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4 Darren Emenaus Textured Ceramic Glazes by Mandy Ginson
Darren Emenau loves the surfaces found in nature and has researched his technique to get an effect that looks like it came out of the woods or off a rock formation.
5 Kenny Delios Subtle Pottery Glazes by Myra Bellin

Kenny Delio thinks of glazes as a skin, choosing matt glazes that are soft and supple, or shiny surfaces that appear wet and visceral.
6 Weights and Measures: Tracking the Amount of Clay Needed for your Pottery Projects by Robin Hopper
How much clay do you need for a casserole or a mug? Heres Robins chart of dozens of items he makes and how much clay is needed for each.
7 Mid-Range Reduction Glazes: Reformulating Glazes to Cone 6 by John Britt

John Britt points out that firing to cone 6 is cheaper, faster, and the results are almost indistinguishable from high fire.
11 The Potters Palette: A Useful Guide to Colorants for Ceramic Glazes by Robin Hopper
Unless you use no color whatsoever in your work, youll want to keep this one handy on glaze-testing day.
14 Variations on a Ceramic Glaze Base by Kristina Bogdanov

Wouldnt it be wonderful to have just a single set of ingredients for a whole bunch of glazes? Take a look at Kristinas cone 5-9 oxidation/reduction results.
16 Buying Porcelain: A Guide to Purchasing Porcelain Pottery Clay by Antoinette Badenhorst

Heres some sage advice about how to determine whether porcelain is the clay youre looking for lots of tips to prevent some of the most common problems.
18 Kick Wheels: The Green Option for Pottery Wheels by Bill Jones
If you have the itch to go green in your studio, you may be interested in getting a kick wheel. Choose between top of the line models and economical kits to make your own custom pottery wheels.
20 Choosing a Slab Roller by Daryl Baird

Daryl Baird gives some guidelines on determining if a slab roller is right for you, and explains some of the different options available.
22 Low-Fire Electric Red Ceramic Glazes by David Gamble

David Gamble discusses a red hot topic for many a ceramic artist: how to achieve reliable red ceramic glazes.
24 Adding Depth to Your Ceramic Glazes by Lisa Bare Culp

Really bring your own style and voice forward when you start using techniques like pouring, carving, and layering to create depth in the ceramic glaze surface.
26 Designing with Texture: Incorporating Texture into your Pottery in the Design Stage by Daniel Gegen
Dan Gegen explains how he begins working with texture before the construction process even begins, and therefore makes it integral to the design of the pot.
29 Reticulation Glazes for Pottery and Ceramic Art by Robin Hopper

Robin Hopper explains how to formulate ceramic glazes to intentionally crawl and create reticulated surfaces resembling lichens, leopard coats, or lizard skin.
31 Perfect Plaster: How to Successfully Mix Plaster for Pottery Molds by Bill Jones
Dont be mystified by bad plaster. Get perfect results every time with a few simple tips.
32 Glossary of Common Ceramic Raw Materials by Vince Pitelka

Confused about feldspars, clays, oxides, carbonates, and silicates? Check out Vinces list for a refresher.
A Studio RefeRence
10 Ceramic Supplies
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StuDio ReFeRence
technical information Buying information Glaze Recipes Working with texture Materials Glossary ...and more!
33 Primary Function of Common Ceramic Raw Materials

Out of Kona F-4 and need a substitute? Heres a list of what materials do what and their substitutes.
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Manufacturers Suppliers Kilns Pottery Wheels Slab Rollers extruders clays Glazes tools tile Bisque Books
34 Geographic and Product Locator for Ceramic Supplies

Locate ceramic suppliers and ceramic equipment manufacturers in North America. Arranged by state/province and city; quickly find companies in 10 product categories.
41 Ceramic Suppliers Company Directory

Need to find ceramics supplies? Check out the worlds most complete directory of ceramic suppliers, ceramic equipment manufacturers, and ceramic services for the ceramic studio artist.
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elcome to the 2010 Buyers Guide to Ceramic Supplies, a valuable resource youll use throughout the coming year. This comprehensive studio reference contains information published in Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated as well as some of the books published by The American Ceramic Society.
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Glazing makes the piece, theres no doubt about that. As potters and ceramic artists, we have the ability to create anything our imagination can dream up. When you look at the list of ceramic colorants compiled by Robin Hopper or the glaze experiments of John Britt, you can really get excited about firing effects, color and texture. Or if you want to simplify your life, theres Kristina Bogdanovs quest for the perfect glaze base that works over a range of temperatures.
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Darren emenaus texture glazes
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studio reference | glazes
by manDy ginson
exture takes on an important role in Darren Emenaus work. Impurities, such as twigs and stones, are not removed but rather retained to effect unique markings and interesting surfaces. The roughed-up, worn exteriors convey a rich sense of history. This is not by chance. Individual works have been fired up to eight or nine times. History is not imitated but created. Emenau is a self-professed glaze fanatic. As he increasingly exploits this knowledge, the glaze is used not as mere surface decoration but the surface itself. Emenau experiments with applying successive layers of glaze and refiring. The results, he admits, might be irreproducible, but the intent here is not to make models but rather to unearth possibilities.
Bud vase, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, local earthenware, with MNO Lichen Glaze, fired to cone 06.
recipes
MNO Lichen
Cone 06 Borax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 .7 % Lithium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 .3 Magnesium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . 39 .2 Ferro Frit 3134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .1 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 .7 100 .0 % Add: Copper Carbonate 5 .2 % Bentonite 3 .1 %
This recipe was inspired by Lana Wilsons low-fire recipes . I brush it on in various thicknesses . Be aware that some of the glaze can flake off during firings, so use shelves that are coated with kiln wash . After firing, I scrape or sand blast the surface to remove any loose glaze . I rub beeswax into some areas and then torch it to remove most of the wax . Forms are often fired multiple times . A nepheline syenite wash will prevent flaking during firings . Additionally, my local clay contains a high percentage of iron oxide and salt crystals, which act as strong fluxes .
Ellie Euer, 4 in. (10 cm) in height, local earthenware, with MNO Lichen Glaze, fired to cone 06; detail below.
Ellie Euer, detail, with MNO Lichen glaze, fired to cone 06.
Kenny Delios subtle glazes

enny Delio glazes his work subtly. He thinks of glazes as a skin, choosing matt glazes that are soft and supple, or shiny surfaces that appear wet and visceral. Or he may choose to mimic scales and fur with multi-hued textures, an important consideration when glazing the legs for his tables and props for his shelves. The guiding consideration for his glazing choices is enticement. Delio wants people to interact with his work, to be drawn to touch it, and to use it.
by myra bellin
Left: Buddy Teapot, 10 in. (25 cm) in height, thrown and altered white stoneware with White and Speckled glazes, fired to cone 6 in oxidation.
recipes
Brown Slip
Cone 6 Ferro Frit 3124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 % Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Kentucky OM 4 Ball Clay . . . . . . . . . . 30 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 100 % Add: Red Iron Oxide 8%
White Glaze
Cone 6 Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 % Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Ball Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 100 % Add: Tin Oxide 8% Red Iron Oxide 1% Bentonite 2%
Olive Glaze
Cone 6 Barium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 % Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Kona F-4 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 100 % Add: Mason Stain #6503 2%
Black Glaze
Cone 6 Bone Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 % Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ferro Frit 3124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 100 % Add: Mason Stain #6616 12 %
Speckled Glaze
Teapot, 12 in. (30 cm) in height, thrown and altered white stoneware with a pulled handle, Brown Slip, and Black Glaze, fired to cone 6 in oxidation.
Cone 6 Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 % Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 100 % Add: Rutile 18 %
WeigHts anD measures

f youre doing repetitive throwing or produc- my studio. These are for an average throwing thickness of tion work, keep a chart of weights and measures /16 in. for smaller objects, and /8 in. for larger objects. Adshowing the amount of clay needed and size of just accordingly if throwing thinner or thicker. objects at the throwing stage. Here is a list of Excerpted from Functional Pottery by Robin Hopper and pubweights and measures of standard items produced in lished by The American Ceramic Society.
ITEM Drinking vessels
6 oz. coffee mug 8 oz. coffee mug 14 oz. beer mug chalice (cup only) goblet (cup only) cup saucer large dinner plate medium dinner plate side plate bread and butter glutton plate
by robin Hopper
Weights and Measures for Basic Production Items

WEIGHT Grams lb./oz.
275 400 600 500 340 300 350 1800 1350 1000 600 2300 2600 1800 600 600 1800 2600 1600 1800 1000 1000 750 600 450 400 675 2600 1800 400 2000 250 1500 200 1000 150 2000 1200 1000 2250 1500 800 450 2500 1350 2000 1500 600 600 400 400
HEIGHT inches
3 5 7 4 5 2.75 1 1.25 1 1 .75 1.25 6 4.5 3 3 4.5 8 4.5 4 3 5 6.5 14 11 8 6 4.5 12 8 12 10 7 3.5 3.5 2.25 6 3 4.5 1.25
cm
7.5 12.5 17.5 10.0 12.5 7.0 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 3.0 15.0 11.0 7.5 7.5 11 20 11 10 7.5 12.5 16.5 35 27.5 20 15 11 30 20 30 25 17.5 8.5 8.5 6 15 7.5 11 3
WIDTH inches
3 3 3.5 4 3 3.75 5.5 11.5 10 8 6.5 14 12 10 6 6 10 12 8.5 6.5 5.5 3 4 6 4.5 8 6 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 15 10 10 5.5 3 3.5
cm
7.5 7.5 8.5 10.0 7.5 9.5 13.5 29.0 25.0 20.0 16.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 15.0 15.0 25.0 30.0 21.0 16.0 13.5 7.5 10.0 15.0 11.0 20.0 15.0 12.5 20.0 12.5 12.5 10.0 7.5 10.0 37.5 25.0 25.0 13.5 7.5 8.5
studio reference | clay
10 oz. 14 oz. 1 lb. 5 oz. 1 lb. 2 oz. 12 oz. 11 oz. 13 oz. 4 lb. 3 lb. 2 lb. 3 oz. 1 lb. 5 oz. 5 lb. 2 oz. 5 lb. 12 oz. 4 lb. 1 lb. 6 oz. 1 lb. 5 oz. 4 lb. 5 lb. 12 oz. 3 lb. 8 oz. 4 lb. 2 lb. 3 oz. 2 lb. 3 oz. 1 lb. 12 oz. 1 lb. 6 oz. 16 oz. 14 oz. 1 lb. 8 oz. 5 lb. 12 oz. 4 lb. 14 oz. 4 lb. 6 oz. 9 oz. 3 lb. 6 oz. 7 oz. 2 lb. 3 oz. 5 oz. 4 lb. 6 oz. 2 lb. 11 oz. 2 lb. 3 oz. 5 lb. 3 lb. 6 oz. 1 lb. 12 oz. 16 oz. 5 lb. 8 oz. 3 lb. 4 lb. 6 oz. 3 lb. 6 oz. 1 lb. 5 oz. 1 lb. 5 oz. 14 oz. 14 oz.
Bowls
large medium small onion soup large mixing bowl
Casseroles
4 quart lid 2 quart lid 1 quart lid individual lid
Pots for pouring

cream pitcher 1 pint pitcher 4 pint pitcher coffee pot lid large teapot lid medium teapot lid small teapot lid 1 liter decanter small decanter liqueur or sake bottle
Storage containers
large storage jar medium storage jar small storage jar jam or honey pot
Serving dishes
large cooking/serving small cooking/serving cheese bell base butter dish base salt and pepper shakers egg bakers
miD-range reDuction glazes

udFire Clayworks and Gallery, a community ceramic art center in just outside of Atlanta offers studio space, workshops and a beautiful gallery. They also fire to cone 6 in reduction. Erik Haagensen and Luba Sharapan, the owners, started to fire cone 6 reduction because of a defect in the kiln theyd purchased, but after seeing the results they had no reason to change back, even after the kiln was repaired. Firing to cone 6 was cheaper, faster, and the results were almost indistinguishable from high fire.
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The Project
by JoHn britt
Although they fire to mid-range reduction, Erik and Luba wanted me to give a workshop on the cost and time benefits of cone 6 reduction firing, as well as to explain the reasoning behind glaze recipes, firing cycles, and to show them how to bring glazes from cone 10 down to cone 6. I normally work with, and teach about, high-fire glazes (cone 911), approximately 2350F (1288C), while midrange, (cone 57), is about 2200F (1204C). Although this is only about a 150F (66C) temperature difference, raising the temperature 150F at the peak of the firing takes quite a bit more energy and puts a lot of extra wear and tear on the kiln. It could easily take two to four more hours of firing to go from cone 6 to cone 10 with the gas on high, so firing to mid-range reduction would save considerable fuel if comparable glazes could be found. At that time, I didnt have a lot of experience with midrange reduction and I found it hard to believe that the results were almost indistinguishable. I did have a good bit of experience firing mid-range oxidation in an electric kiln and the results are far from the look of cone 10 reduction. But the idea intrigued me, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the same principles of high fire reduction should apply to mid-range reduction. The key question would be if the oxides and materials needed to melt the glazes at a lower temperature would negatively affect the glaze colors. So I took the challenge, reasoning that I could use the same research methods I used for the high-fire glazes to explore these mid-range glazes. Mid-range firing in both oxidation and reduction is a well researched area dating back before the energy crisis of the 1970s. There are also several college clay programs using mid-range reduction and have published their glazes. One notable example is Diana Pancioli, at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, who started her Glaze Forward program. (For a small shipping fee, you could send for a list of cone 6 reduction recipes and test tiles of those glazes.) There are also organizations like the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that fire cone 6 reduction and have developed a wonderful palette.
Thrown and altered platter, 12 in. (30 cm) in diameter, stoneware with Cherry Blossom Shino and Woo Yellow glaze, fired in reduction to cone 6, by Barbara Morgenbesser.
The Research
My first step is always completing an exhaustive survey of known glazes from books, the Internet and workshop handouts. Luba and Erik generously sent me all their recipes from MudFire [see selected recipes on page 15], and I pulled out my cone 6 glaze notebooks and began assembling recipe lists and firing instructions. There is so much information available today that it is almost paralyzing; you dont know what to do with it all. So, in order to make it usable, I organized the recipes into types, like iron glazes (celadon, tenmoku, kaki, iron saturate, etc.), shino, copper red, oribe (copper green), magnesium matt, etc. Then, after eliminating all the duplicates, I looked for similarities and differences, and from those, selected enough glaze recipes to test that would show a broad range of possibilities within a type. Then I test those recipes in a variety of firing cycles, like heavy reduction, light reduction, early reduction, late reduction, and oxidation. This way, I can reveal a glazes full potential.
Mugs, 4 in. (10 cm) in height, stoneware with Temmoku Gold, gas fired in reduction to cone 6, by Luba Sharapan.
Stoneware bowl with Malcolm Davis Shino Glaze, gas fired in reduction to cone 6, by Erik Haagensen.
The results were great for copper reds and iron glazes, as well as greens, blacks, blues, and carbon-trap shinos, which were very nice in heavy reduction. The carbon trap shinos worked because they contain soda ash, which melts very early, and with early reduction the carbon is already trapped below the soda layer so the peak temFiring I loaded the kiln with these various glaze types and perature is not a factor. The only glaze type I could not then filled the remainder with line blends within achieve was traditional shinos, as I had expected. And I
Iron glazes are a great type to start with because you can see a wide range of colors by incrementally adding one colorant; iron oxide. For example, when firing in reduction using the same base glaze, adding 1% red iron creates a blue celadon, adding 24% iron oxide will give green to amber celadons, adding 510% iron oxide makes tenmokus, and 1020% iron oxide gives iron saturates. Teadust tenmokus result from additions of magnesium carbonate to tenmokus with cooling soaks. Kakis, which are also part of the iron glaze type, are obtained with additions of bone ash and magnesium carbonate. Finally, oil spots result from stiff oxidized tenmokus with magnesium oxide. So you can see how one glaze type can show you a world of glaze colors. Copper red glazes are generally low alumina and high alkaline bases with small amounts of copper carbonate (0.3%) and tin oxide (1%). Oribe glazes use copper to get greens while magnesium matt glazes yield satin whites and purples with cobalt oxide. You can try to reproduce these types at various cones and, as always, you may then have to make adjustments after you see the results. The final type I concentrated on was shino glazes. Shinos are generally made with varying amounts of feldspar and clay. For example, you may have somewhere between 6090% feldspar and 1040% clay. A typical recipe would be 70% feldspar and 30% clay. This is the most difficult glaze type to reproduce at mid-range because most feldspars melt around cone 9 and then with the added clay it is hard to melt much lower than cone 10. I started by using nepheline syenite, which is not a true feldspar but rather a feldspathoid (containing less silica than a true feldspar). It melts around cone 6. Because it is high in sodium oxide and lower in silica, the effects are not identical, but it was a good starting point and worth a try.
Porcelain vase with Mint Julep Glaze, gas fired in reduction to cone 6, by Melissa Keen-Boggan.
these glaze types and a variety of other recipes, like blues, greens, yellows, blacks, etc., to see the overall effect of varying firing cycles across the board of glaze colors. For first firing, I started reduction at cone 010 and kept it heavy (0.650.72 on the oxygen probe) to cone 6 at 3 oclock (cone melting position, not time of day). I had pretty good copper reds and iron glazes but the shinos were dull and washed out. For the next firings, I increased the firing temperature to cone 7 at 3 oclock, which gave me about 25F more and brightened up the glazes. I ran five more firings to this cone, including full oxidation, light reduction, medium reduction, heavy reduction, and oxidation with reduction at peak temperature. I also tested numerous glazes with flux variations, exploring mid-range fluxes like boron oxide, sodium oxide, lithium oxide, calcium oxide, and zinc oxide. Adding fluxes and reducing alumina and silica affects the response of coloring oxides in glazes, so the trick was finding suitable colors in properly melted glazes.
Results
only had limited success with oil spots in the gas oxidation trials. This was also to be expected as iron oxide only starts to self reduce at 2250F (1232C) and that is about the peak temperature we reached. Soaking at cone 7 helped, but they were not as spectacular as a cone 13 oilspot firing. Nevertheless, we did get spotting and some promising oil-spot recipes. From all this testing, I came to the inescapable conclusion that Erik and Luba were correct. Ninety percent of the mid-range glazes were indistinguishable from their high-fire twins. This leads us to ask, why dont more potters fire to cone 6/7 in reduction?
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recipes
Jeffs Red
Cone 10 Reduction Barium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .4 % Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .7 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .4 Zinc Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .7 Ferro Frit 3134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .7 Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 .9 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 .2 100 .0 % Add: Tin Oxide Copper Carbonate Bentonite 2 .6 % 0 .5 % 1 .0 %
Panama Red
Cone 6 Reduction Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .8 % Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .7 Strontium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .2 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .6 Zinc Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .6 Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 .1 Ferro Frit 3110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 .7 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .6 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 .8 100 .0 % Add: Tin Oxide Copper Carbonate 2 .6 % 1 .8 %
Making the Switch
There seem to be a few obstacles in getting potters to convert to the idea of mid-range firing. First, there is the inertia of their current practice. Change is hard in spite of the obvious benefits, especially if you have been doing the same thing for 20 years and it is working. Also, there is an underlying belief, although it is completely incorrect, that cone 10 is superior to mid-range or low-fire, and changing this mind set is an educational challenge. I think that this comes from the long, historical European search to imitate Chinese, high-fire porcelain. The goal was always to achieve high fire, so it gained the psychological high ground. When you mention mid-range, potters immediately think, as I initially did, of mid-range electric oxidation. But this is not the only way to fire mid-range. Mid-range reduction has a completely different look, as does mid-range oxidation soda firing or mid-range reduction soda firing. And finally, when you mention firing to midrange, potters immediately want to change or convert their cone 10 glazes to this lower temperature. This is perceived as a significant challenge because it means that they will have to learn a glaze calculation software and unity molecular formulation. Most just want recipes that work. They know it will take time and effort to learn to convert all these recipes and they just dont want to spend their time doing that. I dont recommend converting glazes to the lower temperature, because when you lower the firing temperature of a glaze you are using different fluxing oxides that have different color responses. So although it is possible to convert your glaze to the lower temperature, you will end up with a different glaze anyway. It is better to use the many tried and true mid-range glazes already in use and test them in your cycle. This is
Shaner Oribe
Cone 10 Bone Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .1 % Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .9 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 .1 Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 .0 Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 .6 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 .3 100 .0 % Add: Copper Carbonate 5 .2 %
Selsor Oribe
Cone 6 Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 .5 % Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .4 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 .3 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .8 100 .0 % Add: Copper Carbonate 5 .0 %
This is a test I made with Selsor Copper Red and I removed the colorants and added copper carbonate, so I called it Selsor Oribe .
Coleman Teadust Tenmoku

Cone 10 Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 % Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ball Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 100 % Add: Red Iron Oxide 10 %
Teadust Tenmoku
Cone 6 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .5 % Pemco Frit P-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 .3 Alberta Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 .2 100 .0 % Add: Red Iron Oxide 5 .0 %
recipes
Johns Shino
Cone 56 Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % Soda Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Spodumene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 OM4 Ball Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 100 %
Mint Julep
Cone 6 Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 % Magnesium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Ferro Frit 3124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 100 % Add: Red Iron Oxide 1%
Malcolm Davis Shino

Cone 10 Soda Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 % Kona F-4 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Cedar Heights Redart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 OM4 Ball Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 100 %
Woo Yellow
Cone 6 Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 % Strontium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 100 % Add: Zircopax Bentonite Epsom Salt Red Iron Oxide 19 % 5% 1% 4%
Eggy Vase, 15 in. (38 cm) in height, Johns Shino with decoration using Amaco Velvet underglaze, gas fired in reduction to cone 6, by Erik Haagensen.
Cherry Blossom Shino

