490.m570.l1313&%20nkw=Jim+Sockwell ebay] and
[https://www.etsy.com/search?q=jim+sockwell+potteryy etsy].
References
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Category:20th-century American ceramists
Category:Ceramists from North Carolina