Starworks Ceramics

Category: Supplier Also called: Starworks Ceramic Supply Shop; STARworks Ceramics; Starworks Clay Last checked: 2026-09-21

What it is

Starworks Ceramics is the ceramic-supply and wild-clay manufacturing arm of Starworks, a North Carolina nonprofit arts organization in Star (minutes from Seagrove). The official shop (starworksceramics.org) and parent ceramics page (starworksnc.org/ceramics): clay-processing facility established 2009 to manufacture local NC wild clay using a filter press process — described as among the only U.S. ceramic suppliers making custom bodies from local wild clays this way. About page: researching NC wild clays since 2005; currently ten Cone 10 high-fire varieties and three Cone 6 mid-range bodies (13 major blends). The Ceramic Supply Shop also sells glaze raw materials, tools, and equipment and is an authorized dealer for Mudtools, Speedball, Kemper Tools, Nidec/Shimpo, plus Standard Ceramics and Laguna Clay. Parent site also hosts residencies/internships and community workshops. It is not a membership guild; primary Clay Plaza category here is Supplier (moist clay + supply shop).

Who it’s for

Studio potters, schools, colleges, universities, and art organizations who want filter-pressed North Carolina wild clay bodies online or will-call in Star; buyers needing raw materials (1–50 lb bags), tools, cones, or dealer brands (Standard, Laguna, Mudtools, Shimpo, etc.); and visitors combining Seagrove pottery tourism with a supply-shop stop. Shop is accessed through the rear parking lot. Call to verify out-of-stock items and orders over 300 lb; orders may take up to 2 weeks to deliver.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Star, NC wild-clay manufacturer and supply-shop site with a printed Russell Drive address, published weekday + first-Saturday hours, live Shopify dollar prices for Starworks clay SKUs, shipping/return policy fees, and authorized-dealer brands — not a scraped directory card and not an Amazon storefront.

• Contact / hours (shop footer, Contact, and starworksnc.org/ceramics — checked 2026-09-21): Starworks Ceramics, 100 Russell Dr., Star, NC 27356 (Contact also prints P.O. Box 159). Phone (910) 428-9007; email info@starworksnc.org. Hours: Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 1st Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Ceramic Supply Shop in the back of Starworks via rear parking lot. Parent campus main line also printed as 910-428-9001 / contact@starworksnc.org on starworksnc.org (general Starworks); use 9007 for the ceramics shop.
• About / clay factory (About page + parent ceramics page — checked today): Filter-pressed local NC clay since March 2009; equipment named includes shredder, mixer, magnetic separator, vibratory screen, filter press, pug mills. 10 Cone 10 + 3 Cone 6 major blends. 100+ raw material types in 1, 2, 5, 10, and 50 lb bags. Purchase supports artist-in-residence / educational mission.
• Starworks Clay SKU prices (Shopify collection starworks-clay-1 — checked today), per 50 lb bag list: Cone 6 — Star White 6 $45.50; Star Brown 6 $45.50; Star Red 6 $45.50. Cone 10 — Star White 10 $45.50; Star White 10 Coarse $46.00; Okeewemee 10 $45.50; Okee Medium 10 $46.00; Grogeewemee 10 $47.00; Dark Star 10 $53.00; East Fork Red 10 $53.00; New Catawba 10 $53.00; New Seagrove 10 $45.50. Several Cone 10 SKUs showed sold-out / unavailable at check — banner: call to verify out-of-stock and orders over 300 lb; delivery up to 2 weeks.
• Online Shop Policy (checked today): prices subject to change without notice — call/email for current prices. Payment: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express. No international online orders at this time. Shipping: USPS/UPS with handling/packing fee of $3.00 or 10% of shipping costs, whichever is greater. Returns: request within 30 days; notify discrepancies within 5 business days; 15% restocking fee; no returns on special orders, weigh-out oxides/chemicals, open glaze jars, or opened dry-material bags. Buyer pays return freight. Authorized dealer list on policy: Laguna Clays, Standard Clays, Nidec/Shimpo, Mudtools, Orton Cones, Speedball (homepage also names Kemper).
• Related parent programming (starworksnc.org/ceramics — checked today; context only, not the supplier SKU focus): Make Your Own Mug workshops dated October 3, November 7, December 5, 2026; 5-day Ceramic Intensive with Suze Lindsay April 19–23, 2027, $985 + optional housing. Residencies/internships and clay-making education support the supply mission.

Hours, 50 lb clay dollar prices, shipping/return fees, and authorized-dealer brands above are what the official shop and parent ceramics pages showed on the check date. Stock and prices change. Use the live Starworks Clay collection, Online Shop Policy, and Contact pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Official shop: https://starworksceramics.org/

Parent ceramics overview: https://www.starworksnc.org/ceramics

About: https://starworksceramics.org/pages/starworks-clay-business

Contact: https://starworksceramics.org/pages/contact

Online Shop Policy: https://starworksceramics.org/pages/online-shop-policy

Starworks Clay (prices): https://starworksceramics.org/collections/starworks-clay-1

Collections index: https://starworksceramics.org/collections

SDS: https://starworksceramics.org/pages/sds

Location

Starworks Ceramics / Ceramic Supply Shop — 100 Russell Drive, Star, NC 27356 (P.O. Box 159). Phone (910) 428-9007. Hours: Mon–Fri 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 1st Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Access through Starworks rear parking lot. Adjacent to the historic Seagrove pottery community.

This is a weekday (plus first-Saturday) supply shop / will-call and wild-clay factory address. Do not treat it as a guild membership desk; parent-campus workshops/residencies are separate program tracks on starworksnc.org.

Notes

• Category is Supplier. Manufactures filter-pressed NC wild clay and runs a ceramic supply shop (tools, raw materials, dealer brands). Not a guild; education/residency programming exists on the parent nonprofit but the Clay Plaza listing target is the supply shop.
• Hours of record (2026-09-21): Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 1st Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Do not invent Sunday retail hours.
• 50 lb Starworks clay prices printed that day are the Cone 6 / Cone 10 figures listed above ($45.50–$53.00). Policy: prices can change without notice; call (910) 428-9007. Banner warns out-of-stock checks and ≤2-week delivery; orders over 300 lb need a call.
• Distinct from already-listed suppliers (including Highwater Clays — carried as a dealer collection here, not a substitute listing). Keep separate from 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 starworks-ceramics.jpg (from starworksceramics.org Shopify files — STARworks Clay Logo).

FAQ

Q: Can I walk in on a weekend?
A: Contact / footer (checked 2026-09-21): Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and the first Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Other Saturdays and Sundays are not printed as open retail. Address: 100 Russell Dr., Star, NC 27356 (rear parking lot). Phone (910) 428-9007.

Q: Do they make clay, and what prices were printed today?
A: Yes — filter-pressed NC wild clay since 2009 (About / parent ceramics pages). Shopify Starworks Clay collection (checked 2026-09-21): typical 50 lb bags $45.50–$47.00 for many Cone 6/10 bodies; some Cone 10 specialty blends $53.00 (e.g. Dark Star 10, East Fork Red 10, New Catawba 10). Several SKUs showed sold out — call to verify. Policy: prices subject to change without notice.

Q: How do shipping and returns work?
A: Online Shop Policy: USPS/UPS packing/handling $3.00 or 10% of shipping (whichever greater); orders may take up to 2 weeks. Returns within 30 days (notify issues within 5 business days); 15% restocking fee; no returns on special orders, weigh-outs, open glazes, or opened dry bags; buyer pays return shipping. No international online orders at check. Details: https://starworksceramics.org/pages/online-shop-policy