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2009 Workshop Handbook
Pottery Tools and Studio Resources
The clay tools and reference material offered here are meant to be accessible enough to be applicable to all kinds
of ceramic work, regardless of your current skill level or experience. They are refined enough to be useful for
advanced pottery projects, and easy enough to make so that you could use them in a beginning ceramics class.

If you’ve ever made your own pottery tool, you know how it can individualize your pottery. A clay tool made with
your own hands makes a mark like no other tool. Some of these pottery tools require no other tools beyond those
you already have for making pottery. A clay stamp for your name is a tool that is about as individual as it gets.

One of the best things about making your own clay tool, or simply buying a new tool for a pottery project, is that
it can help you find a new way of looking at a familiar process. These pottery tools will kick start your efforts in the
studio. We hope that you’ll find some inspiration in these pages that opens your eyes, your mind and your hands
to something new and exciting.

Clay Tools: Forming

Ingenious gadgets and techniques to make your pottery
projects easier and maybe a little more interesting.

Dividing Web
by Sylvia Shirley
A popular time-saving clay tool that is indispensable when
sectioning the surface of pottery in preparation for decoration.

Clay Tools: Decoration

Simple pottery tools you can make that will let you spend
less time preparing and more time decorating your pottery.

Clay Tool Manufacturers and Suppliers

Don’t lose this list! It has anything and everything you need
to locate pottery tools, equipment, and supplies for the clay studio.

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Clay Tools: Forming
Right Angle Jig
Many years ago while handbuilding a large form, I needed a
support for the slabs while joining the edges, so I built a right
angle jig to support the form in progress. Over the years, this has
become an invaluable tool when building architectural forms. I
use a simple structure that supports boards with slabs at a right
angle while attaching them. This system is used for various
architectural segments such as corbels, square tops of capitals
or square vessels.
Begin with two pieces of ½-inch plywood cut to 12×15 inches.
Cut a right angle shape out of each piece. To connect these
notched ends, cut two 15-inch-long braces and one 14-inch-long
brace from 4-inch-wide
plywood boards. At-
Terra-cotta corbels constructed using the right angle jig.
tach the braces to each
side and the middle.
Two sheets of plywood After joining the remaining two sides, attach the bottom, then attach
complete the jig. the other assembled sides to complete the basic form.
Cut out all the clay Remove from the jig and finish the exterior seams the same as the
pieces during the same interior seams. To work on the top and bottom, sandwich the form with
session and store over- bats and flip it over. Finish the surface with ribs or a Surform tool. has a
night on sheetrock or much shorter lifespan, I consider it a good trade-off.
Create the form from ½-inch plywood.
gypsum board under —Marcia Selsor, Brownsville, Texas
plastic. Tip: Design
tarpaper patterns then
cut and press them onto Circular Slabs
the slab. Use tarpaper To begin, roll out a slab of clay large enough for your mold.
patterns much like For this plate I rolled the clay to 3⁄8 of an inch thick using 3⁄8-inch
sewing patterns but dowel rods on each side of the clay as a guide.
plan for the thickness of To create different-size circles, use a disc cutter that has an arm
the clay. Store and reuse with multiple holes. Place a needle tool in the appropriate hole,
tarpaper patterns. then swing the arm in a circle to cut the clay. Lightly wipe the clay
Use a 45° bevel cutter with a damp sponge to smooth the surface.
to cut the edges of the Tip: I roll out slabs on heavy-duty interfacing material rather
Two plywood boards complete the jig. than canvas as it avoids having to remove the canvas marks. Even
shapes that will later be
joined at right angles. though interfacing has a much shorter lifespan, I consider it a
You can also use a cut- good trade-off.
off wire held tightly and —Denise Wilz, Green Lane, Pennsylvania
pulled along the edge, or
a fettling knife held at a
45° angle.
On the second day,
or after the slabs have
stiffened, score and slip the
Butted slabs with 45° angles placed edge of one and place in
in jig. the plywood cradle. Score
and slip a second slab and
slide it down to meet the
edge of the first slab. Fill
the seam with a coil and
smooth with a rib.
To remove, tilt the
whole works and slide
the boards and slabs onto
the table. Gently pull the
All four sides and the bottom are boards away from the clay,
joined in the jig. which should stand free.

