Georgies Ceramic & Clay

Category: Supplier Also called: Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co.; Georgies; Georgie’s Last checked: 2026-09-02

What it is

Georgies Ceramic & Clay is a Portland, OR clay manufacturer and ceramics-supply house. Footer and About copy: “Serving 3-D & clay artists in the Pacific Northwest and beyond since 1965.” Clay Blends page: “Our clays and glazes are made in Portland (Oregon)” — stock blends plus custom bodies (minimum order “generally about one ton”). Homepage: complete store for clay, glaze, kilns, and tools; no printed catalog (“We do not have a printed catalog at this time”). It is not a membership guild.

Who it’s for

Studio potters, schools, and production shops who need moist clay, glazes, kilns, wheels, tools, or raw materials shipped or picked up in Portland. Homepage addresses phone and web orders (especially raw materials or more than 200 lb of clay). Adult (18+) eight-week wheel and handbuilding classes run in a “Community Classroom” at the same shop — that classroom is an add-on at a supply house, not the listing category.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party supplier site with a printed Portland street address, weekday store hours, Labor Day and inventory dates in 2026, and on-page 2026-check-date prices for classes, a kiln workshop, and metro delivery — not a scraped directory card.

• Footer and Contact: Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co., 756 NE Lombard St, Portland OR 97211. Phone 503-283-1353; email info@georgies.com; classes@georgies.com for class fine print. Fax 503-283-1387 printed on the stores page.
• Store hours printed on homepage, Contact, and Classes: Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific; CLOSED Saturday and Sunday. Homepage (checked 2026-09-02): closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day; Annual Inventory Day Wednesday, September 30, 9:00–11:30 a.m. — Portland store closed while they count, then opens when finished.
• Homepage pickup notice: call 503-283-1353; at least 2 hours’ advance notice for phone orders and 4 hours for web orders in case they have to bag clay or materials. Website inventory is not live; they contact you if an item is out of stock.
• Prices printed 2026-09-02: Portland-metro delivery (within 30 miles) $65 under 2,000 lb or $95 over 2,000 lb (Contact / stores pages; fuel surcharge may apply; Salem route Wednesdays or as needed; no Bend driver currently). Classes page: eight-week wheel/handbuilding $375 (SEL287 Sept 1–Oct 20 still had 3 seats; several other Sept–Oct sections FULL or cancelled); non-refundable $50 deposit applied to the class; Mold Making Friday October 30, 2026 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $225 (SEL291, 3 seats); Firing Your Electric Kiln $35 — September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17, 2026. Homepage: Glaze of the Week August 31–September 6 Georgies PG626 Golden Yarrow Gloss 40% off MSRP (dollar MSRP not printed). Do not invent clay-body SKU prices.
• Clay offering printed on Clay Blends: 30+ Portland-made blends by texture, color, and firing range; custom clay; they fire sample tiles from each new batch and test new raw materials in their own dilatometer. Homepage also flags CC529SP White Salmon w/Speckles as new. Equipment and glaze lines are sold through the same shop; brand lists on inner catalog pages were not copied here.

Hours, class seats, and prices above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Use the live class flyer or call the store before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Supplier site: https://www.georgies.com/

Contact / store location (hours, delivery): https://georgies.com/gcc-main-contact.shtml

Stores: https://www.georgies.com/gcc-main-stores.shtml

About / company history: https://georgies.com/gcc-main-about.shtml

Clay blends (made in Portland): https://www.georgies.com/gcc-clay-header.shtml

Portland classes (Sept–Oct 2026 grid): https://www.georgies.com/gcc-main-classes-pdx.shtml

Email / phone: https://georgies.com/gcc-main-mail.shtml

Location

Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co., 756 NE Lombard Street, Portland, OR 97211. This is the retail warehouse and pickup address printed on every 2026 footer checked. Store hours Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific; closed weekends, Labor Day 2026, and the September 30 inventory window until they reopen that day.

Some older inner pages still show a Georgies of Eugene line (1471 Railroad Blvd #9). The homepage, Contact, mail, and Classes footers checked today print only Portland. Do not treat Eugene as a confirmed 2026 walk-in without a live hours line on those pages.

Notes

• Category is Supplier. They manufacture moist clay and glazes in Portland and sell kilns, wheels, tools, and raw materials. The Community Classroom is shop-floor adult classes at the supply house — do not recategorize this listing as Studio or Guild.
• No online class registration. Phone 503-283-1353. Fine print (Classes page): class fee includes Georgies classroom clay, studio glazes, 5 hours of uninstructed open studio between sessions (during store hours, when another class is not using the space), and firing of classroom work. Cone 06 low-fire clays and outside clay/glaze are not allowed in the classroom. After the session starts: no refunds, switches, transfers, or make-ups.
• Student discount is printed (“current school ID,” school email, or a current Georgies class) but no percentage was on the page. Do not invent one.
• About page story (checked via first-party About URL): family firm from 1965 (Irene’s Objets d’Art / later Georgie’s Plaster Shoppe); main building 1979; ceramics 1980; pottery supply after purchasing Richard’s Pugmill in 1986. Use that as company history, not as current hours.
• The pages checked do not print NCECA affiliation. Do not invent one.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.

FAQ

Q: What are the Portland store hours this week?
A: Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific; closed Saturday and Sunday. Homepage checked 2026-09-02: closed Monday, September 7 for Labor Day; closed Wednesday, September 30 from 9:00–11:30 a.m. for inventory, then open when the count is done. Phone 503-283-1353. Address: 756 NE Lombard St, Portland, OR 97211.

Q: Can I pick up clay today, and what delivery prices were printed?
A: Yes during weekday hours, with the notice printed on the homepage: 2 hours for phone orders, 4 hours for web orders (especially raw materials or 200+ lb of clay). Contact/stores pages (2026-09-02): Portland metro (within 30 miles) $65 under 2,000 lb or $95 over 2,000 lb; fuel surcharge may apply; Salem Wednesdays or as needed. Confirm at https://georgies.com/gcc-main-contact.shtml.

Q: Do they make clay, and what class prices were printed today?
A: Yes — Clay Blends page: clays and glazes made in Portland; 30+ stock blends plus custom (about one-ton minimum). Class prices on https://www.georgies.com/gcc-main-classes-pdx.shtml on 2026-09-02: eight-week series $375 plus a $50 non-refundable deposit; Mold Making October 30, 2026 $225; Firing Your Electric Kiln $35. Other clay-bag SKU prices were not copied here. Call 503-283-1353; there is no online class checkout.