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Finding Sculpture SuppliesOn this page is a review of local sculpture supplies stores and outlets. You may actually need to go and fetch some of your materials and tools from your local supplier as the item may be too heavy to be sent in the post. Below on this page is included a brief outline of important suppliers and their particular speciality (they are all slightly different and have different niches).
Useful to know who does what. Once you have read my review of who is specialist in what in the report on this page below, use the convenient search box just below this point on this page to get the latest updated contact details for each supplier. This is no ordinary search, this is specially coded to give your keywords much more relevance. Contact details often change, so this is the most reliable way of getting the contact information.
Important:- Put in the name of the supplier and your location. In this way you will get an idea of the local stockists.
OK, let's start by the country you are located inMost visitors to these pages are from USA, UK or Canada, so let's deal with the suppliers and outlets local to each of those countries those first. Other countries scroll to the bottom of the page (Any local supplier or outlet can add their own listing for free).Sculpture Supplies and Pottery Supplies for:
U.S.A.
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AMACO sells modeling materials, sculpture supplies, air dry clays and ceramic clays, ceramic firing glazes, electric and gas kilns, Brent potter's wheels, and arts and crafts materials. Established 1919.
Mainly for potters, some ceramic modeling supplies.
Mainly mold making and bronze casting.
Mainly for potters - make own clays. Periodic Clay Sculpting Workshops.
For sculptors, prop makers, restorers, special effects, mold-Making etc.
California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
General arts supplier including ceramics and sculpture (as separate departments). Although a general art materials store, I like the way they recognize ceramic sculpture as a separate department to pottery. Many useful items, could do with better and more organized tools for ceramic sculpture.
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Clay specialists
Specialists in micro wood tools that are an alternative to the dentist tools I mention in the clay sculpture tutorials
Mainly potters supplies. Primitive website.
Art & craft materials & equipment for teachers
General sculpture resources and online directory.
Good all round supplier hosting periodic workshops with famous name clay sculptors.
A manufacturer rather than a retailer, but does sell direct from its own website. Somewhat of an institution in the US, founded in 1883 and owning it's own clay mines. Sculpture House caters for what it describes as the "five disciplines of sculpture" - clay modeling, stone carving, woodcarving, ceramics, mold making (casting). Also known for its tool manufacturing in Brooklyn, NY.
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Mainly casting and mold-making supplies.
Mainly for casting and technical, but good for armatures and stands.
Not yet found a U.S. location convenient enough for you?
For other locations in the USA, go to this sculpture supplies list which is by State (alphabetically) and then town.
www.magicyellow.com/category/sculpting/supplies/Cities.html
CANADA
Review of Online Sculpture Suppliers
and Pottery Suppliers
This is the only major supplier that I could find covering Canada - they are experts in casting and technically oriented sculpture supplies.
For other local pottery/modelling/sculpture suppliers in Canada click the map and then zone into your region.
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UK
Review of Online Sculpture Suppliers
and Pottery Suppliers
All types of sculpture supplies and pottery, not much on emphasis on clay modeling and ceramic sculpture, but good on sculpting studio equipment.
Concentrates on pottery rather than sculpture supplies, but does sell some clay sculpting tools, including my favorite steel tools by MG Tools of Sheffield, England.
Mainly pottery supplies and kilns.
Kilns and bisqueware.
All types of pottery materials and equipment, not that much on emphasis on clay modeling and ceramic sculpture, but some sculpture workshops promoted.
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Kilns and bisqueware.
Forged steel tools essential to advanced techniques.
Major manufacturers to the UK china industry and also the general public and they supply local stores also.
All types of pottery materials and equipment. They offer a unique and very cleverly marketed service where if you see any type of supply from any other Stoke supplier, they will collect the items and send on to you, so you only have one postage charge. Great service idea.
Big suppliers of pottery glazes, equipment and raw materials.
Major manufacturers of pottery materials and equipment.
Leading supplier of clays, ceramic clay bodies and pottery supplies raw materials.
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The Sculpture Supplies Notes
Ceramic or clay sculptors need slightly different tools and equipment than other closely related occupations - like potters or stone carvers.
Save some Googling time! I have painstakingly coded and customized this sculpture supplies 'search box' page which is dedicated to finding supplies for those of us interested in clay sculpting / modeling and ceramic sculpture.
You can use the sculpture supplies 'search' in three ways.
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