Cone 6 Soda Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 % Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Spodumene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 100 %
the same way potters find high-fire glazes; they get glaze recipes from books or from friends and then vary the colorants and opacifiers. Although change is hard, potters should focus on the benefits of firing mid-range reduction. First, it saves fuel, reduces your carbon footprint, and costs less. Second, it saves time. It may take 24 hours to get the extra temperature of cone 10 and maybe longer depending on the size of the kiln. So rather than firing for 1012 hours, you will be out in 810 hours. Firing to mid-range also reduces the wear and tear on your kiln, which means that it lasts longer. Finally, and most importantly, you get great results! After all this testing, we discovered that the methods used to test high-fire glaze types also apply to mid-range types and, as a result, we found some very nice glazes. Erik, Luba, and the potters of MudFire Clayworks are proof of that. Hopefully, this will help other potters get started firing to mid-range reduction.
John Britt lives in Bakersville, NC, and is the author of The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glaze: Glazing & Firing at Cone 10. For more information, go to www.johnbrittpottery.com.
Tenmoku Gold
Cone 6 Cornish Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 % Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lithium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 100 % Add: Red Iron Oxide 11 %
Raw Sienna
Cone 6 Wollastonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 % Ferro Frit 3195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 100 % Add: Red Iron Oxide Rutile 6% 6%
Tumblers, 7 in. (18 cm) in height, stoneware with Gold Temmoku liner and Raw Sienna exterior glaze, gas fired in reduction to cone 6, by Erik Haagensen.
tHe potters palette

by robin Hopper
COLORANT Dark Red Copper
CONE ATMOS. %
COMMENTS
Vary
Red to Orange
Red . 0 .5%-5% Best in glazes containing less than 10% clay content, and a high alkaline content . Needs good reduction . In low temperatures it can be reduced during cooling . Good reds as low as cone 018 . Both 5%-10% Good in many glaze bases at all temperatures . Can be improved with the addition of 2%-5% tin oxide . Ox . 5%-8% Use in barium-saturated glazes .
The potters palette can be just as broad as the painters. Different techniques can be closely equated to working in any of the two-dimensional media, such as pencil, pen and ink, pastel, watercolor, oils, encaustics or acrylics. We also have an advantage in that the fired clay object is permanent, unless disposed of with a blunt instrument! Our works may live for thousands of years a sobering thought. Because a number of colors can only be achieved at low temperatures, you need a series of layering techniques in order to have the fired strength of stoneware or porcelain and the full palette range of the painter. To accomplish this, low-temperature glazes or overglazes are made to adhere to a higher-fired glazed surface, and can be superimposed over already existing decoration. To gain the full measure of color, one has to fire progressively down the temperature range so as not to burn out heat-sensitive colors that cant be achieved any other way. Usually the lowest and last firing is for precious metals: platinum, palladium, and gold. For the hot side of the spectrumred, orange, and yellowthere are many commercial body and glaze stains, in addition to the usual mineral colorants. Ceramists looking for difficult-to-achieve colors might want to consider prepared stains, particularly in the yellow, violet, and purple ranges. These colors are often quite a problem with standard minerals, be they in the form of oxides, carbonates, nitrates, sulfates, chlorides or even the basic metal itself. Minerals that give reds, oranges, and yellows are copper, iron, nickel, chromium, uranium, cadmium-selenium, rutile, antimony, vanadium, and praseodymium. Variations in glaze makeup, temperature and atmosphere profoundly affect this particular color range. The only materials which produce red at high temperature are copper, iron, and nickel. The results with nickel are usually muted. Reds in the scarlet to vermilion range can only be achieved at low temperatures. The chart should help pinpoint mineral choices for desired colors (note that the color bars are for guidance only and not representative of the actual colorsEd.). Colors are listed with the minerals needed to obtain them, approximate temperatures, atmosphere, saturation percentage needed, and comments on enhancing/inhibiting factors. Because of the widely variable nature of ceramic color, there are many generalities here. Where the word vary occurs in the column under Cone, it signifies that the intended results could be expected most of the time at various points up to cone 10.
Iron Nickel Burgundy Iron Copper
Vary 4-10
See Dark Red, Iron . See Dark Red, Copper . Owing to the unstable nature of copper, this colorant can produce a wide range of results . Very controlled reduction firing and cooling are important .
Maroon Chrome-Tin Stains Copper Crimson Copper + Titanium 8-10 Red . 1%-5% Try various blends of copper (1%-5%) and titanium (2%-5%) . 0 .5-5% Best with special frits . Vary Vary Ox . 1%-5% Use in glazes with calcium . There should be no zinc in the glaze .
Red . 0 .5%-5% Best in high alkaline glazes .
studio reference | colorants
Calcium-Selenium Stains 010-05 Ox .
Indian Red Iron Vary Both 5%-10% Best in high calcium glazes; small amount of bone ash helps . Tin addition up to 5% also helps . Also works well in ash glazes .
Brick Red Iron Orange-Brown Iron + Rutile Iron + Tin Orange-Red Cadmium012-05 Ox . Selenium Stains Orange Iron Rutile Copper Orange-Yellow Iron Rutile Yellow Ocher Iron Iron + Tin Iron + Rutile Vary Vary Vary Both 1%-10% Use in high barium, strontium or zinc glazes . Ox . 1%-5% Various mixtures (up to 3 .5% iron and 1 .5% tin) in many glaze bases . Vary Vary Both 2%-5% With tin or titanium opacified glazes . Ox . 1%-10% Best with alkaline glazes . Vary Vary 8-10 Both 1%-5% Use in tin or titanium opacified glazes . Both 5%-15% Many glaze types, particularly alkaline . More successful in oxidation . Both 1%-3% Use in high alumina or magnesia glazes . Addition of up to 5% rutile sometimes helps . 1%-4% Best with special frits such as Ferro 3548 or 3278 or both . Helps to opacify with zirconium . Vary Vary Both 1%-10% Various mixtures (up to 8% iron and 2% rutile) in most glaze bases . Both 1%-5% Various mixtures (up to 4% iron and 1% tin) in most glaze bases . Creamier than iron with rutile . Vary Both 5%-10% Similar to Indian Red . Tin to 2% helps .
Both 1%-5% Various mixtures (up to 2 .5% iron and 2 .5% rutile) in many glaze bases . Ox . 5%-10%Various mixtures in many Zirconium stain glaze bases .
VanadiumVary Zirconian Stains Lemon Yellow Praseodymium Stains Vary Pale/Cream Yellow Iron + Tin Vary
Both 1%-10% Good in most glazes . Best in oxidation .
Both 2%-5% Various mixtures (up to 3 .5% iron and 1 .5% tin) in high barium, strontium or zinc glazes . Titanium opacification helps . Both 2%-5% Use in tin-opacified glazes . Ox . 2%-5% Various mixtures (up to 2 .5% iron and 2% tin) in variety of glaze bases . Titanium opacification helps .
Vanadium Rutile + Tin
Vary Vary
Note: Colors bars are for visual reference only, and do not represent actual colors .
tHe potters palette

Yellow-Green to Navy Blue
The cool side of the glaze spectrum (from yellow-green to navy blue) is considerably easier, both to produce and work with, than the warm. In the main, colorants that control this range create far fewer problems than almost any of the red, orange, and yellow range. Some are temperature and atmosphere sensitive, but thats nothing compared to the idiosyncrasies possible with warm colors.
COLORANT Yellow Green Copper + Rutile Vary Both 2%-10% Various mixtures in a wide variety of glazes, particularly those high in alkaline materials . Almost any yellow glaze to which copper is added will produce yellow green . Both 0 .5%-3% In yellow glazes without tin or zinc . Ox . 0 .25%-1% In saturated barium glazes . 0-2% 0-1% In high alkaline glazes with no tin . In any yellow glazes . CONE ATMOS. % COMMENTS
The colorants known for creating cool hues are copper, chromium, nickel, cobalt, iron, and sometimes molybdenum. For variations, some are modified by titanium, rutile, manganese or black stains. The usual three variables of glaze makeup, temperature, and atmosphere still control the outcome, though it is less obvious in this range.
COLORANT Turquoise Copper Vary Ox . 1%-10% In high alkaline and barium glazes . Bluish with no clay content; tends toward greenish tint with added clay . Both 1%-5% In high alkaline and barium glazes . Ox . 1%-10% In high alkaline and barium glazes; usually opaque . CONE ATMOS. % COMMENTS
Chromium Chromium Chromium Cobalt Light Green Copper Cobalt Apple Green Chromium
Vary 4-8
Copper + Rutile Copper + Tin Light Blue Nickel Rutile
Vary Vary
018-015 Ox . Vary Both
Vary Vary Vary
Ox .
1%-2% In high zinc or barium glazes .
Vary Vary
Ox . Both
0-2 .5% In various glazes except those high in barium or magnesium . Best in glazes opacified with tin or titanium . 0-2% In glazes opacified with titanium, or containing rutile .
Red . 1%-5% In a wide range of glazes; best with low (10% or less) clay content . Both 0 .25%-1% Use in most glazes, particularly those opacified with tin . Also use mixed with small amounts of iron .
Cobalt Celadon Blue
Vary
Both
0-2%
In various glazes without zinc or tin . Good in alkaline glazes with zirconium opacifiers . Also use potassium dichromate .
Iron Wedgewood Blue Cobalt + Iron
6-10
Red . 0 .25%-1% In high alkaline or calcium clear glazes . Black iron is generally preferable to red iron .
Copper Celadon Green Iron Copper Grass Green Copper Chromium Olive Green Nickel Iron Hookers Green Copper + Cobalt Cobalt + Chrome Green Chromium Dark Green Copper Vary Vary Vary Ox . Vary Vary 010-2 Ox . Vary Vary
1%-2% See Light Green; use in non-opacified glazes .
Vary
Both 0 .5%-2% In most glazes; small amounts of cobalt with iron, manganese or nickel yield soft blues . Added tin gives pastel blue . Both 0 .5%-2% Both 0 .5%-2% Both 0 .5%-3% In high zinc glazes . Ox . 1%-3% In high barium/zinc glazes; likely to be crystalline .
Red 0 .5%-2% Best with high sodium, calcium or potassium glazes . Do not use with zinc glazes . Ox . 0 .5%-2% Good in a wide range of glazes .
Cobalt + Manganese Vary Cobalt + Nickel Cobalt Vary 4-10 4-10
1%-5% In high lead glazes; sometimes with boron . 1%-2% In high alkaline glazes .
Nickel Blue Gray Nickel
018-04 Ox .
Vary Vary
Ox . 0 .5%-5% In high barium/zinc glazes . Red . 2%-5% In a wide variety of glazes, particularly high alumina or magnesia recipes . Both 0 .5%-2% In most opaque glazes . Ox . 0 .5%-5% In high zinc glazes .
Both 1%-5% In high magnesia glazes; matt to shiny olive green . Red . 3%-5% In high calcium and alkalines, usually clear glazes .
Rutile
Cobalt + Manganese Vary Cobalt Vary
2%-5% In a wide variety of glaze bases .
Ultramarine Cobalt Cerulean Blue Vary Both 0 .5%-5% In high barium, colemanite, and calcium glazes; no zinc, magnesium or opacification .
Both 2%-5% In a wide variety of glaze Chromium bases: no zinc or tin . Good opacified with zirconium or titanium .
06-12 Both 2%-5% In most glazes; no zinc or tin .
Cobalt Cobalt + Chromium
Vary Vary
Both 0 .5%-5% In glazes containing cryolite of fluorspar . Both 2%-5% In most glazes except those containing zinc or tin .
Ox . 5%-10% Many glaze bases, particularly high barium, strontium, zinc or alkaline with a minimum of 10% kaolin . Both 5%-10% Blends of these colorants will give a wide range of dark greens . Both 5%-10% Dark greens with blue overtones .
Prussian Blue Nickel 6-10 Ox . 5%-10% In high barium/zinc glazes . Both 5%-10% In most glaze bases . Both 5%-10% In most glazes; for example, cobalt 2%, chromium 2% and manganese 2% .
Cobalt + Chromium Cobalt + Rutile Teal Blue Cobalt + Rutile Cobalt + Chromium
Vary Vary
Cobalt + Manganese Vary Cobalt + Manganese Vary Navy Blue
Vary Vary
Both 1%-5% In a wide variety of glazes . Both 1%-5% In most glazes without tin or zinc .
Cobalt
Vary
Both 5%-10% In most glazes except those high in zinc, barium or magnesium .
tHe potters palette

by robin Hopper
COLORANT Indigo Nickel
CONE ATMOS. % Vary
COMMENTS
Ox . 8%-15% Use in high barium/zinc glazes . Also likely to crystallize . Both 5%-10% Various mixtures in most glazes . Both 5%-8% Various mixtures in most glazes .
Indigo to Purple
Cobalt + Manganese Vary Cobalt + Black Stain Violet Cobalt Nickel Manganese Copper Purple Copper Copper Nickel Cobalt Manganese Iron Copper + Cobalt 6-10 8-10 Vary Vary 04-10 8-10 Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary
The indigo-to-purple part of the color wheel is small but significant. The colorants that produce this range are nickel, cobalt, manganese, umber, iron, chromium, rutile ilmenite, copper, iron chromate, and black stains. In short, one could say that the colorants needed include just about the whole group that are used for all the other colors in the spectrum. The only ones I havent talked about previously in this articles series are umber, ilmenite, iron chromate, and black stains. Black Stains Formulated from a variable mixture of other colorants, black stains are usually rather expensive due to their being saturations of colorant materials. Various companies produce black stains usually from a combination of iron, cobalt, chromium, manganese, iron chromate and sometimes nickel mixed with fillers and fluxes such as clay, feldspar and silica. I use the following recipe:
Both 5%-10% In high magnesium glazes . Ox . 1%-10% In some saturated-barium glazes . Both 5%-10% In high alkaline glazes . Ox . 8%-10% In some saturated-barium glazes .
Both 8%-10% In high barium and barium/zinc glazes . Red . 1%-5% In copper red glazes opacified with titanium . Ox . 5%-10% In some high barium glazes . Both 5%-10% In high magnesium glazes . Ox . 5%-10% In high alkaline and barium glazes . Red . 8%-10% In high calcium glazes; likely to crystallize . Red . 2%-8% Various mixtures in many glazes . Ox . 2%-8% Various mixtures in many glazes .
Chrome + Tin + Cobalt Vary Mauve or Lilac Cobalt Nickel Pink Cobalt Copper Copper Copper Chromium Iron Rutile Nickel Manganese Brown Iron Manganese Nickel Chromium Umber Ilmenite Rutile Gray Iron Iron Chromate Nickel Copper Cobalt + Nickel Vary Vary Vary 8-10 Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary 6-10 8-10 Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary
Black Stain
Chromium Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 % Cobalt Carbonate or Oxide . . . . . . . . 20 Manganese Dioxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Red Iron Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Feldspar (any) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Kaolin (any) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 100 %
Both 1%-5% In high magnesium glazes . Ox . 1%-5% In some saturated-barium glazes .
Ox .
1%-3% In high magnesium glazes opacified with tin . Also in very low alumina content glazes .
Red . 0 .2%-2% In copper red glazes with titanium . Ox . 0 .2%-3% In high magnesium or high alumina glazes . Red . 5%-10% In copper red glazes opacified w/min . 5% titanium . Ox . Ox . 1%-2% In calcium glazes opacified with 5%-10% tin . 1%-5% In calcium glazes opacified with tin .
This mixture is best ball-milled for a minimum of four hours to limit its tendency toward cobalt specking, and to make sure that the colorants are thoroughly mixed. Because any black stain is a very concentrated mixture, only small amounts are normally needed to cause a strong effect. In a clear glaze, a maximum of 5% should produce an intense black. In opaque glazes, more stain than that may be needed. Black stains and white opacifiers mixed together will produce a range of opaque grays. Stains, like other ceramic materials, are subject to the three variables of glaze makeup, temperature and atmosphere. Outside the color wheel one finds tones of brown, gray, and black. These moderate other colors. A color wheel could, I suppose, include the range of opacifiers since they also have a strong role in affecting color. The toning influence of brown, gray, and black is just as much opacifying in result as are the white opacifiers such as tin, titanium, and zirconium compounds such as Zircopax, Opax, Superpax, and Ultrox. Slight additional increments of any of these colors will render most glazes, colored or not, progressively darker as they are added.
Both 5%-10% In high calcium and some ash glazes . 1%-3% In high barium glazes with some zinc .
018-010 Ox . Vary
Both 1%-5% In alkaline glazes opacified with tin or titanium . Also in high alumina glazes .
Both 3%-10% In most glazes . Both 2%-10% In most glazes . Both 2%-5% In high boron, calcium, and lead glazes . Both 2%-5% In high zinc glazes . Both 2%-10% In most glazes . Both 2%-10% In most glazes . High calcium may yield bluish tint . Both 5%-10% In most glazes; golden brown .
Red . 2%-4% In many glaze bases; gray brown . Both 2%-5% In most glaze bases without zinc or tin . Both 2%-5% In most glaze bases; gray brown . Both 3%-10% In high magnesium glazes . Warm gray in reduction; cold gray in oxidation . Both 1%-5% Blue gray in most glazes . Both 1%-5% Blue gray to purple gray in most glazes . Both 1%-5% Shades of gray in most opacified glazes .
Cobalt + Manganese Vary Black Stain Black Iron Copper Cobalt Black Stain Vary Vary Vary Vary Vary
Excerpted from The Ceramic Spectrum: A Simplified Approach to Glaze and Color Development, published by The American Ceramic Society.
Both 8%-12% In high calcium glazesthe temmoku range . Both 8%-10% In a wide range of glazes . Both 8%-10% Blue black in most glazes except those high in zinc and magnesium . Both 3%-10% In most zinc-free, non-opacified glazes .
Variations on a glaze base

magine a glaze that fires perfectly at both cone 10 and cone 6, in reduction and oxidation, and in a soda firing, yet still produces a variety of exciting, stable colors. This idea intrigued me after realizing that one of the glazes in our studio fired well at cone 10 reduction in a gas kiln, cone 6 in an electric kiln, and cone 9 reduction in a soda kiln without any change in the recipe. The glaze Turners Whiteconsists of common inexpensive ingredients that are easy to find. Additionally, this glaze has very good propertiesgreat viscosity but not runny; applies very well on bisque whether you spray, dip or pour; and doesnt settle out in the bucket over time so remixing is fairly easy.
by Kristina bogDanoV
Turners White
Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 % Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Soda Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 EPK Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 100 % Add: Bentonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 % Zircopax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 % Color tests (right) 1 Copper Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 % 2 Copper Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 .6 % Tin Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 % 3 Cobalt Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 % Lithium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 % 4 Rutile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 % 5 Red Iron Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 % Rutile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 % 6 Mason Stain 6405 (Naples Yellow) 4 % Mason Stain 6433 (Praseodymium) 4 %
Note: Tests 3, 4, and 6 applied over Turners White .
1 2 3 4 5 6 Feldspar EPK Silica Whiting Talc Dolomite Bentonite Zircopax
Altering a glaze: The top two rows above were fired to cone 10 reduction in a gas kiln and the bottom two rows were fired to cone 6 electric. Rows 1 and 3 contain 100 extra grams of the tested ingredient listed below each row, and rows 2 and 4 contain none of the tested ingredient.
The tiles above are examples of a single glaze base (Turners White) used to obtain a variety of colors by adding coloring oxides. The top row was fired to cone 6 electric and the bottom row to cone 10 reduction in a gas kiln.
Testing the Base Glaze
My students and I decided to take two directions with the glazefirst exploring Turners White by changing the ingredients within the recipe, and the second exploring color development. To explore the base, we made 500 gram test batches where we increased one ingredient by 100 grams and another test where we omitted the ingredient altogether. We did these two tests for each ingredient. These tests did not require any glaze re-calculation but gave the students a better understanding of what certain chemicals do in a glaze. For example, Turners Whites original recipe produces a nice matt white surface fired to cone 6 electric. Adding silica, Turners White fluxed more, and at the same temperature gave a more glossy, white surface, but was still very stable. Adding Zircopax and firing to cone 6 electric resulted in a superb white semigloss surface, and omitting Zircopax, produced a nice, light beige. Adding dolomite or talc also made Turners White flux when fired to cone 6 electric, but adding EPK yielded a more textured, rough surface, like a slip or engobe. In the cone 10 reduction tests, eliminating feldspars from the recipe gave a creamy matt surface. Eliminating silica from the recipe gave a stone white matt surface. Omitting Zircopax and firing to cone 10 reduction gave an interesting, celadon-like surface. Tests increasing either talc or dolomite at cone 10 reduction seemed to form a crystalline texture on the surface but were runny as well. Note: The brown specks on the cone 10 reduction tests were produced by iron in the stoneware clay body.
results were both interesting and disappointing as they yielded colors that we expected or did not. Copper carbonate gave light turquoise colors at 2% and at 4% it was dark green in electric firings. A combination of red iron oxide and rutile gave a buckwheat color when fired in electric. Adding 2% cobalt oxide and 4% manganese dioxide gave a nice purple both in oxidation and reduction. Nickel at 4% in oxidation gave a mustard colored matt surface but produced a chartreuse color and rough surface in reduction.
It is still a work in progress to find the one glaze for our studio. I wasnt keen on glaze testing until I stumbled upon Turners White, which motivated me to explore the recipe. I encourage those of you who have one favorite glaze to try out one of the two directions and see what happens, maybe youll discover some remarkable surface or color. In any case, youll better understand the glaze.
Kristina Bogdanov teaches ceramics at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
LOW-FIRING & BURNISHING
by Sumi von Dassow
This book covers techniques of firing and finishing at low temperature, eliminating the need for costly kilns or lengthy waits between making and finishing your work. Both ancient cultures and contemporary potters have used low-firing to great effect, adding slips and burnishing pieces to create finishes not possible with any other firing method. Whether using an old garbage can, a pit in the ground, or a bonfire, low-firing is accessible to anyone with an outdoor space. Low-firing and Burnishing provides step-by-step practical information focusing on various approaches to low firing and methods of natural finishes. Chapters include burnishing, terra sigillata, smoke firing, pit firing, saggar firing, and raku techniques.
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Color Development
The second part of our project was to use Turners White as a base, but just exclude the Zircopax (an opacifier). We added a variety of colorants copper carbonate, cobalt carbonate, rutile, red iron oxide, Mason stains, and others that are not shown here. We fired the tests to cone 6 in both electric and gas reduction. The test
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f youve only worked with red, brown or buff clay in the past and youre looking for a change, maybe porcelain is the right clay for you. Planning, research, and evaluation are the best ways to assure any future success in making a switch from one clay body to another. To determine if porcelain is what youre looking for, youll need to evaluate where you want to go with your clay work, your skill level and your vision as a potter. Decide if youre happy with your current work, and if so, consider the effect that work will have if made with a white or porcelain clay body. Not all works in clay maximize the qualities that porcelain has to offer, so if you have to change your work in order to use porcelain, evaluate whether thats something you Before making a large investment in porcelain, test several bodies to see which one best suits your needs. want to do. In my own experience, I had a vision of pots dancing like ballerinassoft figu- ware clay and gradually work your way first through a rines moving around in bright colors against pure semi-porcelain body and then eventually use pure porwhite backdrops. I also envisioned translucent light celain as your skills improve. and instantly knew what to do, but it took some time to find the right porcelain and to develop a Different Porcelains body of work. If you want to become a porcelain production potter, youll look at a different clay body than someone who Studio Setup and Working Methods wants to make one-of-a-kind porcelain pieces, porcelain Do you have the right studio setup for porcelain sculptures or strictly handbuilt forms. Your working and are you able to adjust your current workplace methods will differ dramatically from theirs. Maybe you with ease? Can you work with precision and in a need a clay body that combines some or all of the above clean studio? Do you work with other clay bodies mentioned clay techniques. that might contaminate porcelain, or are there other Once you decide that you want to take on the chalpotters working with you that might not respect a lenges that porcelain offer, youll have to find the clay porcelain work station? Which techniques do you that suits your newly set goals. There are many different use most? For instance, if you work mostly with an porcelain clay bodies available on the market. extruder with a steel chamber and plunger, youll I tested several commercially available cone 6 porceneed to replace it with a stainless steel or aluminum lain bodies and suggest you do the same before settling one to avoid possible rust contamination. on one. Each clay had some special characteristic that I Skill Level could use for my own work and could see used by anyIts important to know your own abilities and skill one else. Commercial porcelain clay bodies meet almost level. If youre a beginner who wants to throw 20 all the needs of the potter, and there are some excellent inch pots, youll have a lot of difficulty achieving throwing, handbuilding, and sculpture bodies available. your goals and there will be a whole lot of frustra- The producers and suppliers know which one best suits tion, time and money wasted before you can reach each purpose, and they are an excellent resource when them. In such a case, its better to use white stone- you are trying to figure out what you need.
by antoinette baDenHorst
buying porcelain
They develop some bodies to be more plastic and means that if we admire a specific clay body today, but its stretchable, but less white and translucent. These bodies not working for our circumstances, its worth discussing can go further in height and thinner in walls than some that with our clay producer and retesting a body again to others that might be pure white and translucent, but may see if it has changed. Maybe your skills improve, perhaps be a little harder to throw. the clay composition improves, or maybe you and that If you choose to work with pure white, translucent specific clay body simply get in sync with each other. clay, you can always throw thicker and trim thin afterRead the literature available online, then talk to a sales ward. If you need an all translucent, white and a non- representative and theyll be able to recommend the right warping clay body, it might cost a little more, but your clay body for your needs. ceramic supplier can recommend the right clay body for your purposes. Thanks to T Robert at Laguna Clay and Carla Flati of Standard Amazingly, you will even find that some of the semi- Ceramics. Antoinette Badenhorst has worked with translucent porcelaneous clay bodies meet all the characteristics of porcelain since the early 1990s. porcelain and have the added green strength that is often missing in true porcelains. Add these qualities to the fact that you can save energy because many of the commercial clays are formulated for firing at cone 6 electric, and there are very few restrictions left that would limit you from working with this material. Test several clay bodies for their ability to throw, trim, and to keep their shape when stretched beyond their limits. Also test them to see how they stand up to adjustments and attachments, then fire them to the proper cone in an electric kiln. Check them to see if shrinkage can cause probwall pieces by Dominique Bivar segurado lems. Compare the tests for shrinkage, color, and translucency.
Using clay in a contemporary manner for wall spaces is an increasingly fashionable and innovative solution both for decorators, architects, and makers. Wall pieces are the perfect solution for those who enjoy sculpture but have no space; they fulfill the same function as a picture while being much more dynamic and three-dimensional. Current wall pieces vary enormously from simple tiled pieces to huge installations, and this book looks at the huge variety of work being made, as well as all the problems, solutions, and diverse approaches to creating wall pieces. The book gives an insight into the work of contemporary makers, exploring how to plan, design, make, mount, and safely hang ceramic pieces. It is also illustrated with a wide selection of original and inspiring work by contemporary ceramic artists.
Transition Carefully
Its always best to start by buying one bag of clay and testing it thoroughly. Then, even when you think youre satisfied with your choice, make the transition to your new style and clay body slowly and carefully. Porcelain is expensive but if you take a conservative approach, and do enough testing to make an informed decision, it will pay to make an investment in a large batch of clay.
A Final Word
Ive seen porcelain clay bodies improve from one batch to another. Clay companies are constantly doing research to improve their clays. If you consult your clay company, theyll know what to recommend to you only if you understand your own needs and what you want. To us, as potters, thats good news, because it

