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Memorial Day Weekend

We will be closed on Friday May 26-Monday May 29

We will re-open on Tuesday May 30 at 11am!

The Good Earth Grant

by Cindy Bracker | December 1, 2022 | Community, Education, opportunities, Featured, News | 0 Comments

It started with the wheel. Our William Bracker Wheel Donation, that is. But this year, Dave asked me "does it have to be a wheel? There are a lot of schools that have needs that aren't a pottery wheel.." I couldn't break with tradition and not donate Bill's beloved...

William Bracker Memorial Wheel Announcement – 2022 Donation Recipient

by Cindy Bracker | December 1, 2022 | Community, Family, Featured, News, Wheels | 2 Comments

Today is Bill Bracker's Birthday. For over 25 years, we have donated a Brent Model C Wheel (the wheel Bill always used) in his memory. Previous recipients have included Lawrence Schools (where his kids were educated), Kansas University (where he taught) University of...

Planning (already) for 2022 back to school

by Cindy Bracker | April 8, 2022 | Featured, News | 0 Comments

Even as Spring is just arriving, here at Bracker's we are already planning for the fall. By now, probably everyone knows the phrase "supply chain challenges" While we have been keeping up with demands thus far, we are now looking to the future so that we can be as...

Join the Brackers Team! (Now Hiring)

by Cindy Bracker | March 22, 2022 | Featured, News | 0 Comments

Bracker's Good Earth Clays has been experiencing significant growth for the last 3 years. We are looking to add more people to our team in virtually every area. Interested or know someone who is? Send a resume or a simple email stating your interest, skills and a...

Cups of Kindness, 2022 edition!

by Cindy Bracker | March 9, 2022 | Community, Featured, News | 0 Comments

We are excited to bring back this community project that celebrates and promotes the joys of using handmade objects. Kindness week is typically in February each year, but we feel that kindness needs to extend to many weeks. (Plus, our event works much better when the...

Our Services

One of the things that sets Bracker’s apart from other suppliers is our expansive service offerings. Diagnostic services, kiln & wheel repair (or any ceramics equipment), consultations, troubleshooting, district or one-on-one training, professional development, inservices & custom workshops are available.

Our most popular…

Raku Firings

We have a lot of options for inservices and custom workshops, but there are none more popular than our Raku events. We’ve customized the popular raku firing event for a wide variety of audiences, from demonstrations, to participation, to education, at our place or yours! Click to read more about this or other options!

Inservices & workshops

Dial-a-Dave

Our most in-demand…

Dave (aka KilnDoc)

You can’t actually just “Dial-a-Dave”, but kiln technology is getting us closer and closer to that. For now, you’ll have to call or send an email to get on Dave’s Schedule. He is HIGHLY in demand but does his best to quickly triage your situation and get back to you quickly. His schedule is generally first-come, first-served, but in the case of a true crisis, Dave can often squeeze in a repair out of order. (usually because he works overtime to get it all done)

Our most in-demand…

Dave (aka KilnDoc)

You can’t actually just “Dial-a-Dave”, but kiln technology is getting us closer and closer to that. For now, you’ll have to call or send an email to get on Dave’s Schedule. He is HIGHLY in demand but does his best to quickly triage your situation and get back to you quickly. His schedule is generally first-come, first-served, but in the case of a true crisis, Dave can often squeeze in a repair out of order. (usually because he works overtime to get it all done)

Dial-a-Dave

clay

We’re all united by our common bond of clay. Though some of us love low fire while others meander toward midfire, and also all of those atmospheres…wood, salt, soda, even raku, and of course all the die hard Cone 10 Reduction folks out there, WE ALL NEED CLAY. Bracker’s is proud to offer a huge selection of clays from a variety of brands. We have the full line of Flint Hills Clays, plus the ability to mix up special custom blends for you, we also have a large supply of Laguna clays, a good stock of Standard bodies and a few Aardvark and AMACO clays on hand as well.

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Glazes & Underglazes

We carry AMACO, Spectrum, Coyote, Laguna Opulence & Coleman Glazes

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Extruders, Slabrollers and things handbuilders love

Extruders and Dies, Slabrollers and Canvas, plus slump molds, hump molds, drape molds and more.