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Clay Tools: Forming

The Slip Cup dry, mount the plastic bat on your bat pins, insert a terra-cotta tile
For multiple lines, I use a and throw your pot. You can quickly remove the tile and insert a
small plastic container with fresh one for your next pot. A terra-cotta tile costs about 30 cents,
a tight fitting lid. I cut three so it makes a really cheap bat.
small-diameter drinking straws —Sylvia Shirley, Pittsburg, Kansas
to about 2 inches in length,
and insert them in a straight Squeeze and Score
line approximately 1 inch from
With a little squeeze, this tool automatically supplies water to the
the top, with about ¼ inch of
clay you are scoring to make attachments. To make it, you will need
the straw inside the container.
an empty glue bottle and a piece of coat hanger or heavy wire that is 1
I apply glue around each hole
inch longer than the height of the bottle and slightly larger in diameter
to seal it and tape the straws
than the hole in the cap. Sharpen one end of the wire with a file or
together on the outside so they
grinder and insert it through the hole in the cap. You will need to cut
are always the same distance
off the stopper inside the cap first. Bend the blunt end of the wire at a
apart, otherwise they’ll move
90° angle so it rests against the bottom of the bottle (this will provide
while you’re using it. Trim the
stability when scoring). Fill the bottle with water and squeeze. Drops
outside straw ends so they’re
of water will run down to the tip of the wire, wetting the clay that you
all the same length.
are scoring. If water does not squeeze out, just move the wire left and
Fill the container with slip
right to make the hole bigger and try again.
that is thin enough to pour
—Paveen Chunhaswasdikul, Gadsden, Alabama
from the straws but not too
fast. Replace the lid and test
the consistency. This tool can
be used to make straight and/
or wavy lines.
—Denise Wilz, Green Lane,
Pennsylvania

Quick-Change Artist

Temporary Template
I have found that rigid foam-core board, used by artists and fram-
ers, is a handy material for creating templates for repeated shapes to be
thrown on the wheel. It can be easily cut with a single-edge blade or a
mat knife, and it can be sanded smooth. Since it is
paper on both sides, it must be made waterproof,
and emulsion wax resist
works great. Do not use
an acrylic spray, because
it will melt the foam in
For throwing mugs and small bowls, I use a quick-change bat the core. I have used these
system. To make one, you need one square plastic bat that at- templates for as many as 25
taches to your wheel head with bat pins, PVC molding from the duplicate forms. They can be
hardware store, PVC cement, and some commercial 6-inch-square used for interior as well as
terra-cotta tiles. Cut the PVC molding into two 5-inch lengths and exterior shapes.
two 4¼-inch lengths. Place one of the terra-cotta tiles in the center
of the plastic bat and dry-fit the PVC molding around it, leaving —Robert
two corners open to make it easy to remove the tiles. Glue down Brown,
the molding with the cement and let it dry. Remove the tile from Miami,
the assembly while it dries or you won’t get it out later. Once it’s Florida

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Dividing Web by Sylvia Shirley

This handy guide makes it easy to divide the surface of any round pot into as many
as twelve equal sections. Whether you’re decorating, darting, paddling or attaching
handles and spouts, you’ll want to keep a few of these around the studio.

Making the Web

Use a photocopier to enlarge this wheel to the desired size. Attach it to a wheel head-sized circle of cardboard.
Cover with plastic wrap or have it laminated at an office supply store. The numbers refer to the number of divisions
desired and are repeated at equal intervals around the circle.

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 Dividing Web

The Pointer
½-inch holes The pointer helps
you transfer marks
from the dividing web
Popsicle stick to the pot. Make sure
the bottom of the
10-24 × 2½-inch
machine screw pointer block is square
washer washer and the front side is
perpendicular. The
10-24 wing nut arms can be made
from Popsicle sticks.

2×2×6-inch
wood block Using the
Dividing Web
Center a pot on the
wheel. Draw circles
on the pot using a
red felt-tip pen. Align
the pointer with the
selected line and
position the Popsicle
sticks to touch the
pot. Tighten the wing
nuts. Make a tic mark
on the pot at the end
of the Popsicle stick
using the red felt pen.
Move the pointer to
the next position and
repeat.

Ideas to Get
Started
Accurately marking
off divisions on your
form opens up a world
of potential design
work. Once the desired
number of marks are
made, decorate as
desired, using sgrafitto,
trailed slip, brushed
oxides, etc.

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Studio Tools: Decoration
A Tango of Texture Glaze Patterns
Rossheim has found that the color of her bowls speaks loudly Glaze application methods are as infinite as our imagination.
to her audience, so both Rossheim and Marrinson add only the Nearly every item around my studio or house has the potential to be
tiniest bit of texture to finish off a vessel. a glaze applicator. It just takes a little imagination to see the potential,
Through trial and error, Rossheim discovered that a box of and experimenting is key to discovering new ideas. For every new
wooden pencils that she sharpened and taped together create an effec- idea, there is a pile of attempts. But don’t be too quick to discard
tive pencil stip- the failures. Hidden in almost every failure are the beginnings of a
pler. Once pieces new success, you just need to look at it in the right context.
have dried to the —Frank James Fisher, Milford, Michigan
right hardness,
the stippler can
be applied to the
outside surface of
a bowl to create
the textures that
add interest to
the piece without
overshadowing
the form and col-
or. The only hitch
is to watch the
amount of pres-
sure being ap-
plied. Too much
Using a sponge roller, roll the Peel away cheesecloth to reveal
force will puncture the surface and require repair. If the work can’t
glaze over the cheesecloth. texture. Experiment with other
be repaired, it’s back to the drawing board.
open materials such as lace,
—Emily Rossheim, Starksboro, Vermont nylon window screen, etc.

