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Half oddities shop, half tattoo studio, with taxidermy all over. If you like your souvenirs a little dark, this is your West Asheville stop.
Rob and Beth Mangum have run this Main Street studio since 1998, and yes, they make ceramic BANJOS. Pitchers and tableware too, plus hand-built vases and ceramic furniture. Catch it on a Weaverville stroll and you can often see the work being made.
We keep this guidebook for our guests. It’s written and kept current by Asheville Good Times, our city guide next door — that’s where Mangum Pottery lives in full.
Half oddities shop, half tattoo studio, with taxidermy all over. If you like your souvenirs a little dark, this is your West Asheville stop.
Watch glass get blown right in front of you, furnace roar and all. It's a working studio on the South Slope, and you can grab a beer and pull up a bench while they work.