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studio reference | kick wheels
by bill Jones
xisting in one form or another for more than 10,000 years, the potters wheel has evolved slowly over the millennia. In the 21st century, electric wheels with enhancements reign supreme, but the venerable, traditional kick wheel still hangs ona testimony to its simplicity. There are basically two types of foot-powered wheels kick wheels and treadle wheels. The kick wheel utilizes a heavy flywheel that stores energy as it speeds up when propelled by your foot, while the treadle wheel utilizes a lever and cam mechanism that turns a shaft with a weighted flywheel. Operating a foot-powered wheel takes a little practice and coordination, but potters who use them swear by
the relaxed rhythm and pace of their throwing as well as their intimate connection to the throwing process.
Kick Wheels
There are three major manufacturers of kick wheels in North America: Thomas Stuart wheels made by Skutt, Brent wheels made by Amaco, and Lockerbie wheels made by Laguna Clay. Most basic kick wheels are constructed with a steel frame and come with an adjustable seat, reinforced cast concrete flywheel, cast metal wheel head, and a wood or composite work surface. Some accessories are also available. And even though you can power the wheels by foot, some models come with an
Western kick wheels typically feature a steel frame with a reinforced cast concrete flywheel, cast metal wheel head, adjustable seat and wood or composite work surface. Pictured: Brent J Kick Wheel
Once a flywheel is rotating, the weight of it (between 120 and 140 pounds) provides momentum. An electric motor can maintain the momentum of a moving flywheel.
Pictured: Skutt Thomas Stuart Kick Wheel with optional motor
Since the designs of most wheels have been around for up to 40 years, parts are easy to come by. For example, Lagunas Lockerbie wheels can be retrofitted with a motor. Pictured: Laguna Clays Lockerbie Wheel
For the economy minded, a knock-down wooden Brent wheel comes in a kit with all hardware. The flywheel is weighted with bricks sandwiched between two plywood pieces. Pictured: Brent Kick Wheel Wood Kit
an electric, there remain many potters who rely solely on a kick wheel for all their production needs. Maintenancewise very little is needed; however, once installed, a kick wheel pretty much remains in one place due to its weight. Since they are bulky and heavy, consider having your wheel shipped unassembled to save on shipping. For the budget conscious, the Brent Kick Wheel Wood Kit is economically priced. And if youre really industrious, you can search for kick wheel plans online and construct your own or give
This Leach Treadle Wheel, crafted by Great River Woodworking, is based on a style attributed to Bernard Leach at the onset of the 20th century. Typically made to order, these highly prized wheels remain a favorite of many working potters.
Photo courtesy Great River Woodworking
a set of plans to a local woodworker to have one custom made. The following manufacturers make kick wheels. Check out their websites for more information.
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Brent Wheels: www.amaco.com thomas Stuart Wheels: www.skutt.com Klopfenstein: www.klopfensteinart.com Lockerbie & Laguna: www.lagunaclay.com Great River Woodworking: greatriverwoodworking.com
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electric motor option. With flywheels weighing more than 125 pounds, the motors easily maintain momentum after the flywheel is turning.
Treadle Wheels
Treadle wheels, which rely on a footpowered treadle mechanism to drive a flywheel, were once common in English and American potteries and more recently mass produced for both school and private studio. One common version now available is a sit down version based on a design refined by Bernard Leach at the beginning of the 20th century. The so-called Leach wheel is legendary among potters who prefer the nonelectric wheel, probably because of the comfort achieved even throwing for long stretches of time. Another type of treadle wheel requires you to stand, which takes pressure off the back. Once common in the U.S., this type of wheel is once again being made in an all-steel version by Klopfenstein Art Equipment.
surface decoration: finishing techniques
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You can be creative with surface techniques at every stage of the ceramic process. Thirty artists discuss their inspiration, working styles and tools, providing detailed step-by-step instructions. Readers will find information on glazes and glazing, recipes, embossing, sgraffito, brushwork, printing, patinas, roulettes, stamping, decals, stains, resists, slips, china painting, stencils, faux finishes, and more.

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studio reference | slab rollers
by Daryl bairD
urrently, there are a handful of manufacturers and dozens of distributors who offer thirty models of a machine designed to help you do one thing: turn a mound of clay into a flat slab. Slab rollers are sold alone or in a complete package with legs and a table. With some, the mechanism for moving clay under and past the drum is hand operated using anything from a simple hand crank up to a large wagon wheel, while others are motor driven. Some have one roller, others have two. They come in a variety of widths, from 16 inches up to 40 inches, and the tables are anywhere from 18 inches all the way up to 7 feet in length. Some are designed for portability while the rest are floor models designed for use in a larger studio. Some are light-duty while others are industrial-grade and built to work under heavy demand, day in and day out. Prices range from under $200 to more than $2000.
Baileys Mini-Might 22-inch Table Roller with Mini Leg Set and Bailey 16-inch Mini-Might Table Top Roller (above) both offer portability without giving up function and quality. Amaco/Brent also offers a portable model.
What to Consider
WHO is going to use the slab roller? Will the slab roller be used by one person, or a group of people? Answering this may help you determine whether or not youll need a model designed to sustain heavy use. Some light-duty models carry limited warranty coverage, explicitly stating that they are not intended for commercial or institutional use. If several people are going to use the slab roller, get input from them as to what they want to do with it and how often they plan to use it. Also, consider if anyone has a physical limitation that might interfere with his or her ability to operate the slab roller. If so, test the equipment before you buy it. WHAT do you plan to do with the slab roller? Youre going to roll out slabs of clay, of course, but what will be the width and length of most of your slabs? Will most of your slabs be around one square foot and -inch thick or will you be doing larger projects that require slabs two to three feet wide, several feet long and a -inch thick? Bigger isnt always better. If it looks like youre going to do mostly small-scale projects, requiring slabs no wider than sixteen inches, then a portable model or a light-duty floor model may fit the bill. WHERE will the slab roller be used? Space is precious in many studios so careful planning is required when adding a floor-model slab roller. Its sort of like deciding to put a billiard table in a guest room. The space has to be big enough to use the table, not just fit the table. Ideally, you should have an area in the studio equivalent to the dimensions of the slab rollers table
The Bailey DRD 30 Electric Dual Roller Drive with optional long or short table is Baileys top of the line slab roller model.
Amaco/Brents SR-36 Slab Roller, is a large floor model designed for heavy-duty use and comes with variable shims to roll slabs of different thicknesses.
plus an additional two feet of walking space all around. However, most of the floor models on the market can be located against a wall and still be conveniently operated. Some models come with locking casters and others can be outfitted with them so the slab roller can be used in an open area, then moved aside when not in use. Bear in mind that slab rollers equipped with tables also make excellent working surfaces for other studio projects. You may find that the table or bench youre using now can be replaced with a slab roller without losing work space.
The heavy duty, two roller Shimpo Slab Roller, Rolling Thunder by Axner and the Slab Master by Clay-King are all manufactured by Friendly Manufacturing Corporation, located in Taiwan.
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If you need to travel with your slab roller, there are six portable models currently on the market. WHEN will the slab roller be used? This also relates to how often youll use the slab roller. Will you use it on a daily basis or just occasionally? Your answer here will help you determine if you should invest in one of the heavy-duty models. These are often equipped with ultra-strong gearing and 4-inch rollers. Look for lifetime warranties when purBasic models are available but packages can be tailored to your specific needs chasing these types of machines. as illustrated by the North Star SR with add-on wing mounts and a bottom HOW MUCH money are you plan- shelf for added functionality. ning to spend? While this may be your dealers opening question, it may not necessarily be the first question to ask yourself. By evaluating your needs before you budget, you can do a better job of getting the appropriate slab roller.
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Amaco/Brent has five slab rollers in its product line, Northstar Equipment seven, and Bailey Pottery Equipment has thirteen. Axner, Clay-King and Shimpo offer similar models. Check out websites for more detailed information and check with your local supplier to see what they carryit's worth checking them out in person.
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Bailey Pottery Equipment

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What can you do with an electric kiln? There seems to be no limit to the possibilities. In Electric Firing: Creative Techniques youll be inspired by the range of techniques covering many facets of pottery making and surface treatments. And youll also get information on materials, maintenance, glazes or even how to make a wood- or gasfired kiln out of an old electric kiln. From Pennsylvania redware and lusters to acheiving surfaces similar to reduction firing, youll find your electric kiln is capable of most anything.
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loW-fire electric reDs

ll start by explaining there are two different types of commercial red glazes that I normally use. One type is an extremely bright color and harder to achieve and the other is a newer tomato red color that is AP (Approved Product of the Arts and Creative Materials Institute) nontoxic and dinnerware safe. The latter is formulated with inclusion stains, which are continuing to be improved. The color is encased in zircon, which makes them safe to use even in the classroom. The AP nontoxic reds are extremely stable and were used to create red velvet underglazes that can be fired from cone 05 to as high as cone 10 only salt seems to blush them out. The success of underglazes has allowed the development of gloss and matt red glazes that have been formulated to work well at the low-fire cone 05 range and other glazes formulated for the cone 46 range. These are extremely reliable. Three brushed coats will usually be enough of an application and you get nice tomato color reds at both temperatures.
by DaViD gamble
Above: Plate, by David Gamble. The cross was created using a red underglaze. Left: Untitled, by Scott Bennett. Amaco LM series Coral glaze with wax and black overspray. As the wax melts in the kiln, the black moves.
Bright reds are not dinnerware safe and are extremely sensitive to variations in firing conditions. There have been many times that an art teacher has asked me about the use of these types of red glazes. I understand the space and time challenges that teachers face, but you cannot put these glazes in with your normal glaze firings and expect good results. They are affected by how tight the load is stacked, other glazes (mostly copper greens), and temperature. If youre firing to cone 05, I can almost guarantee there will be problems. The glaze will most likely have variations from clear to gray to black, and if youre lucky, a spot or two of red. Note: Amaco glazes were used in the pieces shown here, however, many companies produce similar glazes and underglazes.
Process
Platter, by David Gamble, glazed with red glaze and blue brush strokes on top.
Here are my suggestions of what you need to know and do to achieve the bright reds!Bisque your
clay body slowly to cone 04 (12 hours to get all the gases out). Although these glazes are not considered translucent, the clay body color does affect them slightly. White bodies will make the glaze appear brighter in color than darker bodies. Using a brush, apply the glaze thicker than the normal three coats. Four coats will usually work, but too heavy an application may cause the glaze to run. Glaze application may need experimentation and practice. Load the kiln very loosely. There is a need for lots of space between the pieces for air circulation. I leave the peephole plugs out during the firing, thus allowing extra oxygen to enter the kiln chamber. Do not fire above cone 06 (1828F), preferably using witness cones for observation. I have been firing at cone 07 (1789F) with great results. These glazes seem to like the cooler temperatures. Fire as quickly as you can, four hours is ideal. If your pieces are larger, an example being my 22-inch platters, take them up slowly to about 1200F. This may help to eliminate cracking problems. Then turn the kiln on high to fast fire to the end of the firing.
Red Hot Chilli Pepper Diner, by Jerry Berta, glazed with red underglazes.
If your kiln is vented through the bottom with a system that draws air through the top of the kiln, this will help give you more oxygen in the kiln and better red results. Remember that kilns, depending on how they are stacked, may not fire that evenly. This can cause cold spots and hot spots. There can be a difference in temperature equal to a couple of cones from top to bottomdepending where the kiln sitter or thermocouple is located. This variability can really affect bright red glazes. Newer kilns with zone control and multiple thermocouples tend to fire more evenly. If you have an older kiln, place cones in the top, middle and bottom of the kiln so you can keep a record of what happens in the firing. They can help provide answers if problems do occur. Now that you know the process, I will describe my experimentation with red glazes. Ive been placing them on different color clay bodies, layering over glazed fired pieces and layering one coat of gold glaze over the top. I then place the pieces next to peep holes to brighten the color or place shelves over the edges to deepen and take away the color. This is what is exciting to menot getting it perfect, but having the surface color change and vary while having some control over what the changes will be. I am an extreme advocate of using commercial glazes the way a painter would use his tubes of paint. Experiment, test to the max and make them your own. Years ago, I was asked to be a glaze doctor at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Las Vegas. I agreed, but told them to label me a glaze deviate instead of a glaze doctor. Dont be afraid to experiment. Dont be afraid to sacrifice a few pieces on the way to discovering something more exciting.
David Gamble holds masters degrees from Edinboro and Indiana State Universities in art education and fine arts.
More Observations
Platter, by David Gamble, glazed with red glaze, blue brush strokes, and one coat of gold used for accents.
aDDing DeptH to your glazes

by lisa bare culp
asparagus tray
Fish Bowl, matt white glaze over commercial glazes, fired to cone 6.
studio reference | glaze depth
s a potter and in-home instructor for many years, Ive always mixed my own glazes, or relied on other professionals who mix dry glazes to my specifications. Recently, an idea for a single pot challenged me to experiment with commercially-made glazes. The outcome has been succesful with vibrant new color selections, time savings and the convenience of readily available glazes screened for toxicity all this without compromising my workspace or my standards. What changed my thinking on commercially prepared glazes was my desire to introduce bold new colors into my work. I envisioned a piece with contrasting matt black-and-white slip surfaces offset against a single area glazed in vibrant red. My local supplier recommended a food-safe, nontoxic red glaze, Maycos Stroke & Coat Cone 06.
Pouring
Squeeze a large amount of Stroke & Coat SC-73 Candy Apple Red across the interior of a bisquefired bowl. Use a 2-inch brush to apply a thin coat of Maycos Elements Chunkies EL 203 Coal
Dust (this is a low-fire effect glaze with crystals) over the Candy Apple Red. A nice feathered edge is created when the piece is dipped into a cone 6 black glossy glaze (above).
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Early Experiments
Early tests resulted in pieces with dramatic and beautiful contrasts between my porcelain slips and the red glaze. In one test, I used Stroke & Coat SC73 Candy Apple Red, to highlight areas of bisqueware. In another, I used SC-74 Hot Tamale. Sometimes I applied the glaze with a big brush in a single, expressive stroke. Other times, I squeezed the colors from a slip trailer and a turkey baster. After these loose applications, I dipped the entire piece in my usual
Carving
Apply a thick coat of Mayco Stroke & Coat SC-71 Purple-Licious and SC-74 Hot Tamale with a large brush to the interior surface of a leather-hard bowl. Once the colors are slightly dry, the design is carved through the glaze with a loop tool,
then bisque fired to cone 08. Dip the entire piece twice in a cone 6 matt white glaze and fire to cone 6 in oxidation. The commercial colors show well through the white matt. Note: If the lines are too fine they may fill in when the glaze melts.
cone 6 glazes. Because of their gum content, the commercial glazes resisted my glazes slightly, making the bold strokes of color come through vividly. Stroke edges were blended and their colors softly striking against the cone 6 palette. The outcome was as satisfying technically as it was aesthetically; I was satisfied with the melt (Stroke & Coat is a glaze, not an underglaze), the color and the absence of pinholing or other major flaws at cone 6.
opened up commercial glazes as a new artistic tool albeit an unexpected oneto share with students. They have learned the importance of experimenting with new surfaces, new materials, combining techniques and achieving balance with different kinds of material. If youd like to experiment with commercially prepared glazes, Ive included three of my projects for you to try. Mixing my own recipes will always be an important part of understanding the science behind the art of pottery making. But successfully integrating A New Tool Further experiments with sgraffito, layering, mixing commercial glazes in the mix is just one more way to with slip and stoneware glazes, and multiple firings have pursue the function and beauty of ceramics.
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Layering
Gear Dish, slab-built stoneware.
On a heavily textured, bisque-fired piece, apply a cone 6 porcelain black slip as a stain, wiping off the high spots with a damp sponge. Use a 2-inch brush to apply Stroke & Coat SC-71 Purple-Licious to the high spots with a dry brush technique. Next, dry brush Maycos Stroke & Coat Red SC-74 Hot Tamale and SC27 Sour Apple onto the interior. Apply a thick coat of the red glaze in isolated areas to obtain a bright color. Apply wax resist to the interior surface of the piece and allow to dry. Dip the entire piece in a cone 6 blue glaze.
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studio reference | texture
by Daniel gegen
ne of the greatest challenges for a potter who decorates their work is finding an image or texture that fits the form of the pot. For the past thirteen years, Ive taught my students to use texture as a design tool. Recently, I started using textured plaster slabs as a way to apply decorative surfaces directly to the clay before the construction process begins. Interesting things happen when the textured surface is manipulated into a vessel form. Textures can overlap one another to create contrast or add visual tension. The result is similar to the way patterned fabric looks when it is made into clothing, except that I am more interested in how the patterns dont line up on the seams. Often I push the slabs out from the inside of the vessel to create volume, which softens and distorts the surface texture as well.
Textured vase, 10 in. (25 cm) in height, fired to cone 10 and glazed with Weiser Blue on a white stoneware clay body.
Amber hat jar, 7 in. (18 cm) in height. Rutile glaze fired to cone 10. In this form, Daniel used three different textures, illustrating the range of variation possible with this technique.
Envelope Vase, 9 in. (23 cm) in length, glazed with Reitz Green and fired to cone 10. The textured slabs used in all the pieces shown here were created collaboratively by Creative Paradise and Daniel Gegen Designs.
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Begin by flattening and rolling your clay using a rolling pin and wooden slats or dowels to create an even thickness. I used -inch-thick slats for this project. Flip the clay over repeatedly after each rolling so it doesnt stick to the canvas.
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Use a template cut from card stock to cut out two hourglass silhouette shapes. Use heavyweight paper so you can save and reuse your patterns. Tip: To create symmetrical templates, fold the paper in half and cut out the shape.
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Place one of the hourglass shapes on a textured plaster slab and tamp into place. Use a rolling pin to press the clay firmly onto the texture, and bevel the edges using a pony roller. Repeat this step using a contrasting texture for the other half of the vase.
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Lay the textured clay shapes onto a rolling pin. Gently start forming the curve of the oval vase. Let stiffen until the two halves can stand on their own.
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Stand the two halves up and score the inside surfaces using slip to join them together. The seams can fall on the sides of the pot, but I place the seam in the middle of the form to create an emphasis on the two different textures.
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Gently press the two halves together, slightly overlapping, taking care not to distort the texture. Blend the seams on the inside, but leave the external seams visible to show that the vase was constructed by hand from slabs.
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Attach a slab bottom (texture also could be applied to the bottom slab). Cut the bottom slab 1/8-inch larger than the vase. Bevel the bottom and top edges to give a more finished look.
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Create the looped handles by rolling out a 3/8-inch-thick coil of clay. Lay the coil in between two soft cloths.
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Flatten the coil between the cloths using the ridge in your palm. The cloth will soften the edges and help create a half-rounded effect to the handle.
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Use a sponge to moisten the clay so that it can be bent without cracking.
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Cut the handles to the desired length and fold the ends toward each other creating a loop.
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Attach the handles by pressing in on the base of the loop while supporting from the inside.
Daniel Gegen has taught both handbuilding and wheel throwing at the Wichita Center for the Arts in Wichita, Kansas, for the past thirteen years. You can send him comments and view his work at www.danielgegen.com.
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Carefully soften any rough edges with a damp sponge. Cover the finished form with plastic and let it dry slowly so the seams stay together.
recipes
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Cone 10 Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 % Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Bentonite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 100 % Add: Rutile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 %
Reitz Green
Cone 10 Calcium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 % Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Petalite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 100 % Add: Cobalt Carbonate 1% Rutile 1%
Weiser Blue
Cone 10 Barium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .6 % Colemanite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .9 Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .8 Ferro Frit 3110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .7 Kona F-4 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 .5 Grolleg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .7 Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 .9 Tin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 .9 100 .0 % Add: Barnard 2 .3 % Bentonite 2 .0 %
reticulation glazes
by robin Hopper
1. LG 1 e (10%) 6 Ox
2. LG 1 x (5%) 6 Ox
3. LG 1 x (5%) 6 Ox
4. LG 1 x (7.5%) 6 Ox
5. LG 1 x (10%) 6 Ox
6. LG 1 d (.625%) 6 Ox
7. LG 1 vg (10%) 6 Ox
8. LG 1 e (2.5%) 6 Ox
9. LG 1 x (5%) 6 Ox
10. LG 1 u (7.5%) 6 Ox
11. LG 1 h (.625%) 6 Ox
12. LG 1 h (7.5%) 6 Ox
13. LG 2 b (.625%) 6 Ox
14. LG 2 b (1.25%) 6 Ox
15. LG 2 h (5 %) 6 Ox
16. LG 1 base 9 R
17. LG 2 x (10%) 9 R
18. LG 1 x (10%) 9 R
19. LG 2 c (5%) 9 R
20. LG 2 u (10%) 9 R
eticulation glazes form a group of specialized glazes that show patterns of heavy crawling, or reticulation. The patterns look similar to lichens or lizard skin, depending on the glaze base, underglaze coatings, and firing temperature. The same glaze may give very different results at a variety of temperatures. Putting the reticulation glazes over a colored slip allows the top glaze to move and the visible cracks to be colored between islands of glaze. Any colored slip will do, but one of the most interesting is usually black, as it intensifies the color of the covering glaze. With reticulation glazes applied heavily over the slip and fired at cones 04, 6, and 9-10, and with added colorants, a wide range of textural possibilities can be developed. The main requirement in the glaze is a saturation of magnesium carbonate as seen in the two base glazes below.
the ceramic spectrum

by robin hopper
Hopper LG #1
Soda Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 % Magnesium carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ferro frit 3134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ferro frit 3195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Zinc oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 100 %
The accepted standard for understanding glazes, this book explores glaze and color making in a hands-on way that follows the empirical understanding used for thousands of years. Hopper provides an impressive description of his extensive research into glaze, color, texture, and surface enrichment. It is the perfect practical complement to any glaze theory or process of calculation, including glaze calculation software programs.
Hopper LG #2
Soda Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 % Magnesium carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ferro frit 3195 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 100 %
Excerpted from The Ceramic Spectrum by Robin Hopper.
Key for Colorant Additions b = cobalt carbonate c = copper carbonate d = manganese dioxide e = nickel carbonate h = chromium oxide u = Commercial Yellow Stain vg = Commercial Victoria Stain x = Cerdec/Degussa inclusion red stain 27496 Key for Firing 6 Ox = cone 6 oxidation 9 R = cone 9 reduction