Pinning Parallel Lines

I became frustrated by not being able to draw parallel lines in
curves or arcs on my work when it is leather hard. If I tried to
draw the lines separately, it would never work, and even if I held
two tools at once, one
would always wan-
der. I found that a
clothespin actually
performs this task
wonderfully.
I sharpen the ends
you use as a handle (if
you were actually us-
ing it as a clothespin) Roll the glaze onto the domed Roll your form across the
and use these points to pills of the bubble wrap. glazed bubble wrap.
draw the lines. They
are held at a consistent
distance apart, and are
infinitely adjustable Sprigs from Nature
between open and Sprigs are press-molded clay pieces added to leather-hard
closed. To adjust the work. They are created using small molds made of bisque-fired
space between the clay or plaster.
points, I put vari- Begin by using the finest grain clay you have. While porcelain
ous small cylindrical is best, I have used fine-grain white stoneware with good results.
objects in the groove of the “mouth” of the pin (pen caps, pencils, Shape the exterior of the mold by rolling or tapping on a cloth
dowels). The larger the object in the mouth, the closer the lines surface. To make it easier to hold on to, make the mold long or add
become. This tool has become a staple in our studio. a handle to the back. Flatten the front of it. If desired, add texture
—Ken Magee, Tallahassee, Florida by pressing the mold on a textured cloth or other surface.

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Studio Tools: Decoration

A Tango of Texture
Rossheim has found that
the color of her bowls speaks
loudly to her audience, so both
Rossheim and Marrinson add
only the tiniest bit of texture to
finish off a vessel.
Through trial and error,
Rossheim discovered that a
box of wooden pencils that she
sharpened and taped together
create an effective pencil stip-
pler. Once pieces have dried to
the right hardness, the stippler
can be applied to the outside
surface of a bowl to create the
textures that add interest to the
piece without overshadowing the
form and color. The only hitch
is to watch the amount of pres-
sure being applied. Too much
force will puncture the surface
and require repair. If the work
can’t be repaired, it’s back to the
drawing board.
—Emily Rossheim, Starksboro,
Vermont

Rolling Stamps
Pinning Parallel
The simplest methodLines
of creating rolling perpendicular to the wheel head. An extruder
I became
stamps frustrated
is to wrap not a tubular can also produce tubular shapes for rolling
byaround
a clay slab
being able
shape to draw parallel
(a cardboard lines dowel or stamps. Just cap the ends with slabs, leaving
tube, wooden
small holes in the center to allow dowels to
be used as handles. Interesting surfaces can
be obtained by cutting the cylinders into
sections and reassembling the parts into dif-
ferent positions.

After bisque firing, simply roll the stamps

over the surface of the clay with the palm
plastic pipe), which provide a rigid backing of the hand while varying the pressure to
when applying a texture to the slabs. A piece correspond to the width of the stamp. The
of newspaper placed between the form and rolling stamp is ideal for quickly decorating
the clay will prevent sticking when remov- a platter rim. The stamp, held rigidly in a
ing the support. Stamps also can be made by fixed position, quickly prints out the repeated
throwing a cylindrical or conical form. The pattern as the wheel spins. Lifting at the right
center spout is pulled up first, then the outer moment can be tricky, but a little practice is
wall is raised to form the working surface of all you need.
the stamp, which will be carved when leather —William Shinn,
hard. Make sure that the outer surface is Santa Maria, California

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Manufacturers and Suppliers
Quickly locating one of hundreds of ceramic businesses is easy with this locator. You’ll be able to easily find suppliers nearby
and all the suppliers offering various products and services. Companies are arranged alphabetically by state, then by city.

