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Archive for March, 2011

Cinderelish: Awesome April Artist

Posted by claygirl Posted on Mar - 12 - 2011

Bracker’s is proud to announce the April Artist for our Second Saturday Series will be Cindy Buehler! Cindy’s work is predominately black-and-white sgraffito with pops of a single bright color. She sells her work online through sites like  Etsy and Beautiful Bowls , at local stores like Stuff (in Brookside, and at shows throughout the area.  [ Read More ]

AMACO Verte Lustre – March MidFire Glaze of the Month

Posted by claygirl Posted on Mar - 11 - 2011

I love March because it’s the month when everything starts to get green again.  I wonder if that’s nature’s way of honoring St. Patrick..  OK, probably not, but it does seem appropriate to chose a green glaze for this month.  I’ve recently fallen in love with AMACO’s Verte Lustre.  I saw it at NCECA last  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Glazes, Mid Fire, Products

Laguna Tutti Frutti – March Raku Glaze of the Month

Posted by claygirl Posted on Mar - 11 - 2011

In honour of our Second Saturday Raku Event, we decided to add a Raku Glaze of the Month to our Low-Fire and Mid-Fire Featured Glazes.  It seemed only fitting to select my favourite commercial Raku Glaze for the first featured Raku Glaze, Laguna Tutti Frutti. Several years ago, when we had Steve Branfman back for  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, Glazes, Products, Raku

Duncan Crystal Series – March Low Fire Glaze of the Month

Posted by claygirl Posted on Mar - 10 - 2011

Glaze crystals have been a favourite of mine for a long time.  If you’ve never tried a crystal glaze and are curious, this is a good place to start.  The Duncan Crystal Series come in 4 oz jars.  If you like them, then you can even create your own crystal glazes by purchasing the Spectrum  [ Read More ]

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