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tools everyone needs

We love tools….old ones, new ones, shiny ones, dirty ones. Kemper tools were the first brand we started to stock, and originally “displayed’ them all in metal coffee cans which were contained in big styrofoam boxes. Since those early days, we’ve added Dolan & Dirty Girls, Giffin & Groovy, MKM & Mudtools, Fluters & Falcon Tools, AMACO & Trim Gin, Chinese Clayart & Xiem, and a host of other miscellaneous finds. We add more all the time, so you never know what new tool you might find in our store….in person or online!

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Kilns & Firing Supplies

We sell ConeArt, Skutt, Paragon & L&L Kilns plus we have a complete array of firing supplies from shelves and posts to stilts and cones and safety equipment like goggles and gloves

Heat things up

Wheels & Throwing Supplies

We sell Brent, Pacifica, Shimpo, Soldner & Skutt wheels, We also have a variety of additional throwing supplies like bats, giffin grips, stools, tables,

spin me around

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Community Involvement

We believe in the importance of being an active and giving participant in our communities, both our physical area of residence and the greater ceramic ecosystem. We both volunteer our time and donate resources to a variety of organizations, events & projects.

NICE at NCC

Northern Clay Center’s MN NICE includes weekly intensives as well as artist lectures, gallery tours, and studio visits with established artists to take advantage of the rich ceramic resources throughout the Twin Cities. The program strives to support emerging artists both artistically and professionally. Bracker’s is proud to sponsor an artist from our region to go take part in one of thes unique 8 week opportunities

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bulk materials, chemicals & colorants

We get raw clay in from mines located across the country. We have Kaolin from Georgia & Florida (and ENGLAND! and NEW ZEALAND!), Ball Clay from Kentucky & Tennessee, Feldspar from South Dakota, Fireclay from Missouri, Talc from Texas, Silica from Illinois, Shale clays from Ohio, Kyanite from Virginia, plus we have a complete array of raw chemicals and colorants from Alumina to Zirconium.

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Come Visit!

Our 25,000 sq ft warehouse with over 5,000 sq ft of retail showroom space is situated just off of I-70 (East Lawrence Exit #204) making us a convenient jaunt from Kansas City, Topeka or even further away. We have people who come down from Des Moines, Omaha & Lincoln and as far as Fayetteville, Tulsa, & Oklahoma City. Lawrence is a lovely place to visit and spend some time. Be sure to ask us about recommendations about where to stay or where to play!

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We can come to you!

We have a 10,000# capacity truck and a 4,000# capacity van for deliveries. We’re in Kansas City once or twice a week, Topeka about once or twice a month, and Western Kansas a few times each semester. We typically are in Nebraska or Iowa once or twice a month, Lincoln/Omaha/Council Bluffs most often, but also out to Kearney, Des Moines or even out to the Illinois border. We also go east to Columbia, south to Oklahoma City and occasionally down toward Fayetteville. We try very hard to group deliveries together and fill our truck and then divide the overall costs. A general range/expectation of delivery charges is below for your convenience.

If your location is within….

55 miles (greater KC area up to St. Joseph) – $25 plus 2.5¢/#

100 miles (Emporia & Manhattan). – $50 plus 3.5¢/#

175 miles (Wichita, Columbia, Lincoln) – $75 plus 4.5¢/

250 miles (Hays, Fayetteville,Des Moines) – $100 plus 5.5¢/#

Further Away? Let us know, we can work up a quote.

We can come to you!

We have a 10,000# capacity truck and a 4,000# capacity van for deliveries. We’re in Kansas City once or twice a week, Topeka about once or twice a month, and Western Kansas a few times each semester. We typically are in Nebraska or Iowa once or twice a month, Lincoln/Omaha/Council Bluffs most often, but also out to Kearney, Des Moines or even out to the Illinois border. We also go east to Columbia, south to Oklahoma City and occasionally down toward Fayetteville. We try very hard to group deliveries together and fill our truck and then divide the overall costs. A general range/expectation of delivery charges is below for your convenience.

If your location is within….

55 miles (greater KC area to St. Joseph) – $25 plus 2.5¢/#

100 miles (Emporia & Manhattan). – $50 plus 3.5¢/#

175 miles (Wichita, Columbia, Lincoln) – $75 plus 4.5¢/

250 miles (Hays, Fayetteville,Des Moines)-$100 plus 5.5¢/#

Further Away? Let us know, we can work up a quote.