[Clayart] Our clay treasure

[William Schran]

I recall in undergrad & graduate school we mixed various clay bodies
from recipes given by instructors and from visiting artists who gave
workshops.
When teaching we didn't have the space or equipment to mix our own
clay bodies. We purchased commercially produced clays. We did, however
have 2 Peter Puggers to recycle clay and would often add clays to the
recycled clay to make it our own.
I now have my own garage studio, but don't have the space or energy
anymore to mix my own clay bodies. But I do mark myself as VERY
fortunate to live not far away from a fantastic facility: Starworks! 
Recently written about this art space:
In a building that was originally a one-room agriculture school —
before it expanded to become a hosiery mill — is now one of the only
wild clay research and production facilities in the world: Starworks
[1]. It’s all thanks to central North Carolina’s clay soil, also
central to the artistry of local Seagrove potters. “Our production
process takes a little more time, but it results in a beautiful
consistency that clay artists love to work with,” Clare Sellers
says, who works as the communications coordinator at Starworks.

All the clays produced here are mixed as a slurry, run through a
filter press, then run through a deairing pugmill. This is some of the
best clay I have ever used. They produce clays for cone 6 & cone 10.
Read more here: https://www.starworksnc.org/ceramics
William Schranwschran at twc.com703-505-1617

Links:
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[1] https://www.starworksnc.org/education

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