Potters for Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief

Dear Friends,

As you know, the recent huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan created massive devastation, and many people have expressed a desire to help. STARworks Ceramics is hosting a special sale of donated ceramic and other artwork to help raise funds for relief efforts beginning with a special Open House on Friday, April 29 ( Fri.), 2011. The sale will continue online until May 20th (Fri.).

Here is how it will work:
Artwork will be photographed and exhibited at STARworks Ceramics supply shop and also online at http://web.mac.com/takurostar

On Friday, April 29 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm STARworks will have a special Open House with refreshments for viewing and purchasing the artwork. Guests will be able to go online to select relief organization websites, including the Red Cross, to make donations for the purchase price of the artwork. Purchases may also be made to relief organizations by check made out directly to the relief organization. All proceeds go directly to the relief organization.

You may purchase pieces online by donating the purchase amount via credit card or check to the Red Cross or other organizations providing relief services to Japan. When you provide a copy of the receipt for your donation, you may pick up your piece at STARworks, or for an additional shipping charge, we will ship directly to you.

All the artwork has been donated. No commissions are being paid, and all the hard costs for the event are being provided by STARworks Ceramics.

You can help us in this effort by contributing artwork and helping to promote this event through Twitter, Facebook, your website or just telling your friends.

If you wish to help, please send or drop off your artwork to STARworks Ceramics by April 21st ( Thu. ) with info about your work (title, medium, value etc) and comment/statement to Japan.

Thank you,
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Takuro and Hitomi Shibata
STARworks Ceramics
P.O. Box 159
Star, NC 27356
Direct Phone: (910) 428-9007
fax: (910) 428-1001
takuro@starworksnc.org
http://www.starworksnc.org
http://starworksceramics.blogspot.com/
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Holiday Info

Here is STARworks Ceramics holiday information in the end of this year.

12/21(Tue) Open 10-4:30
12/22(Wed) Open 10-4:30 (the last day of service in 2010)　
12/23(Thur) - 1/3(Mon) Closed


We will be opened on 1/4(Tue) 10am as usual.

Thank you very very much for your business
and wish you have Happy Holidays!


STARworks Ceramics

Ornaments are ready!

STARworks Ceramics had a hands-on Xmas ornament workshop on Dec 3rd and participants made cute&beautiful ornaments. Thank you for joining and we hope those can make your Christmas tree look special than last year.

Holiday Ornament Workshop and sale

 "Holiday Ornament Sale" Friday, Dec. 3, from 5pm to 7:30pm. 

We have hundreds of handmade ornaments and gifts created at STARworks. 

There will be Glass Blowing demonstration at Glass Lab and also, 

Hands-on workshop at STARworks Ceramics Clay studio.

It's a 1-hour hands-on clay ornament workshop during the STARworks Holiday Sale. Using local clay, participants will create a one of the kind handmade ornament. No reservation is needed, and sign-up begins at 4:30 p.m. at STARworks Ceramics and the workshop will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Space is limited to 50 participants The cost is $5 for Children and $7 for Adults. Your ornament will be fired by STARworks kiln and will be available for local pick up in 3 weeks.

Any questions about this class, send us email to:  hitomi@starworksnc.org

STARworks Holiday Ornament Sale and Workshop

STARworks will have "Holiday Ornament Sale" on Friday, Dec. 3, from 5pm to 7:30pm. We have hundreds of handmade ornaments and gifts created at STARworks. There will be Glass Blowing demonstration at Glass Lab and also hands-on workshop at STARworks Ceramics Clay studio.

It's a 1-hour hands-on clay ornament workshop during the STARworks Holiday Sale. Using local clay, participants will create a one of the kind handmade ornament. Sign-up begins at 4:30 p.m. at STARworks Ceramics and the workshop will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Space is limited to 50 participants The cost is $5 for Children and $7 for Adults.
email: hitomi@starworksnc.org

Come join STARworks holiday sale.

Celebration of Seagrove Potters

STARworks Ceramics had a booth at Celebration of Seagrove Potters this year, too. We sold many tools, clays, oxides and T-shirts. Also we donated STARworks NC local clay mix for throwing demonstration and kids clay class. Thank you for coming to see us.

Special thanks to:
Tim Ayers
Tony Inskeep (STARworks Biofuel)

Jack-O-Lanterns

Happy Halloween!

Central Park NC Annual Gathering was successful!

Dr. Jones gave a speech

It was a big night. There was Central Park NC Annual Gathering last night and lots of people came to join the party. This year, we had speakers talked about local farming and we learned how important to use local grown products. It same as using local clays which STARworks Ceramics produce in our clay factory since 2008.

Central Park/ STARworks want people to realize we had better buy local products because lots of e-good things (like economy, environment, employment and education) will come back to us later on. Might not to us right a way, but to our children and to our future.

a tour in the clay factory

Mac and Phil (Wet Dog Glass) try pouring casting iron

Great foods

STARworks Bio Fuel Oils and Oil Lamps

As a big surprising, director of STARworks Ceramics, Takuro Shibata received  "cowboy award" as the most contributed worker of STARworks and he got a glass cowboy hat. Because he set up and made many good things and possibilities from zero since 2005. But he said, the award is not only for him but for all of us. 

Takuro received a "cowboy award"

Heehaw!

Thank you for supporting us and please keep getting involved.
More exciting news? Go to:
Central Park NC
http://www.centralparknc.org/
STARworks
http://www.starworksnc.org/

Your support is our power.

Lamps

STARworks Ceramics is making lots of Oil Lamps for Central Park NC Annual Gathering which will be hold on this Thursday. This year, STARworks Bio Fuel will sell Lamp oils made from waste oils.

There are lots of fun things at CPNC Annual party, so please go to http://www.centralparknc.org/ to see more details.
We appreciate your support.

Glazing

Lots of Clay-Jack-O-Lanterns

Pumpkins just harvested

STARworks Ceramics Clay studio had a Clay Pumpkin Workshop on Saturday morning and we had lots of people who made Clay-Jack-O-Lanterns. Thank you for participating and hope we can do it again.

Lots of Clay-Jack-O-Lanterns

We reached maximum participants early and there were more people who wanted to sign up. If you want to receive workshop information in advance, please send us email to add your email address on our mailing list.
info@starworksnc.org

STARworks Ceramics made this new clay, red earthen ware for this workshop and it will be our newest clay body soon.