Footprints – 2025

These posts and images capture events during 2025 in which Wilson family members participated.

The 2025 Wilson Pottery Foundation Pottery Show was held on October 25, 2025. The Foundation thanks Paula King-Harper and all family members and friends who coordinated, participated, and attended to make this event an outstanding success, as the images below can attest.

The Wilson Pottery Foundation extends congratulations to Earline Green for her outstanding article “Preserving Ceramic Legacies”, published in Museum of Ceramic Art New York. Click on the image above to view the article. We are so blessed to have you as a Board Member and a Wilson Pottery Legacy supporter. Thank you for all you do helping us keep our rich history alive.

Wilson descendant DeSean McClinton-Holland was honored as a 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Photography as affirmation of the value of his work, as illustrated in the images below. The Wilson Pottery Foundation congratulates Desean on this magnificent accomplishment!

Deacon’s prayer at the new Capote Church

The Wilson Pottery Foundation proudly congratulates this year’s outstanding Future Pioneers who were announced at the 2025 Gala Banquet. They are: Rian Thompson, Logan Jackson Flowers, Jahleel Turner Walker, Nathaniel Walker, Jaxson White, Jayson White and Jordan Walker. Congratulations to Them!

The 1st Wilson Pottery Foundation and Wilcox -Moore Legacy Restoration Project Scholarship Recipients were announced at the 2025 Gala Banquet. They are: Sariah Smith, Seth Wilson and Stormi Ewing. The Wilson Pottery Foundation Proudly congratulates them!

The Wilson Pottery Foundation thanks the Wilson Family and all those supported who supported the 2025 Wilson Pottery Gala. It was a glowing success in every way as reflected by the photos below.

Lady Glo and Paula
2025 Potter’s Award Recipients: Mayor Donna Dodgen, Greg Meyer, Kayla M. Richmond , Mar’Lon Wilcox, and Teatro De Artes’ Dr Yvonne DeLaRosa, and a California pick up for Jan
Dr. Yvonne De La Rosa receiving her award from Little Miss Rian and Co-Vice President James Johnson.
Board member Sharmagne Taylor and family. — with Evan Taylor and Helen Miller.
2025 Future Pioneers recipients. Dr. Carol Williams stood in for her grandsons.
Wilson legacy, Carol Williams.
The first WPF Wilcox-Moore Legacy Restoration Project Scholarship Recipients. Sunni Rochell Ewing stood in for her daughter Stormi Ewing
The White Brothers
Mr. Seth Wilson.
This is how class throws silent auction winning bid shade. Thanks for being there Ms Ara.
The Johnson family
Miss. Rian
Logan Flowers and his grandma Tonya Britt Johnson & family. — with Jan Marie.
Jan receiving her previous award.
The White family.
Two happy Grandma’s.

WPF expresses many thanks to the James Wilson Descendants who represented the Wilson family at Bayou Bend Houston for Juneteenth! Our thanks to Shirley Anderson and Kayla M. Richmond who spearheaded our pop up and many thanks to WPF Board members Roshawnda Anderson and JJ Johnson, and all the Wilson family who showed up! It was a truly an enjoyable event as the photos show.

The Wilson Pottery Foundation wishes to thank DeSean McClinton-Holland for his outstanding research on the Wilson Pottery business and contribution to the Smithsonian Magazine

Click on the image to view his article in the Smithsonian Magazine.

On June 21 the Wilson Pottery Foundation provided a private tour of Seguin and Capote for Capital Associates of African Descent-CAAD and San Antonio Office-SNO as Part II of their Black History Month presentation. It included the Durham-Wilson-Chandler site, the Wilson Pottery Museum & Historic Sebastopol, the Capote Church and cemetery, and the beauty of the square and Heritage Museum in downtown Seguin. The WPF extends thanks to Mayor Donna Dodgen and City Councilman Bill Keller & Ms Kitty for their hospitality. Thanks to everyone who helped complete phase 2 of WPF’s Black History Month Presentation. It was truly an amazing experience as the images show.