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perfect plaster
hether you need a drying bat, a simple hump mold, or youre making a complex slip mold, youll need to mix plaster. Getting the plaster right requires a bit more than just dumping and mixing. Here are 10 ways to get the best results for your next plaster project.
by bill Jones
Prepare Your Mold
studio reference | perfect plaster
A common mistake of potters is to mix plaster only to realize everythings not set up for pouring. Before casting, make sure your model is set, the mold boards or cottle are secure, and all the surfaces youre pouring onto are coated with a parting agent such as mold soap.
Prepare Your Work Area
You will need a clean mixing container for the plaster, a scale for weighing the plaster, a measuring cup for the water and a rinse bucket. Note: Plaster cannot be permitted to go down the drain, because it will form a rock-like mass. Even small amounts will accumulate over time. Line a rinse bucket with a plastic garbage bag and fill it with water for rinsing your hands and tools. Allow the plaster to settle for a day, then pour off the water and discard the bag.
Use Fresh Water
The mixing water you use should be at room temperature or 70F. If the water is too warm, the plaster will set too fast and vice versa. Use only clean, drinkable tap water or distilled water. Metallic salts, such as aluminum sulfate, can accelerate the setting time, and soluble salts can cause efflorescence on the mold surface.
Use Fresh Plaster
Plaster is calcined, meaning chemically bound water has been driven off through heating. If the plaster has been sitting around in a damp environment, it will have lumps in it, in which case it is no longer usable. Pitch it. Use plaster that has been stored dry and is lump free.
Small batches of plaster can be mixed by hand. Use a constant motion with 1 quart . . . . .2 lbs. 14 oz. (1,293 grams) your hand and you will notice a change 1 quarts. . .4 lbs. 4 oz. (1,937 grams) in consistency from watery to a thick 2 quarts . . . .5 lbs. 11 oz. (2,585 grams) cream. Break down lumps with your fingers as you mix. Mix only for a 2 quarts. . .7 lbs. 2 oz. (3,230 grams) minute or two, being very careful not 3 quarts . . . .8 lbs. 9 oz. (3,878 grams) to agitate the mixture so much that 3 quarts. . .10 lbs. (4,522 grams) air bubbles are incorporated into the 1 gallon . . . .11 lbs. 6 oz. (5,171 grams) mix. Mixing time affects absorption 1 gallons . .17 lbs. 2 oz. (7,756 grams) rateslonger mixing times produce 2 gallons . . . .22 lbs. 13 oz. (10,337 grams) tighter and less-absorptive molds. 2 gallons . .28 lbs. 8 oz. (12,923 grams) Tip: To extend the working time of plaster, allow the plaster and water 3 gallons. . . .34 lbs. 3 oz. (15,508 grams) mixture to stand for about three minutes without any stirring. After this This table is based on USG No . 1 Pottery Plaster mixed to a consistency of 73 (73 time, sweep the materials together parts plaster to 100 parts water) recomthoroughly, but only until all free wamended for most studio applications . Excessive water yields a more porous but more ter is absorbed into the mix. Then stir brittle mold, and less water means a very the mix for a very short time, about dense, hard mold that will not absorb water . every 30 seconds or so, but do not stir continusouly, until the proper consisWeigh Out Materials tency is reached. Another method of Do not guess about the amounts of retarding the setting action is to add plaster and water youll need. Once sodium citrate (approximately 12%) you start the mixing process, you do to the plaster mix. not want to go back and adjust quanPouring The Plaster tities. To determine the amount you After mixing, tap the bucket on a hard need, estimate the volume in cubic surface to release trapped air. Pour the inches then divide by 231 for gallons, plaster carefully. Wherever possible, or by 58 for quarts. Deduct 20% to pour plaster carefully into the deepest allow for the volume of plaster, then area so the slurry flows evenly across refer to the table. the surface of the mold. Once the mold is poured, tap the table with a Add Plaster To Water Slowly sift the plaster onto the sur- rubber mallet to vibrate the mold and face of the water. Do not dump the release more air bubbles. plaster or toss it in by handfuls. Add- Drying Plaster ing the plaster shouldnt take more When plaster sets, it heats up because of a chemical reaction. When it has than 3 minutes. cooled, it is safe to remove the cottles Soak The Plaster Allow the plaster to soak for 12 min- or formsabout 45 minutes to an utes maximum. The soaking allows hour after pouring. Molds must be each plaster crystal to be completely dry before use. Drying molds properly surrounded by water and it removes promotes good strength development, air from the mix. Small batches re- uniform absorption and reduced efquire less soaking than large batches. florescence. Dry molds evenly. Dont If the soaking time is too short, it set them near a kiln where one side is may contribute to pinholes; and if it exposed to excessive heat or the relais too long, it will contribute to fast tive humidity is near zero. Place them set times, early stiffening and gritty on racks in a relatively dry location away from drafts. mold surfaces. Water to Plaster Mixing Chart
Mix The Plaster
glossary of common ceramic raW materials

by Vince pitelKa
barium carbonate BaCO3alkaline earthactive high magnesium carbonate MgCO3alkaline earthhigh temperature flux, promotes mattness and opacity in low temperature flux, but also promotes matt glaze surface. temperature glazes, smooth, hard, buttery surface in high Unsafe for low-fire functional glazes. Often used as adtemperature glazespromotes purples/pinks with cobalt. ditive in clay bodies in very small percentages to render Used to promote controlled crawl glaze effects. sulfates insoluble, reducing scumming. bentonite Al2O35SiO27H2Oformed from decomposi- manganese dioxide MnO2flexible colorantwith alkaline fluxes gives purple and red colorsby itself gives soft tion of airborne volcanic ash. Suspension agent used in yellow-brownwith cobalt gives black. Used with iron to quantities no more than 3% of dry materials weight. color basalt bodies. Concentrations of more than 5% may bone ash (calcium phosphate) Ca3(PO4)2high temperapromote blistering. ture fluxopacifier in low temperature glazestranslunepheline syenite K2O3Na2O4Al2O39SiO2a common cence in high temperature glazes. feldspathic flux, high in both soda and potash. Less silica borax (sodium tetraborate) Na2O2B2O310H2Oa mathan soda feldspars, and therefore more powerful. Increases jor low temperature alkaline flux, available in granular firing range of low-fire and mid-range glazes. or powdered form. Gives smooth finish, bright colors. rutile Source of titanium dioxide, contains iron, other trace Water soluble, so often used in fritted form. mineralsgives tan color, promotes crystallization giving mottled multi color effects in some high temperature glazes, chrome oxide Cr2O3standard vivid green colorantofor in overglaze stain. ten softened with a little iron or manganese. Very refractory. With tin produces pink. silica (silicon dioxide, flint, quartz) SiO2main glassformervitrification, fluidity, transparency/opacity concobalt carbonate CoCO3standard blue colorant for slips trolled by adding fluxes and/or refractories. and glazes5% will give dark blue in glaze or slip. Will cause crawling if used raw for underglaze brushwork. spodumene Li2OAl2O34SiO2lithium feldsparpowerful high temp alkaline flux, promotes copper blues, good for copper carbonate CuCO3a major glaze colorant to prothermal-shock bodies and matching glazes. duce greens in low temperature and high temperature, copper reds in high temperature reduction, and greens strontium carbonate SrCO alkaline earth, high tempera3 and metallic effects in raku. ture flux, similar to barium, slightly more powerfulgives semi-matt surfaces. Nontoxic in balanced glaze. dolomite MgCO CaCO high temperature alkaline earth flux, promotes hard, durable surfaces and recrys- talc 3MgO4SiO2H2Ohigh temperature alkaline earth flux tallization/matting in glazes. in glaze, promotes smooth buttery surfaces, partial opacitysimilar composition to clay. feldspar High temperature alkaline fluxesinsoluble aluminum silicates of potassium, sodium, calcium, and/or tin oxide SnO2most powerful opacifier, but expensive inert dispersoid in glaze melt57% produces opaque lithiuminexpensive flux for glaze. white in a clear glaze. frit Fluxes that have been melted to a glass, cooled, and ground in order to stabilize soluble and/or toxic compo- titanium dioxide TiO2matting/opacifying agent. Promotes crystal growth, visual texture in glazes. nents during handling of unfired material.
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studio reference | glossary
ilmenite An iron ore with significant titaniummost of- whiting (calcium carbonate, limestone) CaCO3alkaline earth, contributing calcium oxide to glazepowerful all ten used in granular form to produce dark specks in clay temperature fluxmajor high temperature flux for glazor glaze. Higher iron concentration than in rutile. esgives strong durable glass. iron oxide, red (ferric oxide) Fe2O3refractory red in oxidation, converts to black iron (flux) in reduction and/ wollastonite (calcium silicate) CaSiO3In some cases, it is used in place of whiting. or high-fire. Low quantities in clear glaze produces celadon greenhigh quantities produce temmoku black or zinc oxide ZnOhigh temperature flux that promotes brilsaturated iron redpowerful flux. liant glossy surfaces. Can encourage opacity, with titanium in low-alumina glaze can encourage macrocrystalline growth. kaolin; china clay Al O 2SiO 2H Overy refractory zirconium silicate ZrSiO4zircon opacifierlow-cost substitute for tin oxideuse double the recipe weight of tin. lithium carbonate Li2CO3powerful all temperature alIncludes Zircopax, Opax, Superpax, Ultrox. kaline flux, especially with soda or potash feldspars. Promotes hardness and recrystallization in low temp glazes. Excerpted from Clay: A Studio Handbook by Vince Pitelka.
white primary clay. Source of alumina in glazes.
primary function of common ceramic raW materials

Material
Barium Carbonate Bentonite Bone Ash Borax Chrome Oxide Cobalt Carbonate Copper Carbonate Cornwall Stone
Glaze Function
Flux Suspension agent Opacifier Flux, glassmaker Colorant Colorant Colorant Flux, opacifier Glaze core Flux, opacifier alumina, opacity Glaze core, flux Glaze core, flux Glaze core, flux Glaze core, flux Flux, glaze core Flux, glaze core Glaze core Colorant alumina, opacity Glaze core Flux Flux, opacifier Colorant Glaze core Colorant Colorant glass former, glaze fit Lithium glaze core Flux Flux, opacifier Opacifier Opacifier Flux, opacifier Flux, opacifier Glaze core, flux, colorant Flux, opacifier Opacifier
Substitute
Strontium carbonate Ball Clay Boron frits
Comment
Do not exceed 3%
Green Cobalt oxide Copper oxide Potash feldspar (G-200) Whiting Kaolin Pemco P-IV05, Fusion F-75 F-19, P-311, Hommel 90 F-12, P-54, Hommel 14 Hommel 90, Fusion F-2 Pemco P-25 Fusion F-60, Pemco P-830 Potash feldspar (Custer) Black nickel oxide Ball Clay Soda feldspar Promotes crawling Purple, red, yellow-brown Celadon green to brown Ilmenite Flint Barium carbonate Many brands Zircopax Wollastonite, Dolomite Whiting, dolomite Whiting Superpax, Ultrox Results vary by type. Many brands Use 325 mesh Blues, tan, browns, greens, grays Crystalline glazes Boron frit Boron frit Complete glaze Many brands Blue Greens, copper reds
studio reference | raw materials
Custer Feldspar Dolomite Ferro Frit 3110 Ferro Frit 3124 Ferro Frit 3134 Ferro Frit 3195
EPK Kaolin
Ferro Frit 3269
Ferro Frit 3278
G-200 Feldspar Green Nickel Oxide Kona F-4 Feldspar Lithium Carbonate Magnesium Carbonate Kentucky OM4 Ball Clay
Manganese Dioxide Nepheline Syenite Red Iron Oxide Silica Strontium Carbonate Talc Tin Oxide Titanium Dioxide Whiting Wollastonite Wood Ash Zinc Oxide Zircopax Rutile Spodumene
Notes: 1. Substituting glaze ingredients may alter color, texture, opacity, viscosity, and/or sheen, as well as create pinholing, crazing, black spotting, and/or pitting. In most cases, additional adjustments to other ingredients need to occur when substituting. 2. Test and record your results. 3. Materials vary from supplier to supplier and batch to batch.
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Keraflex, US (Gilbert) Marjon Ceramics Inc. (Phoenix) Dolan Tools (Scottsdale) Marjon Ceramics Inc. (Tucson) Flat Rock Clay Supplies (Fayetteville) Phoenix Ceramic & Fire Supply (Arcata) Glaze Mixer (Cardiff) All Fired Up (Chico) Kemper Tools (Chino) Ceramic Services (Chino Hills) Laguna Clay Co. (City of Industry) Grabers Pottery Inc. (Claremont) Jiffy Mixer Co. Inc. (Corona) Mud in Mind (El Cajon) Chris Henley Tools (Encinitas) Clay Factory Inc. (Escondido) I Love To Create, a Duncan Enterprises Company (Fresno) B & W Tile Co. Inc. (Gardena) Geil Kilns Co. (Huntington Beach) Art Decal Corp. (Long Beach) Echo Ceramics (Los Angeles) Nasco Arts & Crafts (Modesta) Olsen Kiln (Mountain Center) Freeform Clay & Supply (National City) Aftosa (Richmond) ClayPeople (Richmond) Alpha Fired Arts (Sacramento) Industrial Minerals Co. (Sacramento) HyperGlaze/Richard Burkett (San Diego) Ceramics & Crafts Supply Co. (San Francisco) Japan Pottery Tools (San Francisco) The Chinese Clay Art, USA (San Jose) Rosies Workwear (San Luis Obispo) Lily Pond Products/Campbell Industrial Supply (Sanger) Aardvark Clay & Supplies (Santa Ana)
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California
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Falcon Company-Aardvark Clay & Supplies (Santa Ana) Clay Planet (Santa Clara) California Pot Tools (Santa Paula) Peter Pugger Mfg., Inc. (Ukiah) Ceramic ArtSpace (Van Nuys) Pure & Simple Pottery Products (Willits)
Colorado
Plastercraft, Kiln use/repair Molds
Herring Designs, LLC (Breckenridge) Carbondale Clay Center (Carbondale) Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Plinth Gallery (Denver) Killam Gas Burner Co. (Denver) Mile Hi Ceramics, Inc. (Denver) Bluebird Mfg. Inc. (Ft. Collins) Enduring Images (Golden) BNZ Materials Inc. (Littleton) Glyptic Modeling Tools (Loveland) Rusty Kiln Ceramic Studio (North Windham) R.T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc. (Norwalk) Duralite Inc. (Riverton) J. & J. Ceramic Studio (Dover) Nabertherm, Inc. (New Castle) Atlantic Pottery Supply Inc. (Atlantic Beach) Trinity Enterprises International (Lake Placid) Jen-Ken Kilns (Lakeland) Summit Kilns (Land O Lakes) C and R Products, Inc. (Ocala) Bennett Pottery Supply (Ocoee) Axner Pottery Supply. a tradename of Laguna Clay Co. (Oviedo) Florida Clay Art Co. (Sanford) Highwater Clays of Florida (St. Petersburg) Morean Art Center (St. Petersburg) St. Petersburg Clay Company Inc. (St. Petersburg) Armory Art Center (W. Palm Beach) Atlanta Clay (Atlanta) Davens Ceramic Center (Atlanta) Creative Glazes (Duluth) Olympic Kilns (Flowery Branch) Larkin Refractory Solutions (Lithonia) Kickwheel Pottery Supply Inc. (Tucker) Ceramics Hawaii Ltd. (Honolulu)
Classes Consulting Silver clay, china paints Decals Insulating firebricks
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Decals, squeegees, ceramic, glass
Year-round classes, workshops, exhibitions Studio rental Exhibitions and classes
Georgia
Refractories
Hawaii Idaho
The Potters Center (Boise) Wendt Pottery (Lewiston)

Illinois
Lamp parts Display products
Great Lakes Clay & Supply (Carpentersville) Metomic Corporation (Chicago) Paasche Airbrush Co. (Chicago) Sapir Studios (Chicago) Midwest Ceramic Art Supply Inc. (Crest Hill) Ceramic Supply Chicago (Evanston)
Other
Illinois
Badger Air Brush Co. (Franklin Park) Blick Art Materials (Galesburg) Crystal Productions (Glenview) Shimpo Ceramics (Nidec-Shimpo America Corp.) (Itasca) International Decal Corp. (Northbrook) Art Clay World, USA (Oak Lawn) MJR Tumblers (Pecatonica) U.S. Pigment Corp. (S. Elgin)
Indiana
Full line of art & craft supplies Prints and posters Decals
ABR Imagery, Inc. (Bloomington) United Art & Education (Ft. Wayne) American Art Clay Co., Inc. (AMACO/Brent) (Indianapolis) Brickyard Ceramics & Crafts (Indianapolis) Sugar Creek Industry, Inc. (Linden) Royal and Langnickel Brush Mfg. (Merrillville) Cattle Barn Clay Co. (Royal Center) Johnson Gas Appliance Co. (Cedar Rapids) Bartlett Instrument Co. (Ft. Madison) Creative Paradise (Goddard) Brackers Good Earth Clays (Lawrence) Soldner Clay Mixers by Muddy Elbow Mfg. (Newton) Evans Ceramic Supply (Wichita) Starlite Mold Company (Wichita) Old Hickory Clay Co. (Hickory) Groovy Tools (Lawrenceburg) Kentucky Mudworks LLC (Lexington) Alligator Clay Company (Baton Rouge) Blue Diamond Kilns (Metarie) Portland Pottery Supply (Portland) Miracle Bat (York) Baltimore Clayworks (Baltimore) Buyers Market of American Craft (Baltimore) Chesapeake Ceramics Supply (Baltimore) Clayworks Supplies, Inc. (Baltimore) PotteryTools.com (Finksburg) Portland Pottery Supply South (Braintree) Amherst Potters Supply (Hadley) Gare Inc. (Harverhill) Boston Kiln Sales & Service (Medford) The Potters Shop and School (Needham) Sheffield Pottery Inc. (Sheffield) Ceramics Consulting Services (Southampton) Venco USA (Spencer) Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials (Worcester)
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Molds
Kentucky
Slip Custom wire tools & wiggle wires
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Maryland
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Michigan
Pebble Press, Inc. (Ann Arbor) Portion Master LLC (Beaverton) Evenheat Kiln Inc. (Caseville)
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Michigan
Runyan Pottery Supply Inc. (Clio) FireRight/Warner Instruments (Grand Haven) West Michigan Clay (Hamilton) Crossroads Pottery & Clay Company (Jackson) Manitou Arts (Leland) Har-Bon Ceramics & Decals (Presque Isle) Rovin Ceramics (Taylor)
Minnesota
Glass kilns and glass supplies Electronic controls
Wood accessories for tiles Decals
Minnesota Clay Co. USA (Edina) Master Kiln Builders (Farmington) Dunghanrach Clay Co. (Melrose) Brown Tool Co. (Minneapolis) Continental Clay Co. (Minneapolis) Smith-Sharpe Fire Brick Supply (Minneapolis) Triarco Arts & Crafts LLC (Plymouth) Dogwood Ceramic Supply (Gulfport) Archie Bray Foundation (Helena) KC Metro Ceramic & Pottery Supplies (Kansas City) L&R Specialties Inc (Nixa) Krueger Pottery Supply (St. Louis) Cress Mfg. Co. (Carson City) Aardvark Clay & Supplies (Las Vegas) Bison Studios (Las Vegas) Pottery West (Las Vegas) BigCeramicStore.com (Sparks) Nevada Dans (Sparks) Creative Hobbies, Inc. (Bellmawr) Midlantic Clay (Bellmawr) Curran Pfeiff Corp. (Edison) Kissimmee River Pottery/Fullwood Measure (Frenchtown) Hammill & Gillespie Inc. (Livingston) Ceramic Supply Inc. (Lodi) New Brunswick Lamp Shade Co. (New Brunswick) AmericanPotters.com (Rockaway) L&L Kiln Mfg. Inc. (Swedesboro) Lamp Specialties (Westville) Coyote Clay & Color (Albuquerque) Free Freight Pottery Supply LLC (Albuquerque) New Mexico Clay, Inc. (Albuquerque) Taos Clay (El Prado) Santa Fe Clay (Santa Fe)
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Mississippi
Slab rollers, bisqueware
Missouri
Classes & workshops
Nevada
Classes
New Hampshire
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Classes
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New Mexico
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New York
East Valley Supply (Andover) The Mudpit (Brooklyn) Vent-A-Kiln Corp. (Buffalo) Ceramic Arts Library (Corning) Studio Sales Pottery Supply (East Avon) PCF Studios (Honeoye) Bailey Pottery Equipment (Kingston)
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New York
Other
Artfixtures (New York) Rockland Colloid Corp. (Piermont) Alpine Kilns and Equipment LLC (Pine Island) Clayscapes Pottery Inc. (Syracuse) Oneida Air Systems (Syracuse) Northeast Ceramic Supply (Troy) Doo-Woo Tools LLC (Warwick) Kiln-Ray Services (Warwick) Rochester Ceramics, Inc. (Webster)
Display stands
North Carolina
Highwater Clays, Inc. (Asheville) Carolina Clay Connection (Charlotte) Claymakers (Durham) Resco Products Inc. (Greensboro) Mudtools (Hendersonville) Williams Supply (Star) Speedball Art Products Co. (Statesville) Fat Cat Pottery Inc. (Wilmington) John Brown Tools (Winston-Salem) National Artcraft Co. (Aurora) A & K Clay Company LLC (Bethel) Mudmats (Blacklick) Laguna Clay Co. (Byesville) Olympia Enterprises Inc. (Campbell) Vulcan Kilns (Centerville) Funke Fired Arts (Cincinnati) Aegean Sponge Co. (Cleveland) Bareclay (Columbus) Columbus Clay (Columbus) RAM Products Inc. (Columbus) Cornell Studio Supply (Dayton) Innovative Ceramic Corp. (E. Liverpool) Mason Color Works Inc. (E. Liverpool) Mayco Colors (Hilliard) Maryland Refractories Co. (Irondale) Ohio Ceramic Supply Inc. (Kent) Klopfenstein Art Equipment (Lexington ) Krumor Inc. (Valley View) Orton Ceramic Foundation (Westerville) The Kiln Elements Co. (Birkenfeld) Aim Kiln Mfg. (Corvallis) Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co. Inc. (Eugene) Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co. Inc. (Portland) Mudshark (Portland) PotteryVideos.com (Portland) Skutt Ceramic Products (Portland) Southern Oregon Pottery Supply (Talent)
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Ohio
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Oregon
Moldmaking
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Pennsylvania
Ceramic Services Inc. (Bensalem) Insulating Firebrick, Inc. (Butler) The Clay Place (Carnegie) M&M Pottery Supply (Corry) Del Val Potters Supply Co. (Glenside)
Insulating firebricks
Pennsylvania
Other
Penn-Mo Fire Brick Co. (Harrisburg) The Ceramic Shop (Philadelphia) Standard Ceramic Supply Co. (Pittsburgh) Frog Pond Pottery (Pocopson) Placid Ceramics (Washington) Petro Mold Co. (Waterford)
Rhode Island
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Mold making Custom glazes prepared Artisan kilns
Dew Claw Studios (Pawtucket)

South Carolina
Clay-King.com (Spartanburg) Coastal Ceramic Supply (Summerville) Pacer Corp. (Custer) Dakota Potters Supply (Sioux Falls) Ward Burner Systems (Dandridge) Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts (Gatlinburg) Mid-South Ceramic Supply Co. (Nashville) The Clay Lady (Nashville) Shakerag Workshops (Sewanee) Armadillo Clay & Supplies (Austin) Ceramic City (Canyon Lake) Trinity Ceramic Supply Inc. (Dallas) American Ceramic Supply Co. (Ft. Worth) Texas Pottery Supply & Clay Co. (Ft. Worth) Dry Creek Pottery (Granbury) Ceramic Store of Houston, LLC (Houston) Bella Bisque, Inc. (Kyle) Display Your Art by Glassica (Liberty Hill) Paragon Industries, L.P. (Mesquite) Old Farmhouse Pottery (Rusk) Clayworld Inc. (San Antonio) Etc., Etc., Etc. (Wichita Falls) Capital Ceramics Inc. (Salt Lake City) The Kiln Doctor Inc. (Front Royal) Spun Earth Pottery (Lynchburg) Tin Barn Pottery Supply at Manassas Clay (Manassas) Campbells Ceramic Supply Inc. (Richmond) North Star Equipment Inc. (Cheney) Giffin Tec Inc. (Lummi Island) The Cookie Cutter Shop (Marysville) Crucible Kilns (Seattle) Paper Clay (New Century Ceramic Arts Inc.) (Seattle) Seattle Pottery Supply (Seattle) Precision Terrefirma (Spokane) Rings & Things Wholesale (Spokane) Clay Art Center (Tacoma) Scott Creek Pottery Inc. (Tacoma)
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Wisconsin
MKM Pottery Tools LLC (Appleton) Nasco Arts & Crafts (Ft. Atkinson)
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Wisconsin
Sax Arts & Crafts (New Berlin) Aves Studio (River Falls) A.R.T. Studio Clay Co. Inc. (Sturtevant) Danser, Inc. (Parkersburg)
Australia
Duct work
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Canada
Plainsman Clay Ltd. (Medicine Hat) Bamboo Tools (Surrey) Greenbarn Potters Supply Ltd. (Surrey) Ceramic Arts & Crafts Supply (Burlington) Euclids Kilns & Elements (Oakville) Euclids/The Pottery Supply House Ltd. (Oakville) Cone Art Kilns Inc. (Richmond Hill) Tuckers Pottery Supplies Inc. (Richmond Hill) Spectrum Glazes (Toronto) Digitalfire Corp. (Cornwall) Sial Products (Laval) Edouard Bastarache Inc. (Sorel-Tracy) La Meridiana (50052 Certaldo (Fl)) Bailey Decal Ltd. (Sotke on Trent)
Italy
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United Kingdom
Soda clay and fire

by gail nicholS
For anyone interested in soda or salt firing, Soda, Clay and Fire covers the topic in great detail. The technical research and presentation surpass all existing literature on the topic, and the rich, vibrant examples of finished work are stunning and sure to inspire. With soda firing, the creative process continues until the kiln is turned off. Nichols book discusses the principles behind this technique and delves into clays, glazes, loading protocols, firing schedules and more. Also included are profiles of other artists working with this technique and examples of their work.

