STARworks Clay

HIGH-FIRE STONEWARE

New Seagrove 10: The Michfield Clay is a very unique clay that has been used by potters in the Seagrove area for a long time, due to the abundance of silica in the clay. The New Seagrove 10 clay body has a good amount of Michfield clay in it, so it is well suited for wood firing or salt firing, where it produces a beautiful orange peel effect on the salt fired clay surface. Cone 10-12, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 9.76%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 3.81%, Contains 4.5% Fine Mullite

Star White 10: This clay body is an excellent all-around stoneware body great for throwing and hand building. It works very well in gas reduction, wood and salt firings. The color is white to grayish in gas reduction. Cone 9-11, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 10.76%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 2.00%, Contains 4.5% Fine Mullite

Star White 10 Coarse: This is a coarser version of Star White 10. It contains three different sizes of Mullite and Kyanite to give this clay body better workability and strength. It is a wonderful high-temperature stoneware clay body for larger scale work and slab work. It also is an excellent clay body for throwing on the wheel. Cone 10-12, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 10.00%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 2.26%, Contains 12.5% of Mullite/Kyanite

Okeewemee 10: This is a great all-around stoneware clay body. Okeewemee is a Native American name which means “land between two rivers”. The name refers to the place of origin for the red NC clay used in this clay body. Cone 9-11, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 10.35%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 1.96%, Contains 6% Fine Mullite

Okee Medium 10: This clay body is a coarser version of Okeewemee 10. A good all-around high temperature stoneware clay with native NC red clay added for color. It has four different mesh sizes of Mullite and Kyanite, which aids in the clay's workability. It is a great clay for larger work and lends itself well to coil building. This clay body works very well in wood or salt kilns. Cone 10-12, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 9.11%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 2.28%, Contains 14% Mullite/Kyanite

Grogeewemee 10: This is one of the coarsest clays we make. It is based on Okee Medium 10 with added coarse grog. Perfect for larger scale coil building and slab work. The Grogeewemee 10 clay body works very well in wood or salt kilns. Cone 10-12, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 8.45%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 3.24%, Contains 19.5% Mullite, Kyanite and Coarse Grog

Sculpture Clay: This is the coarsest clay body that we make. It is used by our visiting artists who create the large-scale sculptures for our annual Fire Fest event. The Sculpture Clay works well for coil, slab, and tile work, but is unsuitable for throwing or functional work. Cone 6-12, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 6.77%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 8.68%, Contains 40% Kyanite, Mullite, Coarse Grog and Nylon Fibers

WILD CLAY SERIES

East Fork Red: Part of our Wild Clay Series, East Fork Red is 99% North Carolina clays/feldspars. This is a smooth, high temperature stoneware clay body that was developed in conjunction with East Fork Pottery, specifically to fire in a cone 10 gas reduction kiln. It is made with the wonderful wild clays found in NC and fires to a beautiful orange/red color in moderate reduction and looks great in wood or salt kilns. The East Fork Red is great for wheel throwing, hand building and slab work. Cone 9-11, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 11.01%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 1.99%, Contains 2% Fine Kyanite

New Catawba 10: Part of our Wild Clay Series, New Catawba 10 is 99% North Carolina clays/feldspars. This high temperature stoneware clay body is made primarily with wild clay that comes from the Catawba Valley of North Carolina. This wild clay has very unique properties that make it wonderful to work with on the potter’s wheel, and it is also great for hand building and slab work. It is very well suited for glazed pottery, as seen in many historical Catawba Valley pots, as well as in gas, wood or salt kilns. Pots made from this clay body should be dried very slowly because the clay retains moisture for a longer time than other clays. Cone 10-11, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 11.54%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 2.55%

Dark Star 10: This is the darkest clay body made at Starworks Ceramics and is made with wonderful clays and materials found in North Carolina. The Dark Star 10 clay body is processed through a 16 mesh screen to preserve more of the rocks and sand found in the wild natural clay. The clay body is a joy to work with and fires out to a rich dark brown/red in a reduction atmosphere. It is fairly refractory and can withstand a hot and long firing. Cone 10-11, Average Shrinkage at cone 10 OX = 12.25%, Average Water Absorption at cone 10 OX = 2.05%

MID-RANGE STONEWARE

Star Brown 6: This is a good all-around cone 6 clay body which is great for wheel throwing and hand building. The color is a rich medium brown when fired to cone 6. Cone 5-6, Average Shrinkage at cone 6 OX = 9.82%, Average Water Absorption at cone 6 OX = 1.63%, Contains 3% Fine Mullite

Star Red 6: This cone 6 clay body is best for wheel throwing and hand building. Local red clay gives this clay body a rich red brown color when fired to cone 6. Cone 5-6, Average Shrinkage at cone 6 OX = 10.85%, Average Water Absorption at cone 6 OX = 2.01%, Contains 3% Fine Mullite

Star White 6: This is a good all-around cone 6 clay body that can be used for wheel throwing, hand building. The color is a buff white when fired to cone 6. Cone 5-6, Average Shrinkage at cone 6 OX = 10.31%, Average Water Absorption at cone 6 OX = 1.63%, Contains 4.5% Fine Mullite