Name |
Description |
Artists & Teachers |
Archie Bray Foundation |
The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts is a nonprofit school founded in 1951 by brickmaker Archie Bray. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the school is three miles from Helena, Montana.
The website includes a photo gallery, a list of classes, a sales gallery, exhibitions, events calendar, and much more. |
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts |
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is a nationally renowned center that teaches ceramics, fibers, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm glass, woodturning, woodworking, sculpture, and book and paper arts. You are welcome year-round to visit the school’s five galleries, resource center and book and supply store. |
Bullseye Connection Gallery |
Click "Artists" to see an extensive collection of glass art. These are some of the most beautiful pieces on the Internet. |
Ceramic Beads by Andi Fasimpaur |
Learn how to make ceramic beads in step-by-step articles, see a photo gallery of Andi Fasimpaur's beads, and read her well written blog on balancing her career as an artist with motherhood. |
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation |
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation offers local, regional, and national training programs for consumers, installers, construction professionals, architects, designers, building inspectors and sales associates interested in the sales and installation of ceramic tile. |
Contemporary Art Glass in Texas |
Find Texas glass artists, glass classes, photo galleries of glass, and a calendar of events. |
Creative Texture Tools, by Elaine Luther |
Elaine shares silver clay pointers and recommends books and tools. |
Diana Chase, Glass Artist |
View a wide range of fused glass art pieces, from small garden butterflies to huge murals. Fired in Paragon kilns by Diana Chase, a well-known glass artist in Dallas, Texas. |
Ed and Martha Biggar |
Ed and Martha teach neon glass and metal clay workshops and are internationally recognized. Between the two, they have over forty years of experience. They live on a farm in Draper, Virginia. |
Ed Fowler, Knifemaker |
Visit the website of one of the most knowledgeable custom knifemakers in the world. Sign up for a knifemaking seminar held at Ed Fowler's Wyoming ranch. Learn more about his books and videos. |
Eugene Glass School |
Plan a unique vacation: Visit one of the world's premier glass schools in picturesque Eugene, Oregon. At the website, look up events, instructors, and register for classes. Eugene Glass School is a haven for glass artists where they can find the support needed to see through any project. The Eugene Glass School is a resource for all levels of glass artistry. |
Fenton Glass Studio |
Learn hot glass from one of the leading teachers in America. Dan Fenton's website lists his teaching schedule. |
Great Pottery |
View the inspiring pottery of Clayart members. (Clayart is a world-wide email forum of ceramic artists and industry professionals.)
GreatPottery.com is an evolving website. Visit often to see the work of new members. |
Huntsville Arts Retreat & School |
Huntsville Arts Retreat & School is a dream come true for David and Karen Stavert of Hot Glass Beads. Their hot glass retreat is located in the foothills of the breathtaking Ozark Mountains and nearby Fayetteville/Springdale. Visit the website for a class schedule. |
Killin' the Kiln Myths |
John S. Hohenshelt, President of Paragon Industries, L.P., dispels common myths about kilns with detailed technical information. |
New Orleans School of GlassWorks & Printmaking |
Housed in a restored brick building from the 1800's in the Arts District, the New Orleans School of GlassWorks & Printmaking Studio is the South's largest facility incorporating glass blowing, glass casting, scientific glass torch working, stained glass, silver alchemy jewelry, printmaking, paper marbling, pop-up book engineering, and bookbinding. Come and see breathtaking, FREE DAILY DEMONSTRATIONS by master craftsmen, blowing glass in the traditional, elegant, European style. |
PAMA Designs On-Line Gallery |
This on-line gallery features hot glass work made in a Paragon kiln. Come to this site to view spectacular samples of dichroic artwork. |
Penland School of Crafts |
Penland School of Crafts is in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Penland offers one-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books & paper, clay, drawing, glass, iron, metals, photography, printmaking, textiles, and wood. The school also sponsors artists' residencies, educational outreach programs, and a craft gallery. |
Pilchuck Glass School |
Founded in 1971, Pilchuck Glass School has become the largest educational center in the world for artists working in glass. The website includes news, events, programs, and a good selection of glass website links. |
Tony Ferguson, Pottery and Photography Teacher |
Tony Ferguson is a noted potter, teacher, and photographer. Visit his website to learn about his pottery and digital photography seminars. View his extensive gallery of inspiring pottery. |
Utah Pottery Project Archaeology Blog |
Learn about the pottery archaeological discoveries in Utah, USA. See photos and step-by-step progress reports on the uncovering of a very old pottery kiln. |
Forums & Directories |
American Crafts Forum |
Learn how to market your crafts at this discussion forum. Registration is required but takes only a few minutes. |
American Potters |
Find sites of interest to potters, listed in alphabetical order. Or locate potters by state. Find studios near you, complete with location, phone number, email address, and photo. |
Clayart E-mail Discussion Forum |
Clayart is probably the world's largest e-mail forum for potters. You can join at no charge. As a member, you will receive messages from potters all over the world, who answer questions and discuss topics related to ceramics. You can also search the Clayart archives for a wealth of information on pottery, kilns, low-fire ceramics, digital controllers, and even glass fusing. |
Contemporary Ceramic Studio Locator Site |
Visit this site to find a local contemporary ceramic studio. At these studios, you can purchase ceramic bisque ware, glaze it, and leave it for the studio to fire. |
Knife Talk on Line |
Come to this fast-growing website to learn custom knifemaking. Talk on-line with Ed Fowler and other experts. Find out that you are not alone in your love of knives. |
Metal Clay Academy |
A beautifully designed site on metal clay that includes classes, suppliers, events, photo gallery, FAQs, business resources, and much more. Check back often to find out what's new in metal clay. |