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Company Directory Once youve located a local supplier or national resource, the Company Directory helps with all the nitty gritty. Weve listed more than 285 of the most significant companies providing equipment, supplies and services potters and ceramic artists of all skill levels can use. The companies supplied us with information to help you find out more about what they offer and how they can help you. If you need an online version you can download, check out the Free Gifts section on CeramicArtsDaily.org
AIM KILN MFG. 541-758-8133 350 S.W. Wake Robin Ave. Fax: 541-758-8051 Corvallis, OR 97333-1619 Toll-free: 800-647-1624 Electric and gas-fired kilns, kiln controls and kiln accessories. Custom builds and repairs. ALL FIRED UP 530-894-5227 830 Broadway Fax: 530-894-5271 Chico, CA 95928 A full service ceramic art center; pottery classes, a wide range of supplies, members open studio and gallery with gift shop. ALLIGATOR CLAY COMPANY 225-932-9457 2721 W. Perdue Fax: 225-932-9446 Baton Rouge, LA 70814 Toll-free: 888-503-2299 A division of Southern Pottery Equipment & Supplies LLC, manufacture quality moist clay bodies and custom clay bodies. ALPHA FIRED ARTS 916-484-4424 4675 Aldona Ln. Fax: 916-484-6172 Sacramento, CA 95841 Largest selection of ceramic supplies in northern California. ALPINE KILNS AND EqUIPMENT LLC 845-987-9589 PO Box 1275 Fax: 845-926-3125 982 Rte. 1 Toll-free: 888-222-9196 Pine Island, NY 10969 Manufacture front loading gas and electric kilns since 1943, glaze formulating, tables, work tables, spray booths, and wedging tables.
A & K CLAY COMPANY LLC 937-379-1495 3664 Bethel New Hope Rd. Fax: 937-379-1495 Bethel, OH 45106 Ohio Slip is a very clean and consistent 400 grain material which makes glazes that fire from cone 6 thru 12 and can be applied to a wet or dry pot, dipped, sprayed or brushed. A.R.T. STUDIO CLAY CO. INC. 262-884-4278 9320 Michigan Ave. Fax: 262-884-4343 Sturtevant, WI 53177-2425 Toll-free: 877-ART-CLAY Carry a rainbow of glazes from around the country and a great selection of clay, tools, wheels, kilns and equipment.
AMeRICAN CeRAMIC SUPPLY CO. 817-535-2651 2442 Ludelle St. Fax: 817-536-7120 Ft. Worth, TX 76105-1060 Toll-free: 866-535-2651 email: sales@AmericanCeramics.com Website: www.AmericanCeramics.com Great discounts and great customer service on retail and wholesale ceramic equipment and supplies for over 30 years - kilns, wheels, glazes, brushes, glass tools, clay, bisque and more. Customized and personalized packages. education and training. National and international daily shipping. AMERICANPOTTERS.COM 973-945-3553 165 Hoagland Ave. Rockaway, NJ 07866-3013 National, searchable, database of potters, clay artists, teachers, students, workshop instructors, or anyone involved in the clay industry that wants to be accessible to everyone across the country/planet. AMHERST POTTERS SUPPLY 413-586-4507 47 East St. Fax: 413-584-5535 Hadley, MA 01035 Specialize in custom mixed de-air clays and an assortment of our own cone 6 glazes visible on our website. ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION 406-442-2521 2915 Country Club Ave. Fax: 406-443-0934 Helena, MT 59602-9240 Toll-free: 800-443-6434 U.S. distributor for Alberta and Ravenscrag slip, a base glaze material. Supplier for Bray Patch, a repair and patch material that can be used on green or bisqueware. Manufacture Ben Krupkas woodfire clay body. Clay business proceeds support the Archie Bray Residency Program. Wholesale inquiries are welcome. ARMADILLO CLAY & SUPPLIES 512-385-7311 3307 E. Fourth St. Fax: 512-385-1152 Austin, TX 78702 One-stop shop giving you a chance to see and touch the products. We provide a fast and easy way to purchase those products, so you can get to the fun part creating! Sell both retail and wholesale. ARMORY ART CENTER 561-832-1776 1700 Parker Ave. Fax: 561-832-0191 W. Palm Beach, FL 33401 Community-based visual arts education and exhibition center providing opportunities for individuals. The Center seeks to educate, enrich and engage a diverse population through the experience of art.
AARDVARK CLAY & SUPPLIeS 714-541-4157 1400 e. Pomona St. Fax: 714-541-2021 Santa Ana, CA 92705-4812 email: contact@aardvarkclay.com Website: www.aardvarkclay.com Most comprehensive line of products from cone 018 thru cone 10 in the U.S. AARDVARK CLAY & SUPPLIeS 702-451-9928 6230 Greyhound Ln. Fax: 702-451-9928 Ste. eLas Vegas, NV 89122 email: contact@aardvarkclay.com Website: www.aardvarkclay.com Full service supplier of Highwater, Standard, Laguna, AMACO, Spectrum, Mayco, Georgies, L&L, Skutt, Shimpo, Brent, Pacifica, Dolan, Kemper, Sherrill Mudtools and more. By artists - for artists. Advice from people who actually use what they sell! ABR IMAGERY, INC. 812-339-9147 3808 W. Vernal Park Fax: 812-339-8947 Bloomington, IN 47404 Toll-free: 866-342-4764 Americas #1 glass blowing supply resource. AEGEAN SPONGE CO. 216-749-1927 4722 Memphis Ave. Fax: 216-749-2110 Cleveland, OH 44144 Toll-free: 800-276-8542 Importer of natural and synthetic sponges: silk, elephant ear, sea and wool. Wholesaler of ceramic and craft supplies. AFTOSA 510-233-0334 1776 Wright Ave. Fax: 510-233-3569 Richmond, CA 94804 Toll-free: 800-231-0397 Leading wholesaler of ceramic accessories, tools, books, display products, tile products, bisque, glaze and sublimation products, precious metal clay and glass products.
AMeRICAN ART CLAY CO., INC. (AMACO/ BReNT) 6060 GUION RD. 317-244-6871 Indianapolis, IN 46254-1222 Fax: 317-248-9300 Toll-free: 800-374-1600 email: catalog@amaco.com Website: www.amaco.com Leading manufacturer and supplier of quality ceramic products and equipment since 1919. AMACO kilns, clays, glazes and underglazes, our Brent line of potters wheels, ware carts and hand extruders, and our excel round kilns are used worldwide by art educators.
ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFTS 556 Parkway 865-436-5860 PO Box 567 Fax: 865 430-4101 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 Educational classes, workshops, galleries and a supply store. ART CLAY WORLD, USA 708-857-8800 4535 Southwest Hwy. Fax: 708-636-5408 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Specialize in unique types of clay and materials as well as offering multi-level classes in many locations across the United States and Japan. ART DECAL CORP. 562-434-2711 1145 Loma Dr. Fax: 562-494-7869 Long Beach, CA 90804 quality single and multi-color, made to order waterslide onglaze, inglaze and glass decals for the decorator market.
BAILeY POTTeRY eqUIPMeNT 845-339-3721 62 Tenbroeck Ave. Fax: 845-339-5530 PO Box 1577 Toll-free: 800-431-6067 Kingston, NY 12402 email: info@baileypottery.com Website: www.baileypottery.com quality products, excellent service and the lowest prices have made Bailey Pottery equipment the professionals choice for over 30 years. From clay to tools to glazes to major equipment, Bailey has it all. BALTIMORE CLAYWORKS 410-578-1919 5706 Smith Ave. Fax: 410-578-0058 Baltimore, MD 21209 Youth and adult classes, workshops and exhibitions. BAMBOO TOOLS 604-782-3202 PO Box 74009 111-16033 108th Ave. Surrey, BC V4N 5H9 Canada For centuries, the most widely used pottery tools by production potters in the Orient. Bamboo is the best material for pottery tools because it is durable, lightweight, and fits the human anatomy. BARECLAY 614-271-8225 399 Thurman Ave. Columbus, OH 43206 Specialize in repair and restoration of damaged ceramics. We can, in most cases, restore broken heirlooms to their original beauty. Before and after photos on web. Letters of reference available upon request. BARTLETT INSTRUMENT CO. 319-372-8366 1032 Ave H Fax: 319-372-5560 Ft. Madison, IA 52627 Design and manufacture kiln controllers used by many major kiln manufacturers. Our mission is to provide reliable, easy-to-use and economical controllers. BELLA BISqUE, INC. 512-405-3848 PO Box 1212 Fax: 512-405-3849 Kyle, TX 78640 Toll-free: 866-902-3552 Manufacturer and importer specializing in Italian bisque. With over 200+ designs, we offer a large variety of unique European functional designs and one-of-a-kind kids shapes. Free freight program available. Nationwide delivery 14 days! Excellent customer service.
BIGCeRAMICSTORe.COM 775-351-2888 543 Vista Blvd. Fax: 888-475-7837 Sparks, NV 89434 Toll-free: 888-513-5303 email: support@bigceramicstore.com Website: www.bigceramicstore.com Huge inventory of supplies/equipment, including unique and hard to find items. Most orders ship complete within 1 day. Low prices, volume discounts, excellent customer support. Distributor for many brands. e-mails answered quickly. We are kiln experts! BISON STUDIOS 702-388-2085 1409 S. Commerce St. Las Vegas, NV 89102 Manufacture functional tungsten carbide trimming/ turning tools for potters. Direct sales.
ARTFIXTURES 212-472-0595 211 E. 70th St. Fax: 212-472-3555 New York, NY 10021 Supply the Display Stand; two flat pieces interconnect to hold and enhance artwork, plates, books, photographs and fine collectibles. Stands are created specifically for quality art pieces, displaying them both aesthetically and safely. ATLANTA CLAY 3131 Presidential Dr. Atlanta, GA 30340 770-451-6774 Fax: 770-451-6712
ATLANTIC POTTERY SUPPLY INC. 904-249-4499 400 Levy Rd. Fax: 904-339-0014 Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 Retail and wholesale pottery supply business. AVES STUDIO 715-386-9097 PO Box 34 4 Fax: 715-381-2121 River Falls, WI 54022 Toll-free: 800-261-2837 Manufacture self-hardening sculpting clays, maches and repair compounds that are safe, user friendly, nonshrinking, noncracking, and waterproof for all your sculpting and repair needs. Our 2 part clays are safe to use with potable water and perfect for ceramic repairs. AXNER POTTERY SUPPLY (LAGUNA CLAY CO.) 490 KANE CT. 407-365-2600 Oviedo, FL 32765 Fax: 407-365-5573 Toll-free: 800-843-7057 email: catalog@amaco.com Website: www.axner.com Offer the best quality, pricing and service for pottery supplies, materials, equipment and books. Glass fusing and surface modification products, Steve tools and Bellar roller sold here. B & W TILE CO. INC. 310-538-9579 14600 S. Western Ave. Fax: 310-528-2190 Gardena, CA 90249 Toll-free: 800-499-TILE Family-owned business manufacturing tile and tile trims since 1947. Make and sell dry-pressed ceramic body tiles in a variety of sizes and a full line of trim. Sell both retail and wholesale. BADGER AIR BRUSH CO. 847-678-3104 9128 W. Belmont Ave. Fax: 847-671-4352 Franklin Park, IL 60131 Toll-free: 800-222-7553 Maker of quality airbrushes for over 45 years. Manufacture several types of airbrushes designed to meet a vast array of spray needs. BAILEY DECAL LTD. Trent House Dunning St. Stoke on Trent ST6 5AP United Kingdom 44-0-1782-524400
BLICK ART MATeRIALS 309-343-6181 695 U.S. Hwy. 150 e. Fax: 800-621-8293 PO Box 1267 Toll-free: 800-828-4548 Galesburg, IL 61402-1267 email: info@dickblick.com Website: www.dickblick.com Offer a wide selection of clays, glazes, kilns, tools, wheels and accessories for the school and home studio. Get the best prices, best selection and best service on all the top brands - Amaco, Skutt, Laguna, Shimpo, Kemper, Bailey and more. Request a catalog or shop online. BLUE DIAMOND KILNS 504-835-2035 2009 S. Hullen Toll-free: 800-USA-KILN PO Box 172 Metarie, LA 70004 Manufacture electric ceramic, glass and custom-ordered kilns. BLUEBIRD MFG. INC. 970-484-3243 PO Box 2307 Fax: 970-493-1408 Ft. Collins, CO 80522-2307 Toll-free: 800-335-0741 Manufacture 3 sizes of pugmills, studio to large production models. All have cast aluminum barrels and stainless steel parts. Also manufacture studio and production size clay mixers with stainless steel buckets. BNZ MATERIALS INC. 303-978-1199 6901 S. Pierce St. Fax: 303-978-0308 Littleton, CO 80128 Manufacture BNZ-24 HK Insulating Firebrick, which is the premium brick available today for the proper lining and insulation of hobby kilns. BOSTON KILN SALES & SERVICE 617-926-1802 66 Thomas St. Fax: 781-391-8942 Medford, MA 02155 Provide sales, custom installation and repairs to all kilns and wheels, and consulting to schools and colleges regarding technical and code issues.
BeNNeTT POTTeRY SUPPLY 407-877-6311 431 enterprise St. Fax: 407-877-3559 Ocoee, FL 34761 Toll-free: 800-432-0074 email: jronhock@mpinet.net Website: www.bennettpottery.com Complete line of Kilns excel, L&L, Olympic, Paragon and Skutt, Potters wheels Axner, Brent, Creative Industries, Pacifica, Thomas Stuart, and Shimpo at super discounted prices. Amaco & Brent and Laguna Glazes. Call for our wholesale catalog. Our catalog is also online at bennettpottery.com.
BRACKeRS GOOD eARTH CLAYS 785-841-4750 1831 e. 1450 Rd. Fax: 785-841-8142 Lawrence, KS 66044 Toll-free: 888-822-1982 email: mail@brackers.com Website: www.brackers.com Supply ceramic and sculpture materials, equipment, tools and accessories to potters, sculptors, teachers, schools, institutions and hobbyists since 1982.
BRICKYARD CERAMICS & CRAFTS 317-244-5230 6060 Guion Rd. Fax: 317-248-9300 Indianapolis, IN 46254 Toll-free: 800-677-3289 Indianas largest supplier of clay, kilns, slip, glazes, tools, molds, bisque, glass, wheels, and slab rollers plus art and craft products for potters, teachers, hobby ceramics and the crafter. We carry all the name brands including AMACO, Brent, Excel, Mayco. BROWN TOOL CO. 612-331-1556 212 13th Ave. N.E. Fax: 612-331-1556 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Toll-free: 800-980-8665 Replaceable-blade trimming tools and adjustable glazing tongs. BUYERS MARKET OF AMERICAN CRAFT 410-889-2933 3000 Chestnut Ave. Ste. 300 Fax: 410-889-1320 Baltimore, MD 21211 Toll-free: 800-432-7238 The place to meet qualified buyers in a professional wholesale-only setting. Applications reviewed throughout the yearget yours online today. C AND R PRODUCTS, INC. 7495 S.W. 38th St. Fax: 352-861-2507 Ocala, FL 34474 Toll-free: 800-657-7020 Your fired art superstore! Full distributor for color, bisque, kilns, supplies and glass. CALIFORNIA POT TOOLS 805-525-0080 792 Manor Ridge Rd. Fax: 805-525-4704 Santa Paula, CA 93060-1651 Manufacture tools for ceramic artists and potters; including 56 embossed patterns in a variety of shapes and sizes plus decorating ribs in 12 patterns. All used to stamp, roll or drag hundreds of unique decorations into clay. Also carry lid calipers and more. Send for free catalog. CAMPBELLS CERAMIC SUPPLY INC. 804-329-0109 4231 Carolina Ave. Fax: 804-329-1439 Richmond, VA 23222 Toll-free: 800-399-0660 Manufacture a complete line of pottery, clay, glaze and slip. Visit us at our headquarters in Richmond, VA, or stop by one of our 24 dealers along the East Coast. CAPITAL CeRAMICS INC. 801-466-6471 2174 S. Main St. Fax: 801-466-6946 Salt Lake City, UT 84115 For more than 50 years the main source of potters supplies and equipment for Utah and the surrounding area. Outstanding customer service and prompt shipment of orders have contributed to our reputation as a good place to do business.
CATTLE BARN CLAY CO. 574-727-5737 4786 W. County Rd. 900 N. Royal Center, IN 46978 Offer ceramic materials for individuals and schools at discount prices. CERAMIC ARTS & CRAFTS SUPPLY 905-335-1515 3103 Mainway Dr. Fax: 905-332-4403 Burlington, ON L7M 1A1 Canada Wholesale ceramic supplies. Business package. Online shopping at website. Classes available. CERAMIC ARTS LIBRARY 607-962-6042 79 E. Third St. Fax: 607-962-1636 Corning, NY 14830-3101 Specialize in out-of-print and hard-to-find books, catalogs and slide programs in the ceramic field. We also do appraisals. CERAMIC ARTSPACE 818-782-1500 6020 Woodman Ave. Toll-free: 888-CERAMIX Van Nuys, CA 91401 Full-service online supply store; bisque, plastercraft, glazes, tools, kiln supplies, acrylics and much more at great prices. Everything for the ceramic crafter. CERAMIC CITY 830-964-4038 186 Julius Dr. Fax: 830-964-3646 Canyon Lake, TX 78133 On-site kiln repair and rebuild service, parts and supplies; all Texas. Sell all kiln brands and models. Master kiln repair technician. Warranty on all work. Kiln repair and firing seminars. Refurbished kilns with warranty. CERAMIC DESIGN GROUP LTD./PLINTH GALLERY 3520 Brighton Blvd. 303-909-5488 Denver, CO 80216 Fax: 303-296-3581 Design and prototype/sample maker for ceramics & pottery; master mold and model maker for slip casting, hydraulic pressing and jiggering. Clay and glaze consulting service. L&L Kilns and Shimpo distributors, Paragon and Nabertherm kilns distributor. THE CERAMIC SHOP 215-427-9665 3245 Amber St. Philadelphia, PA 19134 io and walk-in store. Home of the Hydro-Bat, a gypsum cement bat designed to fit all wheels. CERAMIC SERVICES 909-986-1566 PO Box 1352 Fax: 909-983-6041 Chino Hills, CA 91709 Complete line of professional raku kilns from 4 to 14 cu. ft., downdraft kilns and custom pottery equipment. Offer Laguna Clays, Aardvark Clay and Glazes, Shimpo Wheels, Leslies Clay and Glazes as well as IMCO Clay. We are the Inland Valley Ceramic Supply. CERAMIC SERVICES INC. 215-245-4040 1060 Park Ave. Fax: 215-638-1812 Bensalem, PA 19020-4652 Solutions to drying and firing problems. Bringing industrial know-how to production potters. Home of the Kilnman, the Pottery Pro 2000 dryer and Pottery Master kilns, the best-built kilns and dryers available. CERAMIC STORE OF HOUSTON, LLC 713-864-6442 1002 W. 11 St. Fax: 713-864-6550 Houston, TX 77008 Toll-free: 800-290-8990 Serving schools and institutions, potters and sculptors in the Houston metro area for over 30 years.
CERAMIC SUPPLY CHICAGO 847-425-1900 942 Pitner Ave. Fax: 847-332-2575 Evanston, IL 60202 Materials & equipment for potters, sculptors, ceramic decorators. Standard moist clays; Duncan, Mayco, AMACO, Spectrum, Opulence glazes; raw clay and glaze materials; plasters; Kemper, Dolan, Sherrill tools; L&L, Brent, North Star, Shimpo. CERAMIC SUPPLY INC. 973-340-3005 7 Rt. 46 W. Fax: 973-340-0089 Lodi, NJ 07644 Toll-free: 800-723-7264 Materials and equipment for potters, sculptors, ceramic decorators. Standard moist clays; Duncan, Mayco, AMACO, Spectrum glazes; raw clay & glaze materials; plasters; Kemper, Dolan, Sherrill tools; Skutt, L&L, Brent, North Star, Shimpo. Free delivery. CERAMICS & CRAFTS SUPPLY CO. 415-982-9231 490 Fifth St. Fax: 415-957-1492 San Francisco, CA 94107 Email: ceramics@ceramicssf.com Website: www.ceramicssf.com Materials and equipment for potters, ceramists and porcelain doll artisans. Mayco & Duncan glaze distributor. CERAMICS CONSULTING SERVICES 413-527-7337 6 Glendale Woods Dr. Fax: 413-527-2755 Southampton, MA 01073 Email: fixpots@aol.com Website: www.fixpots.com Technical information on clays, glazes, slip casting, raw materials, kilns, equipment, product development and ceramic toxicology. Specialize in clay body and glaze defects cause and corrections. CERAMICS HAWAII LTD. 501 Kokea St., Bldg. A-6 Honolulu, HI 96817-4935 808-845-8100
CHESAPEAKE CERAMICS SUPPLY 410-247-1270 4706 Benson Ave. Fax: 410-247-1708 Baltimore, MD 21227-1411 Toll-free: 800-962-9655 Wholesale supplier of ceramic supplies and equipment.
CARBONDALe CLAY CeNTeR 970-963-2529 135 Main St. Fax: 970-963-4492 Carbondale, CO 81623 email: info@carbondaleclay.org Website: www.carbondaleclay.org Non-profit community clay studio serving Colorados Roaring Fork Valley and beyond, offering year-round, high quality ceramic arts classes and activities for adults and children.
THe CHINeSe CLAY ART, USA 408-343-3919 1155 S. De Anza Blvd. Fax: 408-343-0117 Toll-free: 800-689-2529 San Jose, CA 95129 email: chineseclayart@hotmail.com Website: www.chineseclayart.com Web store, manufacture and wholesale company. Offer patented and newly invented clay tools, brushes, ceramic materials, prepared glazes and ceramic art books. Also offer China ceramic tours and cultural exchange programs. CHRIS HENLEY TOOLS 760-942-0086 912 Third St. Encinitas, CA 92024 Handcraft potters tools for throwing, handbuilding, sculpture and tile molding. Crafted from exotic/domestic woods, bamboo and high carbon tool steel. Custom/ traditional patterns available, or to your specifications.
CAROLINA CLAY CONNeCTION 704-376-7221 2132 Hawkins St. Fax: 704-376-6824 Charlotte, NC 28203 email: carolinaclay@aol.com Website: www.carolinaclay.com Full-service supplier, featuring clays by Standard, Highwater and Laguna. We carry equipment by most major manufacturers. Service-oriented with easy accessibility.
CLAY ART CeNTeR 253-922-5342 2636 Pioneer Way e. Fax: 253-922-5349 Tacoma, WA 98404 Toll-free: 800-952-8030 email: clayart@clayartcenter.net Website: www.clayartcenter.net Northwests leading manufacturer of custom clay and glazes. Owned and operated by potters for over 35 years. Distributors for Skutt, Laguna, Kemper, Duncan, AMACO and most other manufacturers. Offer kiln, wheel and equipment repair. CLAY FACTORY INC. 760-741-3242 PO Box 460598 Fax: 760-741-5436 Escondido, CA 92046-0598 Toll-free: 877-728-5739 Carry Jacquard products, Kemper tools, Artistic wire and Makins clay and tools.
CLAYWORKS SUPPLIES, INC. 410-235-5998 4625 Falls Rd. Fax: 410-235-6061 Baltimore, MD 21209 Sell a full line of clay supplies to schools and artists for over 20 years. Products from Standard Ceramics, Highwater, Laguna, Campbells, Duncan, Kemper, L&L and Skutt. Truck delivery to MD, D.C., northern VA, DE and southeast PA. CLAYWORLD INC. 210-222-1331 1200 E. Houston St. Fax: 210-222-1777 San Antonio, TX 78205 Toll-free: 800-284-2529 One-stop shop for all your pottery supplies and equipment. Discounted prices every day. COASTAL CERAMIC SUPPLY 843-873-1211 115 Varnfield Dr. Fax: 843-873-1909 Summerville, SC 29483 Toll-free: 800-688-0602 Full-service ceramic and pottery supplier providing products from leading manufacturers.
CREATIVE GLAZES 770-476-7322 3407 Hwy. 120 Duluth, GA 30096 Email: glazes@creativeglazes.com Website: www.creativeglazes.com Feature Duncan, Mayco, and Western glazes, Orton cones, kiln wash, Kemper tools, as well as other tools, paint brushes and turn tables. Most orders ship the same day when placed during the week. Open MondayFriday, 9 am6 pm. Walk-ins welcome. CREATIVE HOBBIES, INC. 856-933-2540 900 Creek Rd. Fax: 800-992-7675 Bellmawr, NJ 08031 Toll-free: 888-THE-KILN Wholesale prices to those doing ceramics and pottery as a business. Best discounts regardless of quantity and same day shipping. Freight allowances based on order size.
COLUMBUS CLAY 614-488-9600 1080 Chambers Rd. Fax: 614-488-9849 Columbus, OH 43212 Complete source of supplies for ceramic art CLAY-KING.COM 864-579-1752 classes and potterymaking. Clays, raw materials, 125 Ben Abi Rd. Fax: 864-579-1756 kilns, potters wheels, tools, glazes and more. Call Spartanburg, SC 29307 Toll-free: or e-mail us for a free catalog. Now carrying a full line of bisque. 888-838-3625 email: info@clay-king.com CONE ART KILNS INC. 905-889-7705 Website: www.clay-king.com 15 W. Pearce St., Unit #7 Fax: 905-889-7707 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1H6 Toll-free: ONLINe DISCOUNT STORe WITH A HUGe 800-304-6185 PRODUCT INDeX, INCLUDING ARTISAN Canada KILNS, FOR ALL LeVeLS OF CeRAMIC ARTISTS AND POTTeRS. Manufacture quality ceramic and glass kilns with THE CLAY LADY 615-242-0346 distribution in N. America and Europe. Since 1416 Lebanon Pike, Bldg. C Fax: 615-244-3191 1982, known for producing an energy efficient, Nashville, TN 37210 Toll-free: 866-203-5286 extra-insulated kiln. Your resource for teaching clay in the classroom! THE CLAY PLACE 412-276-3260 One Walnut St., Ste. 2 Fax: 412-276-3250 Carnegie, PA 15106 Sell ceramic equipment, supplies and books. Distributor for Amaco, Brent, Kemper, Olympic, Paragon, L&L, Shimpo, Soldner, Standard Ceramic Supply Co. and Sculpture House.
CReATIVe PARADISe 316-794-8621 415 Industrial, Box 734 Fax: 316-794-8226 Goddard, KS 67052 email: kimplemold@earthlink.net Website: www.handbuilding.com Ceramic design firm dedicated to offering unique handbuilding forms and tools. CRESS MFG. CO. 775-884-2777 4736 Convair Dr. Fax: 775-884-2991 Carson City, NV 89706 Toll-free: 800-423-4584 Produce the finest in electric firing equipment. Kilns feature competitive pricing without compromising quality or safety. From small test units to large production-grade equipment, Cress is your best choice. CROSSROADS POTTERY & CLAY CO. 517-783-2942 3022 Francis St. Fax: 517-817-0252 Jackson, MI 49203 Toll-free: 877-872-8471 Ceramics/pottery supplies, equipment, tools, and clay. Slip-casting and mold making supplies, including slump hump molds and sculpturemaking supplies. Basic instructions on how to mix dry glaze, slip mixing, and plaster mold making, including over 125 custom glazes. CRUCIBLE KILNS 206-587-0570 35 S. Hanford St. Fax: 888-587-0373 Seattle, WA 98134-1807 Toll-free: 800-522-1975 Manufacture custom and stock ceramic and glass kilns for over 25 years. CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS 847-657-8144 1812 Johns Dr. Fax: 800-657-8149 Glenview, IL 60025 Toll-free: 800-255-8629 Produce and distribute art resources including videos, prints, posters, and books. Committed to providing the highest quality resources. Feature top selling videos and teaching posters for ceramics classrooms and the home. CURRAN PFEIFF CORP. 732-225-0555 Liddle Ave. Fax: 732-225-5012 Edison, NJ 08837 Family business for 83 years. Manufacture kiln posts, heating element holders, stilt stones, glass dams and saggers. Provide historical restoration on architectural ceramics, terra cotta, and pottery for professional, hobby, artists, glassmakers, schools, architects, and distributors. Carry insulating bricks, dry clays, custom bodies, glazes and shapes. DAKOTA POTTERS SUPPLY 605-332-1946 2315 W. Madison St. Fax: 605-332-2729 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 For over 30 years, manufacture pugged clay and distribute glazes, kilns and equipment for Paragon, Skutt, L&L Kilns, Laguna, Coloramics/ Mayco, Spectrum Glazes, Vent-A-Kiln, Peter Pugger, Amaco-Brent, and North Star.
CLAY PLANeT 408-295-3352 1775 Russell Ave. Fax: 408-295-8717 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Toll-free: 800-443-CLAY email: info@clay-planet.com Website: www.clay-planet.com Northern Californias most complete ceramic supplier. Manufacture clay and glazes, full retail store plus workshops, repair services and firing services. CLAYMAKERS 919-530-8355 705 Foster St. Fax: 919-530-8306 Durham, NC 27701 Multifunctional clay center offering classes (beginner through advanced), retail clay, supplies and equipment, individual studio rentals and a gallery of fine pottery and clay art. CLAYPEOPLE 510-236-1492 1430 Potrero Ave. Toll-free: 888-236-1492 Richmond, CA 94804-2141 Ceramic supply, plaster, equipment sales and service. CLAYSCAPES POTTERY INC. 315-424-6868 1003 W. Fayette St. Fax: 315-424-8877 Syracuse, NY 13204 Premier distributor of clay and equipment in central NY and the northeast. Offer a wide variety of clay bodies, wet and dry glazes, kilns, wheels and tools. Virtually everything a ceramic artist or teacher needs!
