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Archive for May, 2011

Information about our Sale!

Posted by claygirl Posted on May - 19 - 2011

Once our shopping cart website is finished and returns, this will be MUCH easier, because we’ll be able to turn on sale prices with the click of a button.  In the mean time, please continue to bear with us as every list of prices on *this* site is typed in by Cindy.  (well, spreadsheet pasted  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured

Deep Firebrick – May Mid-Fire Glaze of the Month

Posted by claygirl Posted on May - 04 - 2011

From Tracy Gamble: I glazed these faceted tea bowls with two Potter’s Choice glazes, PC-59 Deep Firebrick and PC-53 Ancient Jasper. Both glazes were brushed onto Cone 04 bisque. I brushed on two coats of PC-59 Deep Firebrick in a pattern using a fan brush. The patterns vary, but for the look on these tea bowls, I used  [ Read More ]

Old Copper – May Low Fire Glaze of the Month

Posted by claygirl Posted on May - 04 - 2011

When considering my options for the May low-fire glaze of the month, I decided to seek opinions beyond my own, so I asked a good friend “What are your top three favourite low-fire glazes?” “Old Copper with one coat, Old Copper with two coats and Old Copper with three coats,” he said, “because they are  [ Read More ]

Smokey Lilac – May Raku Glaze of the Month

Posted by claygirl Posted on May - 04 - 2011

Apparently, I am a fickle female.  Each month I fall in love with a glaze…for about 30 days, until the next month’s glaze is chosen, then I fall in love all over again.  But what a wonderful feeling it is to be in love, right?  I see nothing wrong with it.  My romance with each  [ Read More ]

Categories: Featured, General, Glazes, Products, Raku

Image Transfer on Clay Workshop with Paul Wandless

Posted by claygirl Posted on May - 01 - 2011

Pictures posted on May 17th, 2011 Bracker’s will host a 2-day workshop with Paul Wandless on May 14-15, 2011.  Cost for this participation workshop is $200.00.  Attendance will be limited to ensure all participants have a good learning experience.  $25 non-refundable deposit due at signup, balance due by April 30, 2011.  To register, please call  [ Read More ]

Categories: Education, Workshops

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  • National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
  • Cone Box Show
  • Brackers Facebook Page
  • The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition