The Lady of the South | A Dirty South Pottery Blog

Meet Ashley; the Lady of the South.

Founder, CEO & Lead Potter of Dirty South, this blog features her writings on living as a modern-day southerner,
an inside perspective of the business, and what it is really like to own & operate a small shop. Grab a glass of sweet tea & enjoy!

FAQ: Why Downtown?

“So…. Why did you all decide to open here?”

That, my friends, is the top question that we are asked all the time. (#2 is if we know when the cobbler next door will be in.) Although I would like to say that it was a carefully calculated investment that we planned for several months, that is not our truth. Our decision to invest our lives into Downtown Winchester was made from a simple recipe of 1 part opportunity, 1 part good timing, and 2 parts gut feeling.

Posted on April 02, 2018

Ashley Norman

A Glimpse of Main Street Living

The collective 'they' in this world always say that you will never be completed with a renovation. ‘They’ are correct.

I’ve been waiting to take our official ‘after’ photos for the day that our apartment is magazine ready. With the year anniversary of our move approaching next month, the reality that life doesn’t ever reach magazine level of readiness has hit.

Posted on June 24, 2016

Ashley Norman

Tips on Buying Handmade Pottery

Through the years of selling our ceramics on the road we have figured out that though there are many well-educated folks around when it comes to quality pottery, there are some that don’t exactly understand what it is they should be looking for. And even worse, we have found some “potters” who clearly do not understand what it is they should be making. One such infamous case was a fellow who boasted how “durable” his pieces were by slamming them onto a piece of wood in front of customers….. see rule #3 if you do not understand why this is atrocious.

Posted on October 07, 2014

Ashley Norman