Buy Pottery Supplies
Portland Pottery offers a wide range of materials and products for any potter, beginner to professional.
Mudtools is one of our favorite tool suppliers - they make ribs, sponges, shurforms, special tools, and so much more. Their facility was completely swept away last week in Hurricane Helene. Please consider donating to their GoFundMe page to help them rebuild. Thank you for considering! <3
Here are some of our offerings:
Stop by one of our supply stores in Portland, ME or Braintree, MA to buy supplies, or give us a call to learn about what we carry and to place an order.
We don’t currently list all of the supplies we carry on our website, but we are working on it!
In the meantime, we’re happy to help get you what you need so give us a ring or reach out over email!
Clay
Laguna clays: Low-fire, Mid-range, Porcelain, High-fire, Air-dry, Paper clay. Available at both locations.
Standard clays: Low-fire, Mid-range, Porcelain, High-fire. Stocked at the Braintree, MA location, but can be transferred to Portland, ME.
Kentucky Mudworks Clays: Mid-range and High-fire. Stocked at the Portland, ME location, but can be transferred to Braintree, MA.
Click HERE for the Clay Price List.
Click HERE for information on Laguna Clays.
Click HERE for information on Standard Clays.
Click HERE for information on KY Mudworks Clays.
Raw Materials
If you're mixing glazes or formulating clay, we have the quality materials the Ceramic Industry trusts. A wide range of raw materials from ball clay, flint and frits, to plasters, oxides and mason stains and everything in between.
Click HERE for the Raw Materials Price List.
Glazes
Amaco glazes: LUG, Velvets, LG, Teacher’s Pallet, Opalescent, HF, Potter’s Choice, Celadons, Satin Matte, Shino, Flux and Cosmos.
Click HERE for the Amaco Glaze Price List.
Click HERE for more Amaco Glaze information.
Mayco glazes: Fundamentals, Stroke & Coats, Foundations, Elements, Jungle Gems, Raku, Stoneware
Portland, ME location only stocks Jungle Gems - others are available in Braintree, MA and can be transferred to Portland ME upon ordering.
Click HERE for the Mayco Glaze Price List.
Click HERE for more Mayco Glaze information.
Laguna glazes: Low-fire, Raku, Moroccan Fusion, Moroccan Color, Moroccan Matter, Rainforest, Dry Lake, Crystal Gloss and Cone 10
Click HERE for the Laguna Glaze Price List.
Click HERE for more Laguna Glaze information.
Gare glazes: Fun Strokes and NTG
Click HERE for the Gare Glaze Price List.
Click HERE for more Gare Glaze information.
Coyote Glazes: New product!! Stocked at Braintree location, can be transferred up to ME upon ordering.
Click HERE for the Coyote Glaze Price List.
Click HERE for more Coyote Glaze information.
Tools
We carry tools from the following lines: Kemper, Xiem, Mudtools, Chinese Clay Art, Doo Woo, Clay Shapers, Giffin Grips and MKM Stamps.
We also carry sponges, natural and synthetic, bats, wax, and brushes, Orton Cones in bars, juniors, large and self supporting.
Bisqueware
Tiles: We carry 4x4 and 6x6 bisque tiles.
Bisque: The Braintree store carries Chesapeake and Mayco brand bisque from cups and mugs to banks, figurines and seasonal items. Bisque can be transferred to the Portland store.
Click HERE for the Tiles and Bisque Price List.
Click HERE for information on Chesapeake Bisque.
Plasters and Hydrocal
Please note: The Braintree location ONLY does weigh outs for plaster. The Portland location only sells plaster in 50lb bags.
Click HERE for the Plaster and Hydrocal Price List.
Click HERE for Plaster mixing instructions.
Click HERE for USG link for more information.
Equipment
Kilns: We do not stock kilns, but can order, deliver, and install from these brands and others: Skutt, L&L, Evenheat, Amaco, Paragon.
Refractory: We carry a wide range of shelves for all sizes of kilns along with posts and stilts.
Pottery wheels: We carry the following brands and try to have them in stock: Shimpo, Brent, Pacifica, and Clayboss.
We do not stock large equipment, but can order slabrollers, pugmills, extruders and more from North Star, Shimpo, Amaco, Peter Pugger and others.
Equipment Maintenance and Repairs: Both the Portland, ME and Braintree, MA location have dedicated and experienced equipment technicians who can do trainings, full diagnosis and repairs, as well as installs.
For the Portland, ME kiln technician, please email Sam at portlandrepairs@portlandpottery.com
For the Braintree, MA kiln technician, please email Sasha at braintreerepairs@portlandpottery.com