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ARIZONA
Marjon Ceramics Inc. (Phoenix) • • • • • • • • • • www.marjonceramics.com
Dolan Tools (Scottsdale) • www.dolantools.net
Marjon Ceramics Inc. (Tucson) • • • • • • • • • • www.marjonceramics.com
ARKANSAS
Flat Rock Clay Supplies (Fayetteville) • • • • • • • • • • www.flatrockclay.com
CALIFORNIA
Phoenix Ceramic & Fire Supply (Arcata) • • • • • • • • • • www.phoenixceramic.com
W.P. Dawson Inc. (Brea) • www.kiln-sitter.com
Glaze Mixer (Cardiff) • www.glazemixer.com
Ceramic Services (Chino) • • • • • • www.ceramicservices.com
Kemper Tools (Chino) • www.kempertools.com
Laguna Clay Co. (City of Industry) • • • • • • • • • • www.lagunaclay.com
Graber’s Pottery Inc. (Claremont) • www.graberspottery.com
The Chinese Clay Art, USA (Cupertino) • • www.chineseclayart.com
Creative Industries (El Cajon) • • • www.creativewheels.com
Mud in Mind (El Cajon) • • • • • • www.mudinmind.com
Chris Henley Tools (Encinitas) • www.hominid.net/chris.htm
Duncan Enterprises (Fresno) • • • • • www.duncanceramics.com
B & W Tile Co. Inc. (Gardena) • www.bwtile.com
Geil Kilns Co. (Huntington Beach) • • www.kilns.com
Art Decal Corp. (Long Beach) • • www.artdecalcorp.com (decals)
Echo Ceramics (Los Angeles) • • • • • • • www.echoceramics.com
West Coast Kiln (Lucerne Valley) • www.westcoastkiln.com
Nasco Arts & Crafts (Modesta) • • • • • • • www.enasco.com
Olsen Kiln (Mountain Center) • www.olsenkilns.com
Freeform Clay & Supply (National City) • • • • • • • • • • www.freeformclay.com
Falcon Company (Olivenhain) • •
Aftosa (Richmond) • • • • www.aftosa.com
Jiffy Mixer Co. Inc. (Riverside) • www.jiffymixer.com
Industrial Minerals Co. (Sacramento) • • • • • • • www.clayimco.com
HyperGlaze/Richard Burkett (San Diego) www.hyperglaze.com (software for glazes)
Ceramics & Crafts Supply Co. (San Francisco) • • www.ceramicssf.com
Japan Pottery Tools (San Francisco) • www.japanpotterytools.com
Lily Pond Products (Sanger) • • www.lilypond.com
Aardvark Clay & Supplies (Santa Ana) • • • • • • • • • www.aardvarkclay.com
Clay Planet (Santa Clara) • • • • • • • • • • www.clay-planet.com
California Pot Tools (Santa Paula) •
Peter Pugger Mfg., Inc. (Ukiah) • • www.peterpugger.com
Ceramic ArtSpace (Van Nuys) • • • www.ceramicartspace.com
Pure & Simple Pottery Products (Willits) • www.pureandsimplepottery.com
Ceramics Unlimited, Inc. • • www.ceramicsunlimited.com
COLORADO
Herring Designs, LLC (Breckenridge) • • www.herringdesigns.com
Carbondale Clay Center (Carbondale) • www.carbondaleclay.org
Ceramic Design Group Ltd. (Denver) • • www.jonathankaplanceramics.com
Killam Gas Burner Co. (Denver) • • www.killamburner.com
Mile Hi Ceramics, Inc. (Denver) • • • • • • • • • • www.milehiceramics.com
Bluebird Mfg. Inc. (Ft. Collins) • • • • www.bluebird-mfg.com
BNZ Materials Inc. (Littleton) • www.bnzmaterials.com
Glyptic Modeling Tools (Loveland) • www.glyptic.com
CONNECTICUT
Rusty Kiln Ceramic Studio (North Windham) • • • • • • • • www.rustykiln.com
R.T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc. (Norwalk) • www.rtvanderbilt.com
Duralite Inc. (Riverton) • • www.duralite.com
DELAWARE
J. & J. Ceramic Studio (Dover) • • • • •
Nabertherm, Inc. (New Castle) • www.nabertherm.com

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FLORIDA
Atlantic Pottery Supply Inc. (Atlantic Beach) • • • • • • • www.atlanticpotterysupply.com
Jen-Ken Kilns (Lakeland) • www.jenkenkilns.com
Summit Kilns (Land O Lakes) • • • • www.swiftweb.com/summit
C and R Products, Inc. (Ocala) • • • • • www.candrproducts.com
Bennett Pottery Supply (Ocoee) • • • • • • • www.bennettpottery.com
Calcoworld Ceramic Decals (Orlando) • • www.calcoworld.com (decals)
Axner Co. Inc. (tradename of Laguna Clay Co.) (Oviedo) • • • • • • • • • • www.axner.com
Highwater Clays of Florida (St. Petersburg) • • • • • • • • • www.highwaterclays.com/hwcflorida.html
St. Petersburg Clay Company Inc. (St. Petersburg) • www.stpeteclay.com
The Arts Center (St. Petersburg) • www.theartscenter.org
Armory Art Center (W. Palm Beach) • www.armoryart.org
GEORGIA
Davens Ceramic Center (Atlanta) • • • • • • • • • www.davensceramiccenter.com
Creative Glazes (Duluth) • • www.creativeglazes.com
Olympic Kilns (Flowery Branch) • • • www.greatkilns.com
Larkin Refractory Solutions (Lithonia) • • www.larkinrefractory.com
Kickwheel Pottery Supply Inc. (Tucker) • • • • • • • • • • www.kickwheel.com
HAWAII
Ceramics Hawaii Ltd. (Honolulu)
IDAHO
The Potter’s Center (Boise) • • • • • • • • www.potterscenter.com
Wendt Pottery (Lewiston) • • • • • • • • www.wendtpottery.com
ILLINOIS
U.S. Pigment Corp. (Bloomingdale) • •
Great Lakes Clay & Supply (Carpentersville) • • • • • • • • • • www.greatclay.com
Metomic Corporation (Chicago) • www.metomic.com (lamp parts)
Paasche Airbrush Co. (Chicago) • www.paascheairbrush.com
Sapir Studios (Chicago) • (display stands)
Ceramic Supply Chicago (Evanston) • • • • • • • www.ceramicsupplychicago.com
Badger Air Brush Co. (Franklin Park) • • www.badgerairbrush.com
Dick Blick Art Materials (Galesburg) • • • • • • • • www.dickblick.com
Crystal Productions (Glenview) • www.crystalproductions.com
Shimpo Ceramics (Nidec-Shimpo America Corp.) (Itasca) • • • • www.shimpoceramics.com
Midwest Ceramics (Joliet) • • • • • • • • • www.midwestcas.net
International Decal Corp. (Northbrook) • • www.timrg.com
Art Clay World, USA (Oak Lawn) • • • • • • www.artclayworld.com
MJR Tumblers (Pecatonica) • •
INDIANA
United Art & Education (Ft. Wayne) • • • • • • • www.unitednow.com
American Art Clay Co., Inc. (Amaco/Brent) (Indianapolis) • • • • • • • • www.amaco.com
Brickyard Ceramics & Crafts (Indianapolis) • • • • • • • • • • www.brickyardceramics.com
Sugar Creek Industry, Inc. (Linden) • • • www.sugarcreekind.com
Royal and Langnickel Brush Mfg. (Merrillville) • www.royalbrush.com
Cattle Barn Clay Co. (Royal Center) • • • www.cattlebarnclay.com
IOWA
Johnson Gas Appliance Co. (Cedar Rapids) • • www.johnsongas.com
Bartlett Instrument Co. (Ft. Madison) • www.bartinst.com
KANSAS
Creative Paradise (Goddard) • www.handbuilding.com
Bracker’s Good Earth Clays (Lawrence) • • • • • • • • • • www.brackers.com
Soldner Clay Mixers by Muddy Elbow Mfg. (Newton) • www.soldnerequipment.com
Evans Ceramic Supply (Wichita) • • • • • • • • • • www.evansceramics.com
Starlite Mold Company (Wichita) www.starlitemolds.com
KENTUCKY
Old Hickory Clay Co. (Hickory) • • www.oldhickoryclay.com
Groovy Tools (Lawrenceburg) • www.groovy-tools.com
LOUISANA
Alligator Clay Company (Baton Rouge) • • • • • • • • www.alligatorclay.com
Blue Diamond Kilns (Metarie) • www.bluediamondkiln.com
MAINE
Portland Pottery Supply (Portland) • • • • • • • • • www.portlandpottery.com
Miracle Bat (York) • • www.miraclebat.com
MARYLAND
Baltimore Clayworks (Baltimore) • www.baltimoreclayworks.org
Buyers Market of American Craft (Baltimore) • • www.americancraft.com
Chesapeake Ceramics Supply (Baltimore) • • • • • • • • www.ceramicsupply.com

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Clayworks Supplies, Inc. (Baltimore) • • • • • • • • • www.clayworkssupplies.com
PotteryTools.com (Sinkburg) • www.potterytools.com
MASSACHUSETTS
Portland Pottery Supply South (Braintree) • • • • • • • • • www.portlandpottery.com
Amherst Potters Supply (Hadley) • • • • • • • www.amherstpotters.com
Gare Inc. (Harverhill) • • • • www.gare.com
The Potters Shop and School (Needham) •
Sheffield Pottery Inc. (Sheffield) • • • • • • • • • • www.sheffield-pottery.com
Ceramics Consulting Services (Southampton) • www.fixpots.com
Boston Kiln Sales & Service (Watertown) • • • • www.bostonkiln.com
Saint-Gobain Ceramics (Worcester) • www.refractories.saint-gobain.com
MICHIGAN
Pebble Press, Inc. (Ann Arbor) • •
Evenheat Kiln Inc. (Caseville) • www.evenheat-kiln.com
Runyan Pottery Supply Inc. (Clio) • • • • • • • • • • www.runyanpotterysupply.com
West Michigan Clay (Hamilton) • • • • • • • • • www.westmichiganclay.com
Crossroads Pottery & Clay Company (Jackson) • • • • • • • • • www.crossroadspottery.net
Manitou Arts (Leland) • www.manitouarts.net
Har-Bon Ceramics & Decals (Presque Isle) • • www.harbon.com (decals)
Rovin Ceramics (Taylor) • • • • • • • • • • www.rovinceramics.com
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Clay Co. USA (Edina) • • • • • • • • • • www.minnesotaclayusa.com
Master Kiln Builders (Farmington) • • www.kilnbuilders.com
Dunghanrach Clay Co. (Melrose) • • • • •
Brown Tool Co. (Minneapolis) • www.browntool.com
Continental Clay Co. (Minneapolis) • • • • • • • • • • www.continentalclay.com
Smith-Sharpe Fire Brick Supply (Minneapolis) • • www.kilnshelf.com
Triarco Arts & Crafts LLC (Plymouth) • • • • • • • • • • www.triarcoarts.com
MISSISSIPPI
Dogwood Ceramic Supply (Gulfport) • • • • • • • • • www.dogwoodceramics.com
Whistle Press (Petal) • www.whistlepress.com
MISSOURI
KC Metro Ceramic & Pottery Supplies (Kansas City) • • • • • • • • www.kcmetroceramic.com
L&R Specialties Inc (Nixa) • • • • • • • • • www.claydogs.com
Krueger Pottery, Inc. (St. Louis) • • • • • • • • • • www.kruegerpottery.com
MONTANA
Archie Bray Foundation (Helena) • • • • • • • • • • www.archiebray.org
NEVADA
Cress Mfg. Co. (Carson City) • www.cressmfg.com
Aardvark Clay & Supplies (Las Vegas) • • • • • • • • • www.aardvarkclay.com
Bison Studios (Las Vegas) • www.bisonstudios.com
Pottery West (Las Vegas) • www. potterywest.com
BigCeramicStore.com (Sparks) • • • • • • • • www.bigceramicstore.com
Nevada Dan’s (Sparks) • • • www.potterywheel.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Creative Hobbies, Inc. (Bellmawr) • • • • www.creative-hobbies.com
Midlantic Clay (Bellmawr) • • • • • • • • • www.midlanticclay.com
NEW JERSEY
Instar Beautiful Decals (E. Brunswick) • • www.instardecals.com (decals)
Curran Pfeiff Corp. (Edison) • • www.curranpfeiff.com
Hobby Colorobbia (Elmowwod Park) • • • • www.hobbycolorobbia.com
Hammill & Gillespie Inc. (Livingston) • www.hamgil.com
Ceramic Supply Inc. (Lodi) • • • • • • • • • • www.eceramicsupply.com
New Brunswick Lamp Shade Co. (North Brunswick) • www.nbls.com (lamp shades)
AmericanPotters.com (Rockaway) • www.americanpotters.com
L&L Kiln Mfg. Inc. (Swedesboro) • • • www.hotkilns.com
Lamp Specialties (Westville) • • • • • • www.lamp-specialties.com
NEW MEXICO
Coyote Clay & Color (Albuquerque) • • www.coyoteclay.com
New Mexico Clay, Inc. (Albuquerque) • • • • • • • • • • www.nmclay.com
Taos Clay (El Prado) • www.taosclay.com
Santa Fe Clay (Santa Fe) • • • • • • • • • • www.santafeclay.com
NEW YORK
Charles A. Hones Inc. (Amityville) • www.charlesahones.com
East Valley Supply (Andover) • www.evsupply.com (ceramics repair epoxy)
Studio Sales Pottery Supply (Avon) • • • • • • • • • • www.studiosalespottery.com
The Mudpit (Brooklyn) • • • • • • • www.mudpitnyc.com

