Raw Materials Archives - Brackers Good Earth Clays

Materials Monday: Marvelous Mason Stains®

by Willow | Aug 17, 2020 | Featured, Specials, Sales, stains

Materials Monday: Marvelous Mason Stains® Have you heard? As a long time distributor of Mason Stains®, Brackers is proud to share the news that Mason Color Works Inc. was recently awarded trademark status for their Mason Stains®. This status helps to ensure that...

Materials Monday: Mullite, Mulcoa & more

by Cindy Bracker | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured, News, Raw Materials

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...

Materials Monday: MAGMA and other miracle mixtures for glazes

by Cindy Bracker | Feb 24, 2020 | Featured, Raw Materials, wax, menders, additives

Materials Monday: MAGMA and other miracle mixtures for glazes MAGMA for mixing glazes Reconstituting Liquid glazes Best for Reglazing Other glaze additives Recently, Ceramic Arts Daily wrote an extensive article on glaze additives. We figured this out when we started...

Glaze of the Month – Select Mason Stains

by Cindy Bracker | Jul 2, 2015 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, News, stains

This month we honor and remember Glenda Taylor, whose pottery was as bright and colourful as she was. Glenda used Mason Stains to achieve the vivid hues in her ceramics. We decided to select 8 colors to feature this month. Many are the exact stains that Glenda...

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by Anne M | Mar 24, 2014 | Education, opportunities, Featured, News, Products, Raw Materials, wax, menders, additives

Last Thursday afternoon, Mark Cole demonstrated in The Process Room during the NCECA Conference. This demonstration will explore glaze application using wax resist with to develop pattern, imagery and eutectic. Wax resist provides an excellent aide to separate and...

March Specialty Product of the Month: Mr. Mark’s Wax-On

by Cindy Bracker | Mar 6, 2014 | Featured, Glaze of the Month, Glazes, Products, Raw Materials, Speciality, Specials, Sales, wax, menders, additives

Recently we were sent a sample of the Mr. Mark’s Wax On. We enjoyed testing this wax resist and found it to be excellent for precision application on bisqued ware. The light purple color, which completely burns out, makes it easy to see as you are applying it....