888.822.1982
open Monday – Saturday 10-3:30
Closed Saturday, December 23-26th
We will re-open on Wednesday, December 27

Our Services
One of the things that sets Bracker’s apart from other suppliers is our expansive service offerings. We provide equipment diagnostic services, including kiln & wheel repair (or any ceramics equipment), custom firings, glaze mixing, technical consultations, clay and glaze troubleshooting, district or one-on-one training/in-service, professional development lectures and workshops, & custom services.

Our most in-demand…
Repair Services
Dave is HIGHLY in demand, both for his local kiln diagnostics and repair service, but recently, Dave has been sought after nationwide to provide remote support via video chat and email exchanges. The best way to get on Dave’s schedule is to fill out his repair service request form, which includes several bits of information that Dave will need to diagnose your problem. If you are within about 60 miles of Brackers and you know you want Dave to come to you, you can request an onsite diagnostic here. If you live further away and know you want a remote session, click here. If you don’t know what you need, start here
- Custom Firing
- Glaze Mixing
- Workshops
- Consulting
- District-Wide Repair Services
- Inservice & Professional Development
Currently we offer bisque firings (usually to cone 04, but we also go to 01), and we do low fire and mid-fire glaze firings as well. We are looking into low-temperature metallics, lustres & decal firings at 018. Please do let us know if you are interested in that. Pricing is based on the weight of your pieces to keep things simple. $15.00 minimum fee charged up front on our online store, fill out the form, order the service and then bring in your pieces for the final total.
We now offer Glaze Mixing Services here at Bracker’s! Provide us with a recipe (in grams) and we can dry blend it for you. Each dry blend glaze recipe will be returned in one clear plastic bag with the glaze name and date mixed written on it. For more information, click here
Before that recent unpleasantness known as “the pandemic” we enjoyed hosting workshops a couple of times a year. We are now looking into new and exciting workshop formats and opportunties. Stay tuned!
Even before Covid-19 shut down many clay centers, we were often asked to provide unique and individual services to meet a variety of needs ranging from one on one throwing lessons to valuation services for estate sales or legal proceedings, to in depth analyses of glaze or clay body formulas or what raw material will best represent “wild old west” dust on a film set (no kidding).
We have always provided a vast array of free information and advice and we will definitely continue to do so. From maintaining a website full of resources you can read/watch/download/click on to providing answers in store or over the phone, we are still committed to excellent customer service and in most cases, a 5 minute explanation is all someone needs to solve their problem.
We have realized though, especially with the amount of home-studio work now happening, that some people want or need more in-depth and personalized answers, examples, demonstrations, or solutions. So here we are…
In order to continue to provide excellent service to all of our customers, we are asking that these more in-depth Q&A sessions be scheduled in advance, whether here in our store, via an electronic/remote (zoom, facetime, etc) connection. During your session, we will be completely focused on you and your needs.
For larger districts with multiple buildings and lots of equipment to track and maintain, Dave offers full-district service and support. This usually starts with a district-wide diagnostic of all equipment in all buildings (or just those specified by the district itself to be designated for this service). All equipment is entered into our tracking system with complete information on location, building electrical service, equipment serial numbers. Current working (or not working) state is included and all future repairs are tracked here as well. One or more district personnel will be invited to view and interact with this tracking system. If you are interested in working with Dave to maintain your ceramics equipment in your district, please let us know
One of the things that sets Bracker’s apart from our competition is our dedication to teaching. Prior to founding Bracker’s Good Earth Clay, Bill Bracker was a University Ceramics Professor and Anne W. Bracker had also completed a degree in education. With their background in education, the two of them set the standard for all the staff that has followed. We don’t want to just sell someone “a thing,” we want to make sure you understand how to use it, and we’re more interested in building a relationship with our customers. (In fact, when Cindy Bracker married David Sturm, about half of the people in attendance were Bracker’s “customers” who had become close friends)
Our devotion to teaching also translates to “teaching teachers.” For that, we offer a wide variety of in-services and professional development sessions, and even workshops directly with you and your students. If you teach in a large district and want to discuss professional development opportunities, let us know. We are also working on hosting some online PD sessions for teachers in smaller and more remote areas who want to augment their previous education and experience with teaching ceramics!
Our most popular…
Raku Workshops
We have a lot of options for inservices and custom workshops, but there are none more popular than our Raku events. We’ve customized our popular raku firing event for a wide variety of audiences, from demonstrations, to participation, to education, at our place or yours! Before the pandemic, Bracker’s hosted 2 firings a year (spring and fall) and look forward to the return of this great event. Click here to learn more about Personalized Raku Workshops