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Vent-A-Kiln Corp. (Buffalo) • www.ventakiln.com
Ceramic Arts Library (Corning) • www.ceramicartslibrary.com
PCF Studios (Honeoye) • www.pcfstudios.com
Bailey Pottery Equipment (Kingston) • • • • • • • • • • www.baileypottery.com
Artfixtures (New York) • www.artfixtures.com (display stands)
Rockland Colloid Corp. (Piermont) • www.rockaloid.com
Clayscapes Pottery Inc. (Syracuse) • • • • • • • www.clayscapespottery.com
Northeast Ceramic Supply (Troy) • • • • • • • •
Alpine Kilns and Equipment LLC (Warwick) • • www.alpinekilns.com
Doo-Woo Tools LLC (Warwick) • www.doowoo.com
Kiln-Ray Services (Warwick) • • • • • www.kilnray.com
Rochester Ceramics, Inc. (Webster) • • • • • • • • • www.rochesterceramics.com

NORTH CAROLINA
Highwater Clays, Inc. (Asheville) • • • • • • • • • www.highwaterclays.com
Lark Books (Asheville) • www.larkbooks.com
Carolina Clay Connection (Charlotte) • • • • • • • • • www.carolinaclay.com
Claymakers (Durham) • • • • • • • • www.claymakers.com
Resco Products Inc. (Greensboro) • www.rescoproducts.com
Mudtools (Hendersonville) • www.mudtools.com
Williams Supply (Star) • • • • • • www.williamssupplync.com
Speedball Art Products Co. (Statesville) • www.speedballart.com
Fat Cat Pottery Inc. (Wilmington) • • • • • • • • www.fatcatpottery.com

OHIO
National Artcraft Co. (Aurora) • • • • • • www.nationalartcraft.com
A & K Clay Company LLC (Bethel) • www.akclay.com
Laguna Clay Co. (Byesville) • • • • • • • • • • www.lagunaclay.com
Olympic Enterprises Inc. (Campbell) • • • www.olympicdecals.com
Vulcan Kilns (Centerville) • • • www.vulcankiln.com
Funke Fired Arts (Cincinnati) • • • • • • • • • www.funkefiredarts.com
Aegean Sponge Co. (Cleveland) • www.aegeansponge.com
Columbus Clay (Columbus) • • • • • • • • • www.columbusclay.com
Mudmats (Columbus) • • • www.mostlymud.com
RAM Products Inc. (Columbus) • www.ramprocess.com
Cornell Studio Supply (Dayton) • • • • • • • • • •
Wise Screenprint (Dayton) • www.wisescreenprint.com (decals)
Innovative Ceramic Corp. (East Liverpool) • • www.innovativeceramic.com (inks/decals)
Mason Color Works Inc. (East Liverpool) • www.masoncolor.com
Mayco Colors (Hilliard) • • • www.maycocolors.com
Maryland Refractories Co. (Irondale) • www.mrcgrog.com
Ohio Ceramic Supply Inc. (Kent) • • • • • • • • • • www.ohioceramic.com
Krumor Inc. (Valley View) (thermocouples and RTDs)
Orton Ceramic Foundation (Westerville) • • • www.ortonceramic.com

OREGON
The Kiln Elements Co. (Birkenfeld) • • www.kilnelements.com
Aim Kiln Mfg. (Corvallis) • • • • • www.aimkilns.com
Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co. Inc. (Eugene) • • • • • • • • • • www.georgies.com
Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co. Inc. (Portland) • • • • • • • • • • www.georgies.com
Mudshark (Portland) • www.mudsharkstudios.org
PotteryVideos.com (Portland) • www.potteryvideos.com
Skutt Ceramic Products (Portland) • www.skutt.com
Thomas Stuart Wheels (Portland) • • • www.thomasstuart.com
Southern Oregon Pottery Supply (Talent) • • • • • • • • • www.southernoregonpottery.com

PENNSYLVANIA
Ceramic Services Inc. (Bensalem) • • www.kilnman.com
Insulating Firebrick, Inc. (Butler) • www.insulatingfirebrick.com
The Clay Place (Carnegie) • • • • • • • • • • www.clayplace.com
M&M Pottery Supply (Corry) • • • • • • • • •
Del Val Potter’s Supply Co. (Glenside) • • • • • • • www.delvalpotters.com
Penn-Mo Fire Brick Co. (Harrisburg) • • • • • • • www.penn-mo.com
The Ceramic Shop (Philadelphia) • • • • • • • • • www.theceramicshop.com
Standard Ceramic Supply Co. (Pittsburgh) • www.standardceramic.com
Frog Pond Pottery (Pocopson) • www.masteringglazes.com
Placid Ceramics (Washington) • • • • • • • www.placidceramics.com
Petro Mold Co (Waterford) • www.petromolds.com

