Specialties
The Clay Lady's Campus is home to 45 on premise artists, a total of 65 Co-op Members, sees 150 students weekly for on-going pottery classes, hosts 100-200 children and adults weekly for field trips and tours, and provides 10 weekend workshops annually.
We have a full spectrum of art in our Gallery on Campus, as well as price. Open to the public Monday-Saturday, you are invited to come visit The Co-op Artists at work in their studios and then visit all four galleries to purchase their finished work. Throughout the year, we host many Gallery openings and special events.
Mid-South Ceramic Supply Company, on Campus, carries all the clay supplies you need for your ceramic endeavors. We carry clay, glazes, kilns, wheels, slab rollers, many tools, and much more. We are committed to make sure they are the best quality and price.
The Studio on Campus holds 16 wheels, 7 kilns, a full size slab roller, extruder, and a full array of Opulence Glazes as well as tools and supplies for any clay endeavor. The Clay Lady's Studio offers four sessions per year of day and night classes for adults.
The Artist Co-op on Campus is a 10,000 square foot facility providing 25 emerging and professional artists private studio space and gallery opportunities in a mentoring, supportive and educational environment. A true self-sustaining co-operative, all artists have the option to discount their fee with co-opportunity work.
Meet the Business Owner: Danielle M.
Danielle McDaniel, The Clay Lady, is best known since 1982 for her clay teaching program in the schools of middle Tennessee and The Clay Lady Way teaching modality for art educators. In 2007, Danielle and business associate, Tami Archer, purchased Mid-South Ceramic Supply and merged The Clay Lady's Studio and The Clay Lady's line of products into a facility on Lebanon Pike in Nashville, TN.