American Art Clay Co. - Supplies & Equipment for Pottery, Education & Crafts
Supplies & Equipment for Pottery, Education & Crafts
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Welcome to the American Art Clay Company!

What's New at AMACO
Hope-on-a-Rope 2008 Designers Challenge Gallery Friendly Plastic is back!
Join Amaco's Play in Clay Community - coming soon! 2008 Ceramic Workshops
How to Start Up a Ceramic Program
AMACO Industry Leader in Safety for Ceramic Products & Equipment
AMACO makes 600 lead-free glazes, 11 talc-free moist clay bodies, 4 talc-free modeling clays and 23 UL Listed AMACO/Excel Kilns ...plus the world’s best-selling Brent potter’s wheel. We're proud to be the industry leader in safe engineering for ceramic products and equipment.


Lesson Plans for the Classroom!
Learn more about our
Commitment to Safety.



Potter's Wheels
Amaco designed and manufactured the first wheel chair accessible potter's wheel in 1982. Amaco manufactures the best selling Brent Potter's Wheels under the name Amaco/Brent.

There are 13 different styles of Amaco/Brent potter's wheels designed for school classrooms, and hobby and professional pottery studios.

Brent Potter's Wheels
Amaco Potter's Wheels
Potter's Wheels Accessories

Roll Your Own Clay Beads!
Learn how to roll your own beads with Linda Peterson's "Bead Techniques: Clay Jewelry with Bead Rollers" from Design Originals. Make professional looking beads in minutes with 14 different bead rollers!
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AMACO supports Bottles of Hope, a national polymer clay movement increasing cancer awareness through distribution of decorated chemotherapy bottles to cancer patients... [more]
AMACO has been modeling imagination since 1919 with modeling materials, air dry clays and ceramic clays, ceramic firing glazes, electric and gas kilns, Brent potter's wheels, and arts and crafts materials.




AMACO Teacher Support Program
Amaco supports art education through our Teacher Support Program which gives on-line and toll-free technical and product support. We also have a free project library to help teachers and students share a rewarding classroom experience.
See our Teachers Support page for ideas to "Stretch Your Classroom Budget."




AMACO Clays and Arts & Crafts Materials
Arts and Crafts products,  materials and clays  from AMACOFor Hobby, Professionals and Classroom
The first American company to manufacture modeling clay in the U.S., we make non-hardening clays, as well as, air dry clays (self-hardening clays), modeling materials and casting compounds. We have also developed a full line of polymer clay tools and equipment, including 14 bead rollers, the best selling pasta machine and a Polymer Clay & Craft Oven. For hobby crafts, Amaco has developed a mixed media soft line of ArtEmboss metal sheets and WireForm wire mesh that complement memory making, three-dimensional crafts, and sculpting.

Ceramic Glazes, Underglazes and Overglazes
Ceramic Glazes, underglazes and overglazes at AMACO.com Amaco was the first company to create lead-free glazes in 1951. Today we offer the most extensive line of lead-free glazes in the world with almost 600 colors and varieties/effects. Class Packs give teachers cost-effective color spectrums.
High Fire Ceramic Glazes Low Fire Ceramic Glazes
Ceramic Glaze Class Packs- Pint Jars Ceramic Specialty Glazes & Dipping Glazes
Ceramic Underglaze Colors Ceramic Tools & Supplies, Drape Molds
Ceramic Kilns
Amaco manufactured the first electric kiln for school and studio use in 1934.

Today, Amaco manufactures 23 models of electric ceramic and glass kilns for studio and schools.

Electric Kilns
Amaco Square Kilns
Excel Round Kilns
Glass Kilns and Glass Supplies
Ceramic Kiln Accessories, Extruders & Parts

 

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