Black Lives Matter, Instagram, Juneteenth
“I refuse use to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final...
Father’s Day Fire Sale!
Literally…we’re putting fire on sale, because what father doesn’t like fire? (I could probably just say what POTTER doesn’t like fire… in our industry, there is definitely an increased liklihood of having an affinity for the flame.) My...
Materials Monday: Mullite, Mulcoa & more
A lot has happened since my last Materials Monday post. i had intended it to be a regular monthly column, but then well, a lot happened…as we start to return to work and familiar activities, I thought it was time to get this started back up….. Today...
Happy 50th anniversary, Anne & Bill Bracker: June 6th, 1970
June 6th, 1970 is a special day indeed. On that beautiful day, a young lady, born and raised in the Texas Hill Country, married an Iowa farmer turned artist and eventually gave birth to Bracker’s Good Earth Clays (as well as two daughters who both WORK at...
Reopening Showroom: Shop by Appointment starts June 1st
Bracker’s will be opening its showroom for retail shopping on a limited basis and with some restrictions: Only one customer in the store at a time, masks required, gloves provided. Your temperature will be taken prior to entry a 6′ social distance will be...
Throwing at Home: a video collection on YouTube
“Wheels will always turn full circle.” ― Anthony T. Hincks Even as many states start to re-open their economies, community art centers remain closed for the time being. This leaves many of us still disconnected from the people, places, and implements...
Clay at Home: 2 Tile Projects Kit
We are excited to announce the official release of our Clay at Home Tile Project Kit. We found two AMACO lesson plans that both use glazed tiles and teacher’s palette glazes. We had a great time completing the projects ourselves at home while in quarantine....Back to school?
Believe it or not, at some point, schools are going to reopen….While we aren’t quite sure when it will be or what that will look like yet, but we are definitely preparing for the needs of the ceramics classes, and all of you teachers can rest assured that...
Phasing back in…..
Hello clay friends, We have missed you all and look forward to seeing you again soon, but not quite yet…..Much like our state, we are phasing back into “business as usual”. (and even then, it will probably be a different usual). For the past month,...Check out our Instagram Feed!
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