CONTINeNTAL CLAY CO. 612-331-9332 1101 Stinson Blvd. N.e. Fax: 612-331-8564 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Toll-free: 800-432-2529 email: sales@continentalclay.com Website: www.continentalclay.com Premier source for pottery, handbuilding, sculpting and casting supplies. Clays, glazes, chemicals, kilns, pottery wheels, tools, books, and related equipment. 25 stock clay bodies and superior custom blending. Online store; catalog available. THE COOKIE CUTTER SHOP 360-652-3295 3021 140th St. N.W. Fax: 360-652-3647 Marysville, WA 98271 CORNELL STUDIO SUPPLY 937-454-0357 8290 N. Dixie Dr. Fax: 937-454-0397 Dayton, OH 45414 Complete line of supplies for pottery and sculpture. Our technician has over 30 years of experience at repairing equipment. Knowledgeable and courteous staff ready to assist customers. Catalog available. Celebrating 30 years in business.
COYOTe CLAY & COLOR 505-344-2250 5107 edith Blvd. N.e. Toll-free: 866-344-2250 Albuquerque, NM 87107-5107 email: clayncolor@aol.com Website: www.coyoteclay.com Coyote Cone Six electric Glazes are unique, beautiful and reliable. Now you can get all the richness and variety of gas firing in your electric kiln. Available in pints, gallons, and three gallon buckets or packaged dry. Our high fire underglazes stay bright and true from cone six to cone ten.
DANSER, INC. 304-679-3666 US 50 East @ Murphytown Rd. Fax: 304-679-3354 Parkersburg, WV 26104 Steel and sheet metal fabricator specializing in custom fiber-lined gas kilns for industrial and studio potter use. Also manufacture and install ductwork and combustion systems. DAVENS CERAMIC CENTER 770-451-2105 5076 Peachtree Rd. Fax: 770-455-7012 Atlanta, GA 30341 Toll-free: 800-695-4805 Complete line of pottery equipment and supplies. Anything needed to make pottery. If we dont have it, well get it! Purchase orders welcome. DEL VAL POTTERS SUPPLY CO. 215-233-0655 1230 E. Mermaid Ln. Fax: 215-233-0496 Glenside, PA 19038 Full-service pottery supply offering dependable, friendly, helpful service to the professional and the hobby ceramist. Distributor of many manufacturers and stand behind the materials and equipment that we sell. DEW CLAW STUDIOS 401-312-0540 545 Pawtucket Ave., Ste. 106 Pawtucket, RI 02860 Full-service clay art center offering supplies, classes, workshops, studio memberships, firing (gas/wood/ electric/raku/pit), and artist business services ranging from shooting images to mailing list management. DIGITALFIRE CORP. 406-662-0136 Box 432 Fax: 866-223-7132 Cornwall, PE C0A 1H0, Canada Our INSIGHT and 4SIGHT ceramic chemistry and database software, books and Digitalfire websites empower potters to understand, formulate, and adjust their own ceramic glaze and clay bodies. DISPLAY YOUR ART BY GLASSICA 512-778-9398 3051 N. Hwy. 183 Fax: 512-778-9477 Bldg. 1, Ste. 1 Liberty Hill, TX 78642 Manufacture and distribute a wide variety of display stands, including bowl stands, plate holders, coaster holders, and more. DOGWOOD CERAMIC SUPPLY 228-831-4848 12590 Dedeaux Rd. Fax: 228-831-3111 Gulfport, MS 39503 One of the largest multi-line pottery and ceramic distributors in the southern U.S. Offer a great selection of kilns, clay, glazes, wheels, molds, and related supplies.
DUNGHANRACH CLAY CO. 320-256-3496 536 N. Third Ave. W. Fax: 320-256-3496 Melrose, MN 56352 Venco Pugmills, Skutt Kilns, and Creative Industries throwing wheels at discount prices. DURALITE INC. 860-379-3113 15 School St. Fax: 860-379-5879 Riverton, CT 06065 Family business for over 50 years. Manufacture custom quality electric heating elements for kilns and furnaces, replacement elements, switches, controls, connectors, and thermocouples; design service by qualified, experienced engineers. EAST VALLEY SUPPLY 607-478-8178 4635 E. Vally Rd. Andover, NY 14808 Specialize in epoxies specific for repairing ceramics. ECHO CERAMICS 310-815-1525 2856 S. Robertson Blvd. Fax: 310-815-1525 Los Angeles, CA 90034 A great place for potters to work. Beginning, intermediate and advanced classes each month. Tools, supplies and clay available for sale. Home of the unique Echo Claypron. High fire glazes available in dry and wet form. EDOUARD BASTARACHE INC. 2340 Des Erables Sorel-Tracy, Pq J3R 2W3 Canada Author, editor, publisher and Substitutions for Raw Ceramic Toxicology: Ceramics, Glass, and ENDURING IMAGES 431 Violet St. Fax: 303-278-4313 Golden, CO 80401 450-742-2170
FALCON COMPANY 714-541-4157 1400 e. Pomona St. Fax: 714-541-2021 Santa Ana, CA 92705 email: falcon@aardvarkclay.com Manufacture quality, heavy-duty hand tools for ceramic and craft areas. Publish technical books for the studio potter. A division of Aardvark Clay. FAT CAT POTTERY INC. 910-395-2529 419-C Raleigh St. Fax: 910-395-4684 Wilmington, NC 28412 Offer classes and working studio space by the hour or month. Distributor for Skutt kilns, L&L Kilns, Standard Ceramics clays, Kemper tools, Spectrum glazes, and underglazes, Amaco glazes and pottery wheels. FIRERIGHT/WARNER INSTRUMENTS 616-843-5342 1320 Fulton Ave. Grand Haven, MI 49417-1534 Kiln, furnace, and test chambers electronic controls. FLAT ROCK CLAY SUPPLIES 479-521-3181 2002 S. School Ave. Fax: 479-443-3772 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Provide a full range of supplies and equipment to schools and potters in Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and southeast Missouri through our store and online. Service what we sell. Conduct regular classes and visiting artists work. FLORIDA CLAY ART CO. 407-330-1116 1645 Hangar Rd. Fax: 407-330-5058 Sanford, FL 32773 Toll-free: 800-211-7713 Distributor for Highwater Clay, Duncan Glaze, Kemper Tool. Also offer many types of pottery equipment including Cress Kilns, Aim Kilns, Shimpo tools, Peter Pugger products, and much more. Online store.
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ETC., ETC., ETC. 940-781-2529 3101 Barnett Rd. Fax: 940-696-0223 Wichita Falls, TX 76310 Established 1983. Distributor for Laguna Clay Co. in N. Texas, easily accessible to Oklahoma or Louisiana. Delivery within 150 miles. EUCLIDS KILNS & ELEMENTS 1120 Speers Rd. Fax: 905-849-0001 Oakville, ON L6L 2X4 Toll-free: 800-296-5456 Canada Buy direct and save! Manufacture quality electric kilns for pottery and glass as well as replacement elements, bricks, and slabs for any kiln. Offers custom kiln and element design service. EUCLIDS/THE POTTERY SUPPLY HOUSE Ltd. 1120 SPEERS RD. 905-849-5540 Oakville, ON L6L 2X4 Fax: 905-849-0001 Canada Toll-free: 800-465-8544 Supply all your needs for making pottery: kilns, kiln furniture, wheels, clay, raw materials, premade glazes, and tools. Also have an assortment of glass fusing and slumping supplies. EVANS CERAMIC SUPPLY 316-262-2551 1518 S. Washington Fax: 316-262-1396 Wichita, KS 67211-0654 For over 50 years, supply raw materials to retail studios, schools, colleges, and art centers. Hobbyists and finishware producers also find our products important for their completed projects. EVENHEAT KILN INC. 989-856-2281 6949 Legion Dr. Fax: 989-856-4040 Caseville, MI 48725-0399 For over 50 years, manufacture high quality kilns for the private and commercial studio. Accessories: RampMaster II & Set-Pro computer controls, PC-based kiln software, pyrometers, Ventmaster, kiln shelves, and posts.
DOLAN TOOLS 480-998-7169 PO Box 15161 Fax: 480-991-4509 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Toll-free: 800-624-3127 email: email@dolantools.net Website: www.dolantools.net Complete line of handcrafted pottery tools all individually made of high-quality knife steel. Custom orders available. Dealers welcome. DOO-WOO TOOLS LLC 845-987-9589 PO Box 1275 Fax: 845-926-3125 Warwick, NY 10990 Primary U.S. wholesale distributor of fine pottery tools designed by Dong-Hun Chung of S. Korea. A variety of tool sets, individual tools, and custom tool sets assembled according to customer requirements. DRY CREEK POTTERY 817-326-4210 8400 Cleburne Hwy. Granbury, TX 76049 Teacher workshops and lesson plan books relating to clay. Teachers can comp staff development days and make clay projects that can be used in the classroom from elementary through high school.
FRee FReIGHT POTTeRY SUPPLY LLC 877-344-2933 PO Box 70505 Fax: 505-344-2950 Albuquerque, NM 87197-0505 email: sales@freefreightclay.com Website: www.FreeFreightClay.com Sells clay, glazes, kilns, wheels, tools, chemicals, stains. Free freight on everything all the timeeven clay! FREEFORM CLAY & SUPPLY 619-477-1004 1912 Cleveland Ave. Fax: 619-477-1333 National City, CA 91950 San Diegos leading ceramic supplier for over 35 years. Best prices on equipment. Distributor for Laguna Clay, Duncan Glazes, Kemper Tools, Skutt Kilns, Peter Pugger, North Star, Shimpo, Giffin Tec, L&L, and Cress Kilns. FROG POND POTTERY 610-388-1254 PO Box 88 Fax: 610-388-1254 Pocopson, PA 19366 GlazeMaster, a glaze calculation and database software for Windows and Mac. Mastering Cone 6 Glazes, written by John Hesselberth and Ron Roy. Both can be purchased on our website. FUNKE FIRED ARTS 513-871-2529 3130 Wasson Rd. Fax: 513-871-5576 Cincinnati, OH 45209 Toll-free: 866-GET-CLAY Supply ceramic materials and equipment. Public studio facilities/rental. Classes in handbuilding and wheel throwing. Workshops. Professional and hobbyist potters, art teachers. Unified purchasing approved.
GARE INC. 978-373-9131 165 Rosemont St. Fax: 978-372-9432 Harverhill, MA 01830 Leader in ceramics since 1950. Over 600 bisque designs and several hundred glazes for artists, studios, and commercial accounts. Contact us for your special bisque or glaze needs. GEIL KILNS CO. FAX: 714-847-6145 7201 Clay Ave. Toll-free: 800-887-4345 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Manufacture portable downdraft gas kilns, electric fired kilns, gas burners, and controls, and industrial furnaces.
GREENBARN POTTERS SUPPLY LTD. 604-888-3411 9548 192nd St. Fax: 604-888-4247 Surrey, BC V4N 3R9 Canada Supply potters on the west coast of Canada. Carry everything a potter needs: clay, materials, glazes, tools, equipment, books, and much more. GROOVY TOOLS 502-859-5070 1221 Johnson Rd. Fax: 502-859-5070 Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 Premium quality trim tool handcrafted in Kentucky. Offer the 200 Series heavy gauge tool made from true tool steel and the 300 Series medium gauge tool made from high carbon steel. HAMMILL & GILLESPIE INC. 973-994-3650 154 S. Livingston Ave. Fax: 973-994-3847 Livingston, NJ 07039-0104 Toll-free: 800-454-8846 Distribute ceramic raw materials including fine English china and ball clays, Cornish stone, Yorkshire Whiting, and Spanish red iron oxide. Manufacture Gillespie Borate. HAR-BON CERAMICS & DECALS 989-595-2463 24475 U.S. 23 S. Fax: 989-595-2326 Presque Isle, MI 49777 Ceramic decals for every purpose. Over 7500 in our online shopping cart. Many online features. HERRING DESIGNS, LLC 970-547-4835 PO Box 3099 Fax: 775-206-7526 Breckenridge, CO 80424-3009 Toll-free: 888-391-1615 Makers of SlabMat, a non-woven fabric for slab rolling and handbuilding. HIGHWATER CLAYS OF FLORIDA 727-553-9344 420 22nd St. S. Fax: 727-553-9346 St. Petersburg, FL 33712 Florida potters need look no further than our facility for all their supplies. Celebrating our 7th year. Feature 40+ clay bodies, glazes, tools, equipment, books and more. Located in St. Petersburgs Historic Seaboard Train Station just off I-275.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CO. 916-383-2811 7268 Frasinetti Rd. Fax: 916-383-8741 Sacramento, CA 95828 Provide a wide range of products and services for the mineral processing industry and ceramic art markets. Manufacture a wide range of clays. See our website for more information. INNOVATIVE CERAMIC CORP. 330-385-6515 432 Walnut St. Fax: 330-385-6510 E. Liverpool, OH 43920-3130 Provide creative solutions to product identification and decoration. Manufacture glass and ceramic decals, rubber stamps and DuraFire inks. Supply decal squeegees, underglaze pencils, and high temperature china markers. INSULATING FIREBRICK, INC. 724-282-1012 610 E. Butler Rd. Fax: 724-285-7673 Butler, PA 16002 Supply insulating firebrick, 23003000F, standard sizes and oversized bricks, straights and shapes. First quality ISO certified insulating firebrick. Stock brick at our Claysburg, PA warehouse ready to ship. INTERNATIONAL DECAL CORP. 847-498-5820 3322 Commercial Ave. Fax: 708-498-6356 Northbrook, IL 60062 Manufacture custom ceramic and glass decals. Specialize in 4-color process photographic reproductions. Produce overglaze, inglaze and reactive decals as well as glass and non-fire decals for plastic, wood, and canvas prints. J. & J. CERAMIC STUDIO 302-678-2845 666-A S. DuPont Hwy. Fax: 302-678-2845 Dover, DE 19901 Full-service traditional studio, serving the tri-state area since 1974. 4,000 sq. ft. facility centrally located in Delaware on a major highway. Large selection of greenware from over 15,000 molds, bisque, brushes, tools, firings, classes, etc. JAPAN POTTERY TOOLS 1032 Irving St. , PMB 967 San Francisco, CA 94122 Discover hard-to-find Japanese tools, and learn new techniques for throwing, trimming and glazing on our website. JEN-KEN KILNS 838-648-0585 3615 Ventura Dr. W. Fax: 863-701-9867 Lakeland, FL 33811 Different types of kilns including glass-fusing kilns.
GeORGIeS CeRAMIC & CLAY CO. INC. 541-338-7654 1471 Railroad Blvd., #9 Fax: 541-338-7565 eugene, OR 97402 Toll-free: 866-234-2529 email: eugene@georgies.com Website: www.georgies.com Specialize in cone 6 electric glazes, plus offer great tips and techniques on how to use them. Visit our website for details. GeORGIeS CeRAMIC & CLAY CO. INC. 503-283-1353 756 N.e. Lombard Fax: 503-283-1387 Portland, OR 97211 Toll-free: 800-999-2529 email: info@georgies.com Website: www.georgies.com Full range of equipment, supplies and tools for the studio. GIFFIN TEC INC. 360-758-7008 4135 Sunny Hill Ln. Fax: 360-758-2520 Lummi Island, WA 98262 Manufacturer of the Giffin Grip and Lidmasters pottery tools. Offering the utmost in customer care and satisfaction. GLAZE MIXER 801-633-9524 2156 Cambridge Ave. Cardiff, CA 92007 Save your glaze recipes online and we can mix them for you. Retrieve them anywhere that you have access to the Internet. GLYPTIC MODELING TOOLS 970-663-5190 418 W. 8th St. S.E., Unit B5 Fax: 970-663-5127 Loveland, CO 80537 Toll-free: 800-260-4690 Email: info@glyptic.com Website: www.glyptic.com Glyptic (from the Greek to carve) modeling tools are high quality, interchangeable tools. Variety of sizes and a wide range of loop shapes for every size project from miniature to monumental. Great for modeling and cutting/trimming. GRABERS POTTERY INC. 951-675-5468 2058 North Mills Ave. #217 Claremont, CA 91711 The Steve Tool - One Tool, Many Results. Roll it on, stretch the pot - get awesome texture on pottery! Hold back runny glazes via texture; fill with contrasting slip; or go naked with unglazed pottery for a new tactile feel.
HIGHWATeR CLAYS, INC. 828-252-6033 600 Riverside Dr. Fax: 828-253-3853 Asheville, NC 28801-2140 email: clay@highwaterclays.com Website: www.highwaterclays.com Offer a full line of tools, kilns, glazes, equipment, raw materials and books to customers from around the globe. Theres a lot more to our clays than the ingredients. With three decades of experience, our prepared clay bodies perform batch after batch. HYPERGLAZE/RICHARD BURKETT 619-286-1836 6354 Lorca Dr. Fax: 619-583-3894 San Diego, CA 92115-5509 Easiest-to-use glaze calculation software for ceramics artists. Powerful features. Newly revised. Now for Windows (98 or newer), Linux and Macintosh OSX. I LOVE TO CREATE (DUNCAN ENTERPRISES) 559-291-4444 5673 E. Shields Ave. Fax: 559-294-2447 Fresno, CA 93727-7819 Toll-free: 800-CER-AMIC Duncan Ceramic Arts is the leading hobby ceramic brand, trusted as the ultimate source of fired creativity by hobbyists, educators, students, and studio owners for over 60 years. The brand is renowned for its comprehensive line of nontoxic products including color, bisque, brushes, and tools while supported by an honored educational program.
JIFFY MIXER CO. INC. 951-272-0838 1691 California Ave. Fax: 800-666-4120 Corona, CA 92881 Toll-free: 800-560-2903 Mix any dry or liquid ingredients or combination quicker and more thoroughly. Three-bladed mixing head pulls all material to be mixed inside the head, reducing mixing time up to 90%. Range of sizes. JOHN BROWN TOOLS 163 Wynbrook Ct. Winston-Salem, NC 27103 336-765-0604
GReAT LAKeS CLAY & SUPPLY 847-551-1070 120 S. Lincoln Ave. Fax: 847-551-1083 Toll-free: 800-258-8796 Carpentersville, IL 60110 email: greatclay@greatclay.com Website: www.greatclay.com Inventor of the Versa-Bat and Glaz-eze markers. Chicagolands most respected source of ceramic and pottery making supplies. Supply commercial potters, hobby/craft artists and school programs.
JOHNSON GAS APPLIANCE CO. 319-365-5267 520 East Ave. N.W. Fax: 319-261-0726 Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 Pioneer in the development and manufacture of gas burning equipment including many types of furnaces, kilns, and burners. KC METRO CERAMIC SUPPLIES 816-350-3003 15900 E. 40 Hwy. Fax: 816-350-3056 Kansas City, MO 64136 Toll-free: 800-944-6653 Nationwide dealer and distributor of high quality kilns, wheels, clay, glazes, tools and other ceramic and pottery supplies. KEMPER TOOLS 909-627-6191 13595 12th St. Fax: 909-627-4008 Chino, CA 91710 Toll-free: 800-388-5367 Over 500 tools for clay. Dont be fooled by imitations. Hand-crafts tools with over 60 years of technical design experience using durable, quality materials.
KENTUCKY MUDWORKS LLC 859-389-6817 825 National Ave. Fax: 859-389-9681 Lexington, KY 40502 Full-service ceramic supplier serving Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and internet. Multiple classes, workshops and all clay, tools and supplies for your studio. Year-round weekend workshops. Manufacture Dirty Girl Pottery Tools. KERAFLEX, US PO Box 2822 Gilbert, AZ 85299 Keraflex Porcelain is made from ceramic raw materials and an organic binding matrix which burns out when fired to cone 10, resulting in a strong pure porcelain. KICKWHEEL POTTERY SUPPLY INC. 770-986-9011 1986 Tucker Industrial Rd. Fax: 678-205-2001 Tucker, GA 30084 Toll-free: 800-241-1895 Manufacture over 40 premium clays plus custom. Kilns, wheels, tools, books, general supplies, and materials. Helpful and highly-trained staff to assist in all phases of pottery. See our extensive online catalog. KILLAM GAS BURNER CO. 303-722-2871 1240 S. Bannock St. Fax: 303-871-8049 Denver, CO 80223-3202 Toll-free: 877-328-9330 Atmospheric and power type natural and LP gas burners, auto gas valves, gas pressure regs. Flame safeguard controls Honeywell, Fireye.
KLOPFeNSTeIN ART eqUIPMeNT 419-884-2900 PO Box 9057 Fax: 419-884-2908 Lexington, OH 9057 Toll-free: 866-899-1899 email: infor@klopfensteinart.com Website: www.klopfensteinart.com Manufacturer of upright treadle wheels. KRUEGER POTTERY SUPPLY 314-963-0180 8153 Big Bend Blvd. Fax: 314-963-7712 St. Louis, MO 63119 Toll-free: 800-358-0180 Full-service supplier of materials, new/used equipment, kiln repair, and maintenance. Monthly classes, weekend and summer workshops, kids classes, and pottery workshops. KRUMOR INC. 216-328-9802 7655 Hub Pkwy. Fax: 216-328-9803 Valley View, OH 44125 Manufacture temperature sensors: thermocouples and RTDs. Carry accessories. Supply most applications in ceramic industry. Contact factory direct. Fast service. No middleman.
LAMP SPECIALTIES 856-931-1253 Box 240 Fax: 800-722-7061 Westville, NJ 08093 Toll-free: 800-225-5526 Lamp parts, kits, music boxes, ceramics, and pottery supplies and hard to find crafters components all offered at substantial discounts based on quantity. LARK BOOKS 828-253-0467 67 Broadway Fax: 828-253-7952 Asheville, NC 28801-2919 Publish books on many aspects of the ceramic arts; among the titles are books for the beginner, the intermediate enthusiast and the experienced ceramist. Our 500 series books present images of contemporary ceramic practice, and in the Masters series, 40 of todays outstanding international artists.
THe KILN DOCTOR INC. 540-636-6016 202 e. Main St. Fax: 540-631-9476 Front Royal, VA 22630 Toll-free: 877-KILNDOC email: mike@thekilndoctor.com Website: www.thekilndoctor.com Retail store and equipment showroom; sales, delivery, assembly, instruction, service and repair, for all popular brands of electric kiln, pottery wheels, pug mills, mixers, slab rollers, spray booths, venting systems, and more. Your specialty store for accessories, repair parts, consulting, and service! House calls and service accounts, serving VA, WV, MD, Washington DC, De. THE KILN ELEMENTS CO. 503-755-2289 71898 Northshore Dr. Birkenfeld, OR 97016 Kiln elements at 30% off retail. Skutt, Cress, L&L, Coneart. Supply gage, ohms and length of elements we do not have specs for and take an extra 10% off. KILN-RAY SERVICES 845-987-9589 PO Box 1275 Fax: 845-926-3125 65 Southern Ln. Warwick, NY 10990-1275 Complete repairs on gas and electric kilns, pottery wheels, and all studio equipment. Dealer for Alpine, Geil, Nabertherm, Frederickson, ConeArt, AMACO, Shimpo, and Brent. KISSIMMEE RIVER POTTERY/FULLWOOD MEASURE ONE 8TH ST. , #11 908-996-3555 Frenchtown, NJ 08825 Handcraft the Fulwood Measure, the perfect tool for same-size production pottery. Also offer adult pottery classes, kids camp, and school programs. Studio offers cone 10 reduction, raku, and pit firing.
L&L KILN MFG. INC. 856-294-0077 505 Sharptown Rd. Fax: 856-294-0070 Swedesboro, NJ 08085 Toll-free: 877-468-5456 email: sales@hotkilns.com Website: www.hotkilns.com Feature hard ceramic element holders to protect firebrick and elements. Complete line of kilns ranging from one-cu.ft. test kilns to 36-cu. ft. production kilns. 3-yr limited warranty on easy-Fire, Jupiter, DaVinci, and easy-Load front-loading kilns.
LARKIN ReFRACTORY SOLUTIONS 678-336-7090 PO Box 716 Fax: 678-336-7094 Lithonia, GA 30058 email: lrs@larkinrefractory.com Website: www.larkinrefractory.com Full-service refractory supply and construction company. engineers assist in refractory lining design and our own masonry construction crews can capably install the products we sell. LILY POND PRODUCTS CAMPBELL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY 559-876-0118 PO Box 939 Fax: 559-876-3305 Sanger, CA 93657 Professional and hobby ceramic slip casting equipment, pouring tables, slip mixing equipment ,and casting products. M&M POTTERY SUPPLY 814-663-0866 11800 Rte. 426 Fax: 814-663-0866 Corry, PA 16407 Supply and repair business with emphasis on customer service.
L&R SPeCIALTIeS INC 417-725-2606 202 e. Mount Vernon Fax: 417-725-2607 Nixa, MO 65714 Toll-free: 877-454-3914 email: claydogs@aol.com Website: www.claydogs.com Missouris only moist clay manufacturer and home of the Claydog Raku Kiln with vacuum pressed fiber shell and light-weight, portable stand. Provide service and materials to Midwest ceramic artists since 1969. LAGUNA CLAY CO. 626-330-0631 14400 Lomitas Ave. Fax: 626-333-7694 City of Industry, CA 91746 Toll-free: 800-452-4862 email: info@lagunaclay.com Website: www.lagunaclay.com Since 1932, manufacture and supply clay, glaze, pottery equipment, tools, and raw materials worldwide. Thousands of stock and custom, high and low-fire glazes, and clay bodies. Manufacture Pacifica potters wheels, Thorley kiln furniture, Laguna kilns and Lockerbie wheels, Bellar Roller available - made in the USA. LAGUNA CLAY CO. 740-439-4355 61020 Leyshon Dr. Fax: 740-439-4268 Byesville, OH 43723 Toll-free: 800-762-4354 email: matt@lagunaclay.com Website: www.lagunaclay.com LA MERIDIANA 39-0571-660084 Loc. Bagnano 135 Fax: 39-0571-660084 50052 Certaldo (Fl) Italy Workshops, seminars and residencies in Tuscany throughout the year. Tutors of international recognition. A congenial meeting ground to gain inspiration from the land of Roman culture and renaissance splendor, matched by mediterranean flair, genuine food and wines.
MANITOU ARTS 231-386-7977 PO Box 820 Fax: 231-386-7978 Leland, MI 49670 Toll-free: 866-240-3434 Distribute English earthenware bisque tiles, switchplate/outlet covers, and wood products in which the potter can place finished tiles, e.g., mirrors, tables, trays. MARJON CERAMICS INC. 520-624-2872 426 W. Alturas Fax: 520-624-3127 Tucson, AZ 85705 Serving Arizona and the surrounding area with ceramic/ pottery supplies, service, and equipment. In business for 50 years. Two locations to serve you: Phoenix and Tucson. MARJON CERAMICS INC. 602-272-6585 3434 W. Earll Dr. Fax: 602-272-1507 Ste. 101 Toll-free: 800-903-CLAY Phoenix, AZ 85017-5284 MARYLAND REFRACTORIES CO. 330-532-9845 267 Salisbury Rd. Fax: 330-532-3224 Irondale, OH 43932 Toll-free: 800-228-4672 High-duty grog for potters since 1957. High-quality, volume-stable grog recommended for all uses to 3200F. Suitable for ceramic supplies and art applications. Price depends on size and quantity ordered. MASON COLOR WORKS INC. 330-385-4400 250 E. 2nd St. Fax: 330-385-4488 E. Liverpool, OH 43920-5076 Since 1842, manufacture high-quality, but economical, ceramic pigments. Serving the ceramic arts community for many years with colorants for body, glaze, underglaze, and engobe uses. Most stains can be fired to 2300F.
MASTeR KILN BUILDeRS 612-250-6208 27607 Grenada Ave. Fax: 612-250-6208 Farmington, MN 55024 Build custom kilns for schools, individual artists and institutions throughout the U.S. MAYCO COLORS 614-876-1171 4077 Weaver Ct. S. Fax: 614-876-9904 Hilliard, OH 43026 Manufacture low and mid fire glazes, acrylics, and stains. Design and produce 04 bisque, casting molds, slump molds, and other assorted clay texturing tools. Offer brushes and decorating accessories. Provide hands-on product workshops for schools, potters guilds and ceramic studios.
MIRACLE BAT 802-659-4886 647 U.S. Rte. 1, #14 York, ME 03909 Strongest, most secure hold. Wont lift or jump. quick easy on/off. Unique properties prevent cracking due to dryingpatented, strong, lightweight material that wont warp, chip or crack. Popular trimming tool fits right on top. MJR TUMBLERS 815-499-0806 2510 N. Goeke Rd. Pecatonica, IL 61063 Complete line of ball mills and milling supplies for making your own glazes. Industrial quality at affordable prices. All mills come with a 2 year warranty.
NASCO ARTS & CRAFTS 920-563-2446 901 Janesville Ave. Fax: 920-563-8296 PO Box 901 Toll-free: 800-558-9595 Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538 Comprehensive kindergarten-to-college selection of arts and crafts supplies. NATIONAL ARTCRAFT CO. 330-562-3500 300 Campus Dr. Fax: 330-562-3507 Aurora, OH 44202 Toll-free: 888-937-2723 Provide component parts used in functional or decorative craft and hobby projects for over 50 years; clock and musical movements, lampmaking parts, display hardware, frames, etc. NEVADA DANS 775-425-9494 345 Cortez Ct. Fax: 775-425-6504 Sparks, NV 89436-8599 Toll-free: 877-325-POTS Specialize in pottery wheels, kilns, extruders, slab rollers, pugmills, and much more. Visit website for secure online sales. NEW BRUNSWICK LAMP SHADE CO. 732-545-0377 7 Terminal Rd. Fax: 732-545-6993 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Lamp shades, made to order, in a wide range of materials, sizes and shapes. Low minimums, high quality, reliable delivery, and personal service.