Our Newest…
Online teacher support
Are you new to teaching clay and need some help? Do you live too far to come over? is it too long to wait until the state art education conference happens? Do you have questions now? We are building a series of new posts designed especially for new ceramics teachers. Our first post will be dropping on August 21st! Watch for it right here!
Our most popular…
Raku Workshops
We have a lot of options for inservices and custom workshops, but there are none more popular than our Raku events. We’ve customized our popular raku firing event for a wide variety of audiences, from demonstrations, to participation, to education, at our place or yours! Before the pandemic, Bracker’s hosted 2 firings a year (spring and fall) and look forward to the return of this great event. Click here to learn more about Personalized Raku Workshops

Our Staff
We have an AMAZING group of people here. Each and every person here is smart and hard-working, but what is most beautiful is how everyone out here fits together. WE ALL LIKE EACH OTHER! We have an absolute dream team right now. If pottery supply was an olympic event, this group would be gettin’ the gold. (And having a blast while doing it) Let me tell you a little about who’s behind the scenes taking care of your orders and needs:
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.
Bill Bracker Wheel Donation Contest
Good Earth Grant
Across the country there are schools that are having to make difficult decisions about budget and curriculum. Unfortunately, clay can often be one of the first things on the chopping block.” So we are establishing
NICE at NCC
Northern Clay Center’s MN NICE 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
Anne's Teapot Collection
We have many of Anne’s teapots on display here in our store, but if you live too far to see them in person, you can click below to see them online!
Our Products
We are also very proud to offer a wide variety of ceramics supplies from trusted brands. We work very hard to maintain a high level of inventory to make sure that we have what you need when you need it.
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. We are proud to offer a huge selection of clays from a variety of brands. We are fortunate to share a warehouse with Kansas Clays, manufacturer of Flint Hills formulas as well as many new and exciting recipes. We also keep quite a few Aardvark, Laguna and Standard clays in stock.
Kilns
We sell ConeArt, Skutt, Paragon & L&L Kilns & vents. We keep several common kilns in stock.
Firing Supplies
Shelves & Posts, Stilts, Cones, and safety equipment, we have the stuff you need to keep you fired up!
Handbuilding supplies
Plaster molds, wood forms, texture rollers, paddles and more. The wheel is just a tool for making round things. What else can you do with other cool tools and your hands?

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!

Wheels & Accessories
We sell Brent, Pacifica, Shimpo & Skutt wheels. Many of these wheels also have awesome accessories like leg extensions, work tables, and of course stools!

Bats and throwing supplies
We sell Brent, Pacifica, Shimpo & Skutt wheels. Many of these wheels also have awesome accessories like leg extensions, work tables, and of course stools!

Tinman
Because we’re in Kansas, and this is where Dorothy & Toto Shop, of course! (Sorry, Tinman is not for sale)

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

Underglaze Transfers
We carry AMACO, Coyote, Mayco, Spectrum, Laguna, Opulence, & Coleman Glazes
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.

Extruders & Slabrollers
Northstar Extruders and extruder dies are the best way to augment your artwork and your studio without a huge space requirement. North Star & Shimpo Slabrollers are great because they can also double as work table and allow you to create amazing slab creations. Even a wheel thrower can appreciate an extruded handle or spout, or a funky slab addition or accent!
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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Let us come to you!
Our 10,000# truck travels to Kansas City, Topeka, Lincoln, Omaha, Columbia and occasionally Des Moines or Joplin. For customers who don’t need a ton (literally) of clay, we work with the locations who are getting a ton or more to allow pick-ups of smaller orders of anything to some glazes and a box or two of clay up to a dozen or so boxes or larger material orders. (Once the delivery route and stops are determined, we will provide you with pickup location options based on what’s closest to you.) We try hard to keep delivery costs down for everyone as much as possible and also be environmentally conscious with the carbon footprint of that big truck. We’ve set up our online store to calculate delivery costs as well as the delivery stop pick up cost, but if something doesn’t seem right, please let us know!
Bracker's Good Earth Clays
Live to far away to shop in the store? You can call us to place an order, toll-free 888-822-1982. You can also shop online at our ecommerce site, shop.brackers.com. We have excellent shipping discounts with FedEx Freight and can ship large orders to your door.
Our Latest news
Every so often, we have an event or announcement to share, outside of our monthly newsletter. Here’s the most recent post, or you can click here to visit our archive of past posts