Mid-South Ceramic Supply

Category: Supplier Also called: Mid-South Ceramic; Mid-South Ceramics; Mid-South Ceramic Supply Company; Mid-South Ceramic Supply Co.; midsouthceramics.com; Opulence Glaze Last checked: 2026-09-25

What it is

Mid-South Ceramic Supply Company is a ceramic supply retailer in Nashville, Tennessee. It also makes Opulence Glaze and The Clay Lady’s Products. Its About page says Tom Turnbull opened it in 1986 as a 2,000 sq ft warehouse on Nashville’s north side. Opulence production began in 1989 with 12 glazes, and the line now has 75+ colors and finishes made on site. In 2007 Danielle McDaniel (“The Clay Lady”, CEO) and Tami Archer (CFO) bought the business. Its official shop sells moist clay (Standard, Laguna, Aardvark, Trinity, and The Clay Lady’s Clay), commercial and house glazes, underglazes, dry materials, tools, wheels, kilns, and equipment. The showroom sits inside The Clay Lady’s Campus. It is not a membership guild, and it is a supplier, not a teaching studio. Classes run separately under The Clay Lady’s Campus brand.

Who it’s for

Studio potters, schools, art educators, and home ceramists who want moist clay, Opulence cone 6 glazes, raw materials, and equipment. They can order from the official midsouthceramics.com shop with shipping or local pickup, or buy at the Nashville showroom. Schools and approved businesses can pay by purchase order, and the company offers Skutt kiln and wheel repair service calls. Use the official shop URLs on midsouthceramics.com, not Amazon or affiliate mirrors.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party ceramic supplier with a live official store, a printed Lebanon Pike address and showroom hours, and citeable moist-clay and glaze dollar prices. It is not a scraped directory card.

• Contact / location (Contact Us page + site footer, checked 2026-09-25): 1416 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37210, Building B, with the entrance via The Waterfall Courtyard. The footer also prints “US-70”. Phone (615) 242-0300. Hours: Tuesday–Friday 10:00–5:30; Saturday 10:00–2:00. The on-site CLC Gallery is open Tue–Fri 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and Sat 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
• Moist clay shop samples (product pages / WooCommerce Store API, checked today): clay is priced per lb, with weight options of 25, 100, 500, 1,000, and 2,000 lbs. #112 Brown Clay C/4-6 (Standard, manganese speckle) $1.23/lb (https://midsouthceramics.com/product/112-brown-clay-c4-6/); #103 Red Clay C/06-2 $1.23/lb; #240C White Clay C/6 $1.30/lb; #306 Brown Clay C/6-10 $1.27/lb; #239 Raku Clay C/04-6 $1.20/lb; house Clay Lady Clay (low-fire) $1.20/lb (https://midsouthceramics.com/product/clay-lady-clay/, shown out of stock on the related-products strip at check); #70 / #80 / #65 / #50 Laguna C/6 $1.75/lb (https://midsouthceramics.com/product/70-laguna-clay-c-6/); #55 Laguna White C/6 $1.70/lb; Speckled Buff by Laguna C/5 $1.71/lb; #365 English Porcelain C/6 $1.91/lb.
• Opulence Glaze (Store API variations, checked today): standard colors such as Opulence 370 Cobalt Blue cost $19.00 per pint (liquid, for brushing) and $65.00 per 5 lb dry mix (for dipping) (https://midsouthceramics.com/product/opulence-370-cobalt-blue/). Premium colors (e.g., 520 Salmon, 650 Shino, 656 Butterscotch) cost $25.50 per pint and $102.50 per 5 lb dry. The 2026 Opulence Glaze of the Month Pack (12 glazes) costs $34.95.
• Ordering / shipping / returns (FAQs + Shipping & Returns, checked today): ships by UPS Ground, US Mail, FedEx, and trucking. UPS handles orders under 250 lb, and R&L Carriers freight handles orders over 250 lb. Each box has a 48 lb weight limit and heavy boxes of clay are estimated at $30–$50 minimum shipping. Local pickup needs 2 business days’ notice for online orders. Tennessee shipments pay 9.25% sales tax. Unopened items can be returned within 30 days with a receipt, but special orders cannot. Purchase orders from schools and approved businesses are accepted by email.

