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Materials Collection

New Catawba 10

Common

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.

Regional Material

Uses in Craft

New Catawba 10 has very unique properties that make it easy to work with on the potter’s wheel, hand building, and slab work. It is well suited for glazed pottery.

Supplier Description

Located minutes from Seagrove, North Carolina, Starworks established a clay-processing facility in 2009 to manufacture wild clay for local artists. Starworks Ceramics is currently the only ceramic supply company in US using local wild clays and utilizing a filter press process to create our own custom clay bodies.

Supplier

Supplier LOCATION

Location

Star, North Carolina

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