METOMIC CORPORATION 773-247-4716 2944 W. 26th St. Fax: 773-247-2563 Chicago, IL 60623 Toll-free: 800-847-8342 Supply components to assemble lamps and lighting fixtures for over 60 years. Supply quality parts to the pottery industry, including sockets, cords, harps, and decorative brass finials. MIDLANTIC CLAY 856-933-0022 900-D Creek Rd. Fax: 856-931-1240 Bellmawr, NJ 08031 Discount potters art supplies including Duncan, Mayco, Amaco and Laguna Clay products in stock for immediate shipment. MID-SOUTH CERAMIC SUPPLY CO. 615-242-0300 1416 Lebanon Pike , Bldg. C Fax: 615-244-3191 Nashville, TN 37210 Toll-free: 866-203-5286 Manufacture Opulence Glaze. Full-service pottery supplier with complete line of pottery equipment and supplies. MIDWEST CERAMIC ART SUPPLY INC. 815-725-8616 1700 Plainfield Rd. Fax: 815-725-8871 Crest Hill, IL 60403 Toll-free: 800-333-2723 Full-line fired arts supplier, family-owned and operated since 1966 in the Chicago area.
MKM POTTeRY TOOLS LLC 920-205-2701 217 e. Pacific St. Fax: 920-830-9394 Appleton, WI 54911 email: mkmtools@sbcglobal.net Website: www.mkmpotterytools.com Manufacture pottery tools: MKM Stamps4Clay, MKM Throwing Tools, MKM Decorating Disks and ribs (wood, stainless steel and Coconut CocoRibs). MOREAN ART CENTER 727-822-7872 719 Central Ave. Fax: 727-821-0516 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Master Artists Workshops and classes in ceramics for novice to professional: wheel-throwing, sculpting, hand-building. Studio classes offered in all media. Members exhibit and sell work. Contemporary art exhibitions; five galleries. MUD IN MIND 619-729-7889 2111 Paseo Grande Fax: 619-312-0971 El Cajon, CA 92019 Website: www.mudinmind.com Discount supplier of kilns, wheels and tools for the potter. MUDMATS 614-403-4030 1551 Carlton Way Fax: 614-488-1395 Blacklick, OH 43004 MudMats are perfect for wedging, handbuilding, in the slab roller, and even glazing when flipped. Make studio cleaning and dust control easy. Smooth, portable, washable, and tough. THE MUDPIT 718-218-9424 228 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11206Full-service clay facility for wheel throwing, tile making, handbuilding, mold making, and slip casting. Classes, studio space rentals, and supplies. Check our website for full range of services. MUDSHARK 971-645-8611 416 N.E. 26th St. Portland, OR 97232 Accept commissions and custom designs. Provide model and mold making as well as production services. MUDTOOLS 828-625-1852 923 Edney Inn Rd. Fax: 828-625-2467 Hendersonville, NC 28792 Innovative tools by Michael Sherrill for all your ceramic and sculpting needs. NABERTHERM, INC. 302-322-3665 54 Reads Way Fax: 302-322-3215 New Castle, DE 19720 High quality industrial grade kilns for pottery, raku, glass fusing, slumping, casting, and annealing. High firing top and front loading kilns. The best three-year warranty and service of any manufacturer. Built to last, handmade in Germany. NASCO ARTS & CRAFTS 209-545-1600 4825 Stoddard Rd. PO Box 3837 Toll-free: 800-558-9595 Modesta, CA 95356 Comprehensive kindergarten-to-college selection of arts and crafts supplies.
NeW MeXICO CLAY, INC. 505-881-2350 3300 Girard N.e. Fax: 505-881-6067 Albuquerque, NM 87107 Toll-free: 800-781-2529 email: sales@nmclay.com Website: www.nmclay.com Pottery and ceramic supplies. Duncan and Mayco paint and glaze, cone 6 glazes, kilns, wheels and clay, Kemper and Dolan tools, precious metal silver clay. School and community center POs accepted. NORTH STAR EqUIPMENT INC. 509-235-9200 PO Box 189 Fax: 509-235-9203 Cheney, WA 99004 Toll-free: 800-231-7896 quality U.S. manufactured slab rollers, extruders, ware carts, tile presses, and throwing bats. For over 30 years potters have trusted North Star to provide exceptionally well-made studio equipment. NORTHEAST CERAMIC SUPPLY 518-274-2722 621 River St. Fax: 518-272-5962 Troy, NY 12180 Wholesale/retail ceramic equipment and supply company. Dealer/distributor of Laguna Clay Co., Skutt Kilns, Duncan, Gare, Amaco, Brent, Shimpo, Kemper, and Dolan Tool Co., in upstate New York and western Massachusetts. OHIO CERAMIC SUPPLY INC. 330-296-3815 PO Box 630 Fax: 330-296-5346 Kent, OH 44240 Toll-free: 800-899-4627 Distribute hobby ceramic supplies worldwide. Supply products to schools, institutions, military facilities, potters, sculptors, studios, and hobbyists. GSA contract. OLD FARMHOUSE POTTERY 232 County Rd. 1805 Rusk, TX 75785 903-795-3779
MILe HI CeRAMICS, INC. 303-825-4570 77 Lipan St. Fax: 303-825-6278 Denver, CO 80223 email: milehi@milehiceramics.com Website: www.milehiceramics.com 50-year-old ceramic/pottery supply house. Duncan, Mayco, Amaco, Spectrum, and Opulence glazes; Skutt, Paragon, Aim, and Shimpo kilns; raw materials; and manufacture over 30 clay bodies.
MINNeSOTA CLAY CO. USA 952-884-9101 7429 Washington Ave. S Fax: 952-884-1820 edina, MN 55439-2410 Toll-free: 800-252-9872 email: pam@minnesotaclayusa.com Website: www.minnesotaclayusa.com Nationwide dealer and distributor serving the clay community for over 50 years with high quality clay, glaze and ceramic items.
OLD HICKORY CLAY CO. 270-247-3042 PO Box 66 Fax: 270-247-1842 Hickory, KY 42051 Toll-free: 800-242-6885 Family-owned and operated company established in 1918, produce high-quality ball clays for all types of ceramics, including slip casting, moist clay, modeling, and glaze formulations. OLSEN KILN 760-349-3291 60520 Manzanita #205 Fax: 760-349-8009 Mountain Center, CA 92561 Kiln Kits12,16, 24, 36, 50, 72 and 100 cu.ft. kilns.
OLYMPIA ENTERPRISES INC. 330-746-2726 PO Box 321 Fax: 330-746-1156 Campbell, OH 44405 Offer the largest selection of quality imported decals, chinaware, plates, and sponges. Highquality brushes and tools made in the U.S. Order our 326-page color decal catalog. $22.00 includes shipping and handling.
OLYMPIC KILNS 770-967-4009 4225 Thurmon Tanner Rd. Fax: 770-967-1196 PO Box 1347 Toll-free: 800-241-4400 Flowery Branch, GA 30542 email: info@greatkilns.com Website: www.greatkilns.com Manufacture electric and gas kilns (small 120volt kilns to large custom car kilns) for pottery, ceramics and glass, and low-fire glaze and stilts.
PARAGON INDUSTRIeS, L.P. 972-288-7557 2011 S. Town east Blvd. Fax: 888-222-6450 Mesquite, TX 75149-1122 Toll-free: 800-876-4328 email: info@paragonweb.com Website: www.paragonweb.com Manufacture Cone 10 electric kilns, including popular-sized top loaders, front loaders and small glaze test models. PCF STUDIOS 585-229-2976 PO Box 722 Honeoye, NY 14471 Offer step-by-step instructional books and DVDs, as well as unique sculpting aids and workshops taught by artist Philippe Faraut. PEBBLE PRESS, INC. 734-327-0833 1610 Longshore Dr. Fax: 734-327-1081 Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Offer books and DVDs on ceramics. Manufacture the Piepenburg Trimming Disc. PENN-MO FIRE BRICK CO. 717-234-4504 825 Paxton St. Fax: 717-234-1895 Harrisburg, PA 17104 Ceramic and refractory sales and service.
PORTION MASTeR LLC 989-329-4753 810 Dale Road Beaverton, MI 48612 email: info@portion-master.com Website: www.portion-master.com Manufacture Portion Master adjustable clay cutter. PORTLAND POTTERY SUPPLY 207-772-3273 118 Washington Ave. Fax: 207-780-6451 Portland, ME 04104 Toll-free: 800-539-4301 Wholesale/retail pottery supplies to public and private schools, colleges, universities, art museums, art schools, and commercial and home potters. Stock a wide variety of clays, raw materials, kilns, wheels, glazes, and tools. PORTLAND POTTERY SUPPLY SOUTH 781-848-2772 87 Messina Dr. Fax: 781-356-4112 Braintree, MA 02184 THE POTTERS CENTER 208-378-1112 110 Ellen St. Fax: 208-378-8881 Boise, ID 83714-4605 Toll-free: 800-498-1126 Offer full line of pottery and ceramic supplies and equipment. The Potters Center Gallery features handmade works in clay by Idaho artists. THe POTTeRS SHOP AND SCHOOL 781-449-7687 31 Thorpe Rd. Fax: 781-449-9098 Needham, MA 02494 Largest selection of books and videos in the universe, over 800 items in our catalog. Provide studio membership, firing and services for clay workers. POTTERY WEST 702-987-3023 5026 N. Pioneer Way Las Vegas, NV 89149-5846 Pottery school and studio located in the northwest part of Las Vegas. Workshops and classes year round. On-site housing available. Residency and credit with Alfred University optional. POTTERYTOOLS.COM 443-536-5705 4459 Lewisville Rd. Finksburg, MD 21048 Handcrafted tools from exotic hardwoods from managed-growth forest. Bevel hand tools, shaping tools, throwing tools, texture tools, fine craft, and sculpture. Gift certificates available. Special orders and customer orders filled in 24 weeks. POTTERYVIDEOS.COM 250-247-8109 4922 N.E. Going Fax: 250-247-8145 Portland, OR 97218 Toll-free: 800-668-8040 Produce and distribute educational videos on ceramic arts. 21 titles for potters of all levels. Hosted by artists Robin Hopper, Gordon Hutchens and Graham Sheehan. PRECISION TERREFIRMA 509-879-5964 2525 E. 29th Ave., #10-B Spokane, WA 99223 Full-service specialty tools for ceramics. PURE & SIMPLE POTTERY PRODUCTS 707-459-1483 PO Box 337 Fax: 707-459-1483 Willits, CA 95490 Reasonably priced keyed plaster bat molds, both domed and flat, in 11 shapes and sizes that wont wobble. Reversible SlumpHump molds in 16 shapes and sizes. Both flat and curved bottom drape molds.
ONeIDA AIR SYSTeMS, INC. 1001 W. Fayette St. Fax: 315-476-5044 Syracuse, NY 13204 Toll-free: 800-732-4065 email: info@oneida-air.com Website: www.oneida-air.com Oneida Air Systems, Inc. located in Syracuse, NY has designed and manufactured cost effective, state-of-the art cyclonic dust collection systems since 1993. Our systems have been used to collect dust from numerous applications, been awarded several tool test awards and are made in the USA. Oneida Air dust collectors have HePA filters or optional HePA filter upgrades. ORTON CERAMIC FOUNDATION 614-895-2663 X36 PO Box 2760 Fax: 614-895-5610 Westerville, OH 43086-2760 Largest producer of pyrometric cones in the world. Considered the world standard due to accuracy and repeatability. Manufacture downdraft kilnvent systems and electronic controllers for electric kilns. PAASCHE AIRBRUSH CO. 773-867-9191 4311 N. Normandy Ave. Fax: 773-867-9198 Chicago, IL 60634 Provide largest selection of airbrush models, industrial sprayers and support equipment worldwide. PACER CORP. 605-673-4419 PO Box 912 Fax: 605-673-4459 Custer, SD 57730 Toll-free: 800-568-2492 Produce industrial minerals including high potash feldspar in 200, 325, and 500 mesh sizes, and chip spar for the various ceramic industries. PAPER CLAY (NEW CENTURY CERAMIC ARTS INC.) qUEEN ANNE STATION 206-284-7805 PO Box 9060Seattle, WA 98109 Email: rosette@paperclayart.com Website: www.paperclayart.com PClay and PSlip high performance ceramic paperclay from Rosette Gault and licensed manufacturers is available for low to high fire trusted base clays. Information, books, DVD, and support for the paperclay community, artists, muralists, designers, educators, K-12 special needs, sculptors, and manufacturers.
PeTeR PUGGeR MFG., INC. 707-463-1333 3661 Christy Ln. Fax: 707-462-5578 Ukiah, CA 95482 email: info@peterpugger.com Website: www.peterpugger.com Manufacture the original clay mixing pugmill. All Pugger-Mixers recycle scrap, and the Power Wedgers also deair, making wedging unnecessary. Six models available, all with simple single auger design. PETRO MOLD CO. 12775 Donation Rd. Fax: 814-796-6635 Waterford, PA 16441 Toll-free: 888-811-6653 Offer custom mold making and mold production services to all facets of the ceramic industry. Services include original sculpting, master mold design, and production mold manufacturing to easily reproduce your favorite designs. PHOENIX CERAMIC & FIRE SUPPLY 707-822-4556 824 L St. Fax: 707-822-4146 Arcata, CA 95521 Offer full spectrum ceramic supply store: clay, tools, glazes, equipment, raw materials, books, and magazines. PLACID CERAMICS 724-225-6778 172 S. Main St. Fax: 724-225-6779 Washington, PA 15301 Supplies for ceramic hobbyists, potters, porcelain artisans, school art programs, and industrial ceramic product users. PLAINSMAN CLAY LTD. 403-527-8535 702 Wood St. S.E. Fax: 403-527-7508 Medicine Hat, AB T1A 1E9 Canada Email: plainsman@telus.net Website: www.plainsmanclays.com Manufacture a complete line of blended pottery clays ranging from low to high temperatures, mined exclusively from our own clay deposits.
R.T. VANDERBILT CO. INC. 203-853-1400 30 Winfield St. Fax: 203-853-1452 Norwalk, CT 06855-5150 Toll-free: 800-243-6064 Supply quality raw materials for ceramics, including Peerless Kaolin clay, Nytal talc, Vansil wollastonite and Pyrax pyrophyllite; also supply processing agents such as Darvan dispersants, Veegum suspension and plasticizing clays. RAM PRODUCTS INC. 614-443-4634 1091 Stimmel Rd. Fax: 614-443-4813 Columbus, OH 43223 Manufacture forming, finishing, and glazing equipment and molds and models for studio and industrial potteries. RESCO PRODUCTS INC. 336-299-1441 3514 W. Wendover Ave. Fax: 740-682-6438 Greensboro, NC 27407 Toll-free: 888-283-5547 Manufacture raw materials and refractory block for ceramic applications and basic clay industry. Cedar Heights Clay produces Goldart, Redart, Roseville, Salt Lick, and an assortment of mesh sizes in Bond Clay and Fireclay. RINGS & THINGS WHOLESALE 509-252-2900 PO Box 450 Fax: 509-838-2602 Toll-free: 800-366-2156 Spokane, WA 99210-0450 Supply everything you need to turn your ceramic art beads into finished jewelry: gluable disk-andloop bracelet forms, bails, chain, pendant cords, and chokers, earring findings and much more! Wholesale to professional craftspeople. ROCHESTER CERAMICS, INC. 585-872-6190 102 Commercial St. Fax: 585-872-6199 Webster, NY 14580 Sell ceramic and pottery supplies, Laguna glazes, raw materials, and Pacifica wheels. Dealer/distributor of Laguna clays and slip, kilns by L&L, Paragon, and more. Also Peter Pugger and Lehman Studio equipment, Kemper tools, Amaco products and Duncans complete line. ROCKLAND COLLOID CORP. 845-359-5559 PO Box 376 Fax: 845-365-6663 Piermont, NY 10968 Liquid light photographic emulsion for printing black-andwhite photographs on ceramics and supplies for firing images onto ceramics glass. ROVIN CERAMICS 734-374-0010 15333 Racho Rd. Fax: 734-374-0930 Taylor, MI 48180 Full-line pottery supplier for 50 years. Manufacture moist clays, all certified AP nontoxic, Bright Ice cone 05 gloss glaze, and Soft Touch underglaze. Two very economical AP nontoxic series, supplied dry in a ready-to-use container. ROYAL AND LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG. 219-660-4170 6707 Broadway Fax: 219-660-4181 Merrillville, IN 46410 Toll-free: 800-247-2211 Large selection of brushes and other supplies.
RUSTY KILN CERAMIC STUDIO 860-423-1550 136 Boulevard Rd. Fax: 860-423-7997 North Windham, CT 06256 Large selection of clay, glazes, tools, brushes, kilns, wheels, pug mills, venting systems, slab rollers, extruders, as well as kiln and wheel servicing. SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALS 508-795-5577 1 New Bond St. Fax: 508-795-5011 MS 301-432 Worcester, MA 01615-0136 Produce Advancer, the original thin, lightweight, nitridebonded silicon carbide kiln shelf. Our marketing partners are Smith-Sharpe Fire Brick Supply and Bailey Ceramic Supply. SANTA FE CLAY 505-984-1122 1615 Paseo de Peralta Fax: 505-984-1706 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Email: sfc@santafeclay.com Website: www.santafeclay.com Occupy 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Santa Fes historic Railyard District. Facility includes a beautiful contemporary ceramics gallery, a complete retail ceramics supply business, a fully equipped teaching studio, 11 resident artists studios, and year-round classes and workshops. SAPIR STUDIOS 773-794-0066 2924 N. Pulaski Rd. Fax: 773-794-3465 Chicago, IL 60641 Toll-free: 800-788-2588 Create risers, original design plate stands, and bowl holders for upright and wall-mounted display with minimal visual interference. Made of clear acrylic, single-piece construction for enhanced versatility, strength, and durability. Custom fabrication available. SAX ARTS & CRAFTS 262-784-6880 PO Box 510710 Fax: 800-328-4729 New Berlin, WI 53151 Toll-free: 800-558-6696 Trusted supplier of art materials and equipment to schools and art professionals for over 62 years. Full line catalog includes kilns, potters wheels, clay, glazes, tools, etc. as well as everything you need for painting, drawing, printmaking, art metals, and crafts, and a full range of resource materials. SCOTT CREEK POTTERY INC. 253-926-3254 2636 Pioneer Way E. Fax: 253-922-5349 Tacoma, WA 98404 Toll-free: 800-952-8030 Original manufacturer of ceramic extruders and die sets dating back to 1971. The extruder is a valuable tool for breaking away from the limits of wheel throwing, handbuilding, and other more traditional methods of forming clay. SEATTLE POTTERY SUPPLY 206-587-0570 35 S. Hanford St. Fax: 206-587-0373 Seattle, WA 98134-1807 Toll-free: 800-522-1975 Largest in-stock supply of kilns, clay, chemicals, books ,and sundries on the West Coast. SHAKERAG WORKSHOPS 931-968-0210 X3165 St. Andrews-Sewanee School 290 quintard Rd. Sewanee, TN 37375 Opened in June 2004. Classes offered in book arts, clay, digital arts, papermaking, felting, and watercolor. Each week 50-60 participants gather to work together in small classes with their teachers.
SHIMPO CeRAMICS (NIDeC-SHIMPO AMeRICA CORP.) 1701 Glenlake Ave. Fax: 630-924-0340 Itasca, IL 60143 Toll-free: 800-237-7079 email: info@shimpoceramics.com Website: www.shimpoceramics.com A division of Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation, worldwide leader in the manufacture and distribution of ceramic equipment, including potters wheels, electric kilns, pug mills, banding wheels, and accessories to the pottery and school markets. SIAL PRODUCTS 2860 Boulevard Le Corbusie Laval, qubec H7L 3S1 Canada 450-687-4046 Fax 450-687-4105
SKUTT CeRAMIC PRODUCTS 503-774-6000 6441 S.e. Johnson Creek Blvd. Fax: 503-774-7833 Portland, OR 97206-9552 email: skutt@skutt.com Website: www.skutt.com Manufacture the number one brand of electric kilns, vents and controllers. KilnMaster (automatic) and KilnSitter controlled kilns, envirovent Downdraft Vent system, KilnMaster wall-mounted controllers. Larger models feature spring assisted lid lifter. easy to load, program and repair.
SMITH-SHARPe FIRe BRICK SUPPLY 612-331-1345 2129 Broadway St. Ne Fax: 612-331-2156 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Toll-free: 866-545-6743 email: dona@ssfbs.com Website: www.kilnshelf.com Complete source for silicon carbide kiln shelves, specializing in Advancer (a product of Saint-Gobain Ceramics), low-mass shelves for gas, and top-loading, multisided kilns. extensive line of refractory materials for kiln construction including firebrick, mortar, castable refractory, and ceramic fiber insulation. Technical assistance always available. SOLDNER CLAY MIXERS BY MUDDY ELBOW MfG. 310 W. 4TH ST. 316-281-9132 Newton, KS 67114 Fax: 316-281-9132 After four decades of building pottery equipment, we have the knowledge and experience to do it right. By combining low-tech design with high performance, you get the best of all solutions when you buy Soldner. SOUTHERN OREGON POTTERY SUPP 541-535-6700 111 Talent Ave. Fax: 541-535-5929 Talent, OR 97540-0158 Wholesale/retail supplies and equipment serving the needs of schools, professional, and hobby potters, china painters, ceramists, mold makers, and institutions.
RUNYAN POTTeRY SUPPLY INC. 810-687-4500 820 Tacoma Court Fax: 810-687-4512 Clio, MI 48420 email: sales@runyanpotterysupply.com Website: www.runyanpotterysupply.com Manufacture moist pottery clay and distribute complete line of ceramic equipment and supplies. Nearly everything in our 100-page discounted catalog is in stock and ready for immediate shipment or pick-up. Call and talk to real people for repair help, parts and quick shipment of your order or to request free catalog.
SHeFFIeLD POTTeRY INC. 413-229-7700 U.S. Rt. 7 Fax: 413-229-0200 Box 399 Toll-free: 888-774-2529 Sheffield, MA 01257-0399 email: sales@sheffield-pottery.com Website: www.sheffield-pottery.com Since 1946. Supply earthenware, stoneware, porcelain clay bodies, custom clay, kilns, wheels, tools, glazes, raw materials, bricks, refractories, books, DVDs, and more for potters, artists, schools and industry. expert repair of kilns and wheels. Delivery and studio setup available. educational discounts.
SPeCTRUM GLAZeS 416-747-8310 94 Fenmar Dr. Fax: 416-747-8320 Toronto, ON M9L 1M5, Canada Toll-free: 800-970-1970 email: info@spectrumglazes.com Website: www.spectrumglazes.com Manufacture the largest, most diverse selection of pottery glazes available anywhere.
SUMMIT KILNS 813-996-2575 PO Box 573 Fax: 813-996-2575 Land O Lakes, FL 34639 30 years experience making quality electric to gas conversions to convert your electric kiln to a gas kiln. Offer raku burners, FiberFrax, hi-temp wire, and controllers. New and used electric kilns and wheels. Kiln and potters wheel repair in central florida. TAOS CLAY 505-758-9884 1208 Paseo del Pueblo Norte El Prado, NM 87529 Fully-equipped ceramic studio offering memberships, classes, workshops, schools, and after school programs. TEXAS POTTERY SUPPLY & CLAY CO. 817-626-2529 365 Sansom Blvd. Fax: 817-626-6226 Ft. Worth, TX 76179 Toll-free: 800-639-5456 Full-service ceramic supply warehouse. Carry a complete line of clay, equipment, tools and, supplies for any ceramic need. TIN BARN POTTERY SUPPLY AT MANASSAS CLAY 9122 Center St. 703-330-1173 Manassas, VA 20110 Fax: 703-330-1040 The source for ceramic/pottery supplies in Northern Virginia and the metropolitan Washington d.C. area. TRIARCO ARTS & CRAFTS LLC 763-559-5590 2600 Fembrook Ln., Ste. 100 Fax: 763-559-2215 Plymouth, MN 55447 Toll-free: 800-328-3360 Large selection of arts and crafts supplies featuring AMACO, Duncan, Skutt, and L&L Kilns.
UNITED ART & EDUCATION PO Box 9219 Fax: 800-858-3247 Ft. Wayne, IN 46899 Toll-free: 800-322-3247 Online source for nearly 10,000 art and craft materials, art resources and project ideas. VENCO PRODUCTS 61-8-9399-5265 29 Owen Rd. Fax: 61-8-9497-1335 Kelmscott WA , 06111, Australia Manufacture high quality equipment including electric potters wheels, pugmills and a hand-operated clay extruder. VENCO USA 9 Sycamore Ave. Spencer, MA 01562 508-662-5706
SPeeDBALL ART PRODUCTS CO. 704-838-1475 2301 Speedball Rd. Fax: 704-838-1472 Statesville, NC 28677 Toll-free: 800-898-7224 email: ritamadsen@speedballart.com Website: www.speedballart.com Glazes and underglazes are 100% lead free and nontoxic; all carry the ACMI AP Seal. Bright, intense colors highly saturated for spectacular results. quality, value and superior customer service have distinguished the Speedball brand as the artists choice since 1899. SPUN EARTH POTTERY 434-385-7687 107 Ridgeview Dr. Fax: 434-385-7154 Lynchburg, VA 24503-3503 Toll-free: 866-530-9731 Home of PlasterBats, the make-your-own plaster bat mold kits. Also sell pottery supplies, dry glazes, chemicals, moist clay, and offer adult pottery classes. ST. PETERSBURG CLAY COMPANY INC. 727-896-2529 420 22nd St. S. Fax: 727-896-0013 St. Petersburg, FL 33712 One of the premier ceramic facilities in the U.S. Located in historic 1920s train depot. Four main areas of focus are studio rental, retailing of clay supplies, gallery sales, and education.
VENT-A-KILN CORP. 716-876-2023 51 Botsford Pl. Fax: 716-876-4383 Buffalo, NY 14216 Wide variety of kiln and fume vent exhaust systems. VULCAN KILNS 937-433-1833 7623 Clyo Rd. Fax: 937-433-1833 Centerville, OH 45459 Manufacture electric hobby kilns. Sell kilns and kiln accessories, including kiln vents and controllers. Kiln repair, all brands. Wholesale bisque tile. WARD BURNER SYSTEMS 865-397-2914 PO Box 1086 Fax: 865-397-1253 Dandridge, TN 37725 Provide equipment for kilns and furnaces, including venturi burners, power burners and a line of raku kilns. WENDT POTTERY 208-746-3724 2729 Clearwater Ave. Fax: 208-746-6968 Lewiston, ID 83501 Toll-free: 800-554-3724 Produce Helmer Kaolin, a replacement for Avery Kaolin in wood-fire bodies. Mixed cone 10 Helmer body now available - call for details.
TRINITY CeRAMIC SUPPLY INC. 214-631-0540 9016 Diplomacy Row Fax: 214-637-6463 Dallas, TX 75247-5304 email: trinityceramic@sbcglobal.net Website: www.trinityceramic.com Ceramics material supplier. Distribute Brent/ Amaco, Creative Industries, Shimpo, Thomas Stuart, North Star equipment, Spectrum Glazes, Kemper, Laguna Clays, Armadillo Clays, Pemco Stains, Cerdec Ceramic Stains. Manufacture Trinity brand moist clays. TRINITY ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL 1211 CR 621 East 863-699-4082 Lake Placid, FL 33852 Fax: 863-699-4083 quality open stock and custom designed decals/transfers, for both vitrifiable and cold application. Art library. Design concepts and reproduction services. Open stock decal catalog.
STANDARD CeRAMIC SUPPLY CO. 412-276-6333 PO Box 16240 Fax: 412-276-7124 Pittsburgh, PA 15242-0240 email: info@standardceramic.com Website: www.standardceramic.com Manufacture moist clay bodies. Distribute raw materials, glazes, and tools.
WeST MICHIGAN CLAY 269-751-5839 PO Box 427 Fax: 269-751-5831 Hamilton, MI 49419 email: wmcp@verizon.net Website: www.westmichiganclay.com Serve the needs of potters, schools, and hobbyists; consulting services; equipment repair and products from Standard, Laguna, L&L, evenheat, Kemper, Dolan, Shimpo, Skutt Wheels and Sterling Books. WILLIAMS SUPPLY 910-428-9205 132 Allen Rd. Star, NC 27356-7800 Supply ceramic materials and equipment.
STUDIO SALeS POTTeRY SUPPLY 585-226-3030 5557 east Avon Rd. Fax: 585-226-3122 east Avon, NY 14414 email: carrollm@studiosalespottery.com Website: www.studiosalespottery.com Pottery supply business, teaching studio, and craft gallery. Repair and maintenance service available for electric kilns and wheels. Regular classes offered in potterymaking, raku, woodfiring, and kiln use. SUGAR CREEK INDUSTRY, INC. 765-339-4641 PO Box 354 Fax: 765-339-4649 Linden, IN 47955 Manufacture equipment and kilns for the fired arts. Supply mixing, pouring, and firing needs for ceramic and porcelain.
TUCKeRS POTTeRY SUPPLIeS INC. 905-889-7705 15 W. Pearce St. , Unit #7 Fax: 905-889-7707 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1H6 Toll-free: 800-304-6185 Canada email: info@tuckerspottery.com Website: www.tuckerspottery.com Retail/wholesale, manufacture, distribute clay, glazes, tools, kilns, pottery wheels, slab rollers, extruders, and kiln elements. Repair service. Thirty four years of experience. Mail order available. U.S. PIGMENT CORP. 815 Schneider Dr. Fax: 630-339-2644 S. Elgin, IL 60177 Toll-free: 800-472-9500 Supply raw materials, stains, glazes, chemicals, rare earth elements, specializing in cobalt, tin, nickel, chrome, and copper.