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RHODE ISLAND
Dew Claw Studios (Pawtucket) • • • • • www.dewclawstudios.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clay-King.com (Spartanburg) • • • • • • • • www.clay-king.com
Coastal Ceramics (Summerville) • • • • • • www.coastalceramic.com
SOUTH DAKOTA
Pacer Corp. (Custer) • www.pacerminerals.com
Dakota Potters Supply (Sioux Falls) • • • • • • • • • www.dakotapotters.com
TENNESSEE
Ward Burner Systems (Dandridge) • • • • • www.wardburner.com
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts (Gatlinburg) • • • www.arrowmont.org
The Clay Lady (Herdersonville) • • • • • • • • • www.theclaylady.com
Mid-South Ceramic Supply Co. (Nashville) • • • • • • • • • • www.midsouthceramics.com
TEXAS
Armadillo Clay & Supplies (Austin) • • • • • • • • • • www.armadilloclay.com
Trinity Ceramic Supply Inc. (Dallas) • • • • • • • • www.trinityceramic.com
American Ceramic Supply Co. (Ft. Worth) • • • • • • • • • www.americanceramics.com

Texas Pottery Supply & Clay Co. (Ft. Worth) • • • • • • • • • www.texaspottery.com
Dry Creek Pottery (Granbury) • • • www.drycreekpottery.com
Ceramic Store Inc. (Houston) • • • • • • • • • www.ceramicstoreinc.com
Bella Bisque, Inc. (Kyle) • • www.bellabisque.com
Display Your Art by Glassica (Liberty Hill) • www.displayyourart.com
Paragon Industries, L.P. (Mesquite) • www.paragonweb.com
Old Farmhouse Pottery (Rusk) • www.farmpots.com
Clayworld Inc. (San Antonio) • • • • • • • • • www.clayworld.com
GSM Enterprises (San Antonio) • • • • • www.gsmkilns-sales-service.com
Etc., Etc., Etc. (Wichita Falls) • • • • • • • • • •
UTAH
Capital Ceramics Inc. (Salt Lake City) • • • • • • • • www.capitalceramics.com
VIRGINIA
Spun Earth Pottery (Forest) • • • • www.spunearth.com
The Kiln Doctor Inc. (Front Royal) • • • • www.thekilndoctor.com
Tin Barn Pottery Supply at Manassas Clay (Manassas) • • • • • • • • • • www.manassasclay.com
Campbell’s Ceramic Supply Inc. (Richmond) • • • • • • • www.claysupply.com
ClayPeople (Richmond) • • • • • • • • • www.claypeople.net
WASHINGTON
North Star Equipment Inc. (Cheney) • • www.northstarequipment.com
Giffin Tec Inc. (Lummi Island) • • www.giffingrip.com
Crucible Kilns (Seattle) • www.seattlepotterysupply.com
New Century Ceramic Arts Inc. (Seattle) • • • www.paperclayart.com
Seattle Pottery Supply (Seattle) • • • • • • • • • • www.seattlepotterysupply.com
Precision Terrefirma (Spokane) • www.precision-terrafirma.com
Rings & Things Wholesale (Spokane) • www.rings-things.com
Clay Art Center (Tacoma) • • • • • • • • • • www.clayartcenter.net
Scott Creek Pottery Inc. (Tacoma) • • www.scottcreekpottery.com

WEST VIRGINIA
Danser, Inc. (Parkersburg) • • www.danserinc.com
WISCONSIN
MKM Pottery Tools LLC (Appleton) • www.mkmpotterytools.com
Nasco Arts & Crafts (Ft. Atkinson) • • • • • • • www.enasco.com
Sax Arts & Crafts (New Berlin) • • • • • • • • www.saxarts.com
A.R.T. Studio Clay Co. Inc. (Sturtevant) • • • • • • • • • www.artclay.com
AUSTRALIA
Venco Products (Kelmscott WA ) • • www.venco.com
CANADA
Plainsman Clay Ltd. (Medicine Hat) • • • • • • • • • • www.plainsmanclays.com
Greenbarn Potters Supply Ltd. (Surrey) • • • • • • • • • www.greenbarn.com
Bamboo Tools (Hi Tech Marketing) (Surrey) • www.bambootools.com
Ceramic Arts & Crafts Supply (Burlington) • • • • • • www.ceramicarts.com
Euclids Kilns & Elements (Oakville) • • • • www.euclids.com
Euclid’s/The Pottery Supply House Ltd. (Oakville) • • • • • • • • • • www.pshcanada.com
Cone Art Kilns Inc. (Richmond Hill) • www.coneartkilns.com
Tucker’s Pottery Supplies Inc. (Richmond Hill) • • • • • • • • • • www.tuckerspottery.com
Spectrum Glazes (Toronto) • www.spectrumglazes.com
Digitalfire Corp. (Cornwall) • • www.digitalfire.com
Edouard Bastarache Inc. (Sorel-Tracy) • www.sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb

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