Earthworks Pottery in Greensboro, NC, was founded by Molly Lithgo and Jim Rientjes. Both use red earthenware clay and a rich earth-tone glaze palette, sharing a passion for making work and creating objects for everyday use and enjoyment. Each artist focuses on a separate body of work but also enjoy making collaborative pieces that blend their two distinctive styles.

Molly makes wheel thrown, altered and hand built vessels that capture a sense of movement, mimicking the swaying and bending forces of nature. A variety of decorative techniques such as carving, slips, under-glazes and sgraffito define and enhance the flow between two-dimensional decorative expression and three-dimensional functional design. Families of objects are similar yet remain one of a kind.