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Condé Nast

After Hurricane Helene, East Fork Pottery and Asheville Artists Set a Course Forward

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North Carolina pottery Alex Matisse started East Fork Pottery in 2009 .

Hurricane Helene hit the region of western North Carolina on September 26 .

The company followed the lessons of an earlier calamity to ensure employees remain paid as the region recovers.

East Fork has focused its social media presence on spotlighting fundraisers, mutual aid calls and raffles.

Potters are concerned about what the future will look like for the area’s creative community.

“We all need to band together and help each other until everything is fixed, not just the city water, the whole region,” says one potter.