The address, hours, and live shop prices above are what the official pages and Store API showed on the check date. Prices, stock, and shipping estimates change. Check the live product pages, Contact Us, and Shipping & Returns before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Official shop / site: https://midsouthceramics.com/

Shop: https://midsouthceramics.com/shop/

Pottery Clay: https://midsouthceramics.com/product-category/clay/

Opulence Glazes: https://midsouthceramics.com/product-category/glazes/opulence-glazes/

#112 Brown Clay C/4-6: https://midsouthceramics.com/product/112-brown-clay-c4-6/

#70 Laguna Clay C/6: https://midsouthceramics.com/product/70-laguna-clay-c-6/

Opulence 370 Cobalt Blue: https://midsouthceramics.com/product/opulence-370-cobalt-blue/

Contact Us: https://midsouthceramics.com/contact-us/

Shipping & Returns: https://midsouthceramics.com/shipping-returns/

(Canonical first-party site checked 2026-09-25. www redirects to the bare domain.)

Location

Mid-South Ceramic Supply Company: 1416 Lebanon Pike, Building B (Waterfall Courtyard entrance), Nashville, TN 37210. Phone (615) 242-0300. Printed hours are Tue–Fri 10:00–5:30 and Sat 10:00–2:00.

The main path for Clay Plaza readers is the official online store, with local pickup or a visit to the Nashville showroom.

This is a retail ceramic supply showroom / glaze manufacturer address. It is not a guild membership desk, and while The Clay Lady’s Campus classes share the site, the supply business is the listed identity.

Notes

• Category is Supplier: a first-party ceramic supply e-commerce shop and Nashville showroom, plus the on-site Opulence Glaze manufacturer. Not a guild, and not primarily a class-studio brand (The Clay Lady’s Campus classes are a separate sister brand).
• Official shop URL of record: https://midsouthceramics.com/. First-party only; reject Amazon/affiliate mirrors.
• Clay per-lb prices ($1.20–$1.91), Opulence $19/$65 and $25.50/$102.50, the $34.95 pack, shipping and tax figures, and Lebanon Pike hours were transcribed from official pages and the Store API checked on 2026-09-25 and may change. The site footer still reads ”© 2025”.
• Distinct from already-listed suppliers (Amaco, Laguna, Standard, Aardvark, Trinity Ceramic Supply, Clay King, Seattle Pottery Supply, Spectrum, Ceramic Supply Chicago, etc.). Mid-South resells some of those brands but is a separate Tennessee retailer. Keep separate from the Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as mid-south-ceramic-supply.png (from the midsouthceramics.com wp-content uploads header logo, mid-south-logo.png: blue “Mid-South Ceramic / Supply Company” lockup with pottery tools).

FAQ

Q: Can I buy direct from Mid-South Ceramic online?
A: Yes. The official store is at https://midsouthceramics.com/ and sells moist clay, Opulence and commercial glazes, underglazes, dry materials, tools, wheels, and kilns. Orders ship by UPS/USPS/FedEx, or by R&L freight over 250 lb, or you can choose local pickup with 2 business days’ notice. The showroom is at 1416 Lebanon Pike, Building B, Nashville, TN 37210, open Tue–Fri 10–5:30 and Sat 10–2. Phone (615) 242-0300.

Q: What clay and glaze prices were live at check?
A: Product pages and the Store API (checked 2026-09-25) priced clay per lb in 25 to 2,000 lb weights: #112 Brown C/4-6 $1.23/lb; #103 Red C/06-2 $1.23/lb; #240C White C/6 $1.30/lb; #239 Raku $1.20/lb; Clay Lady Clay $1.20/lb; Laguna #70/#80/#65/#50 $1.75/lb; #365 English Porcelain $1.91/lb. Standard Opulence glazes cost $19 per pint or $65 per 5 lb dry mix, and premium colors cost $25.50 or $102.50. Confirm on the live product pages before ordering.

Q: Is Mid-South Ceramic a guild or a teaching studio?
A: Neither as its main role. Mid-South Ceramic Supply is a Nashville supply retailer and glaze manufacturer. Classes and workshops run through the sister brand The Clay Lady’s Campus on the same Lebanon Pike site. For association membership use a guild, and for enrolled classes use a teaching studio. Use Mid-South for supplies, glazes, and equipment.