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A Studio RefeRence

uSing ceRAmic SuPPlieS

5 Kenny Delios Subtle Pottery Glazes by Myra Bellin

7 Mid-Range Reduction Glazes: Reformulating Glazes to Cone 6 by John Britt

14 Variations on a Ceramic Glaze Base by Kristina Bogdanov

16 Buying Porcelain: A Guide to Purchasing Porcelain Pottery Clay by Antoinette Badenhorst

20 Choosing a Slab Roller by Daryl Baird

22 Low-Fire Electric Red Ceramic Glazes by David Gamble

24 Adding Depth to Your Ceramic Glazes by Lisa Bare Culp

29 Reticulation Glazes for Pottery and Ceramic Art by Robin Hopper

32 Glossary of Common Ceramic Raw Materials by Vince Pitelka

uSing ceRAmic SuPPlieS

33 Primary Function of Common Ceramic Raw Materials

34 Geographic and Product Locator for Ceramic Supplies

41 Ceramic Suppliers Company Directory

A Free Ceramic Arts Daily Download

On the Cover: Potter Paul Eshelman, Elizabeth, Illinois.

2010 Buyers Guide to Ceramic Supplies

Bury Design, Westerville, OH Cyndy Griffith

Glazes and Glazing

Graphic Production Advertising

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editorial and Advertising offices

Bill Jones Editor Pottery Making Illustrated

Sherman Hall Editor Ceramics Monthly

Darren emenaus texture glazes

Kenny Delios subtle glazes

studio reference | glazes

Cone 6 Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 % Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 100 % Add: Rutile 18 %

WeigHts anD measures

Weights and Measures for Basic Production Items

studio reference | clay

Pots for pouring

miD-range reDuction glazes

studio reference | glazes

studio reference | glazes

Making the Switch

studio reference | glazes

Coleman Teadust Tenmoku

Malcolm Davis Shino

studio reference | glazes

Cherry Blossom Shino

tHe potters palette

COLORANT Dark Red Copper

Iron Nickel Burgundy Iron Copper

Red . 0 .5%-5% Best in high alkaline glazes .

studio reference | colorants

Calcium-Selenium Stains 010-05 Ox .

Both 1%-10% Good in most glazes . Best in oxidation .

Vanadium Rutile + Tin

tHe potters palette

studio reference | colorants

Copper + Rutile Copper + Tin Light Blue Nickel Rutile

018-015 Ox . Vary Both

Vary Vary Vary

1%-2% In high zinc or barium glazes .

Cobalt Celadon Blue

Iron Wedgewood Blue Cobalt + Iron

1%-2% See Light Green; use in non-opacified glazes .

Cobalt + Manganese Vary Cobalt + Nickel Cobalt Vary 4-10 4-10

Nickel Blue Gray Nickel

Cobalt + Manganese Vary Cobalt Vary

2%-5% In a wide variety of glaze bases .

06-12 Both 2%-5% In most glazes; no zinc or tin .