Pottery Basics Forum |
Share pottery tips and techniques with a friendly group of over 1,000 potters worldwide. The PotteryBasics discussion forum is hosted on Yahoo groups, allowing for discussions and posting of photos. There's no cost to join or participate. |
Pottery Headquarters |
Find links to every aspect of pottery, including history, techniques, and suppliers. Included is a newsletter. |
Pottery Sites and More |
This website features a growing list of pottery links. |
Warm Glass Tips |
You will find hundreds of pointers on hot glass compiled from the bulletin board at Brad Walker's www.warmglass.com. Learn to solve problems with glass cracking, bubbles, sticking glass separator, devitrification, and much more. |
Warm Glass Website & Bulletin Board |
Visit Warm Glass and click on Bulletin Board. You will find a vast resource of information on glass fusing, slumping, and casting. This is a premier site for information on hot glass work. |
Warm Tips |
Warm Tips is a compilation of the best posts on hot glass from the www.warmglass.com bulletin board. Warm Tips addresses frequently asked questions about kiln-forming and makes forgotten or buried gems from the bulletin board more accessible. |
Miscellaneous |
Corning Museum of Glass |
Take a virtual tour of the most famous glass museum in the U.S. View 2,000-year-old Roman glass fused bowls, mask and fish. Get directions and museum hours for the next time you are in New York. |
Glaze Simulator |
This is a glaze calculator that will help you analyze and formulate ceramic glazes. Learn to solve glaze problems. Predict melting temperatures, colors and other properties. There is no registration or fees. |
Kay Bain Weiner Educational Foundation |
Kay Bain Weiner, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award 2006 in the glass art industry, has formed a non-profit educational foundation. The mission of the Kay Bain Weiner Educational Foundation, known as the KBW Foundation, is to attract more people into the glass arena by providing scholarships, supplies and books to high schools, colleges and other educational venues. |
Publications & Internet Radio |
American Craft magazine |
This well designed website will amaze artists. The site has book reviews, articles, news, a calendar of events, a list of blog sites, obituaries of famous artists, and more, all written for the artist. |
Art Jewelry Magazine |
Art Jewelry magazine features projects for all skill levels from great designers in wire, metal, metal clay, and other materials. The website includes a jewelry discussion forum. |
Arts & Media, Inc. |
Arts & Media, Inc. educates glass artists. They produce Glass Craftsman magazine; the annual Skill Fest seminars; Glass Press books for artists; and Glass Library, which is a huge selection of glass books. |
Bead and Button magazine |
Bead and Button is a leading jewelry craft magazine. Log in to access community forum discussions, galleries of beautiful jewelry, exclusive projects, and more.
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Blade magazine |
Custom knifemakers will find the latest information on new techniques, field tests, and news and features on knives and their makers. A great magazine for anyone who heat treats blades in Paragon kilns. |
Brynmorgen Press |
Tim McCreight started Brynmorgen Press in 1985 to provide practical, high quality textbooks on metalworking and design. The site includes a list of books, free downloads, and contact information. |
Ceramic Arts Daily |
Subscribe to an email newsletter on ceramic glazes. |
Ceramic Industry Magazine |
Read ceramic industry news. Click on "PPP Blog" to read "Pottery Production Practices" articles by well known authors. |
Ceramics Monthly Magazine |
Ceramics Monthly was founded in 1953 and has become a widely read magazine for potters. It is packed with color photos and interesting articles. |
China Decorator Magazine |
Learn how to paint china. The magazine features designs and articles on a variety of subjects. A teacher is featured in each issue, along with upcoming seminars, calendar of events, sources of supply, and more. |
Clay Times Magazine |
Clay Times magazine covers wheel throwing, handbuilding, decorating and firing, step-by-step pottery projects, glaze formulation and recipes, clay tools, supplies, studio health and safety, kilns, artist profiles, teaching techniques, ceramic world news and events, exhibits, educational programs in clay, and potters’ philosophies. |
Craft Arts International Magazine |
This Australian magazine covers ceramics, glass, wood, textile art, metal jewelery, painting, printmaking and sculpture.
The magazine is a lively forum for ideas, for study and for the sheer enjoyment of beautiful handwork and contemporary design. In addition to publishing articles and photographs which reflect the work, lifestyles and philosophies of today's artists and craftspeople, Craft Arts International plays a vital role in the promotion and marketing of contemporary designer-made products. |
Crafts Report Magazine |
The Crafts Report, established in 1975, is a monthly business magazine for the crafts professional. Learn marketing, finance, business basics, and much more. |
Davis Publications / School Arts Magazine |
School Arts magazine publishes art projects for the art teacher. The authors themselves are teachers who write about ideas that have worked for them. |
Flow Magazine |
Flow magazine is a premier publication devoted to lamp working and glass beads. The website includes downloadable articles and contact information. |
Fusenews Online Magazine |
Read articles, look up events, find retailers, and list your store. |
Glass Art Magazine |
Glass Art magazine is written for artists of stained glass and hot glass. Issues include artist profiles, business articles for studio owners, and how-to articles. Lavishly illustrated in color. |
Glass Line Magazine |
The website for Glass Line magazine, which was founded in 1987. Read back issues, see beautiful glass art, and find answers to questions at their active forum.
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Glass Media Digest |
Glass Media Digest lists glass classes, includes mp3 files of industry and business experts, and reports on new trends in glass. Read about marketing your work, tax advantages, new marketing venues, and up-and-coming artists. |
Glass on Metal Magazine |
This website is one of the best sources of enameling information. It includes past articles, news, a school and workshop listing, a gallery of exquisite enameling, and much more. |
Glass Patterns Quarterly Magazine |
A leading glass magazine. Web site includes free patterns. Over a dozen projects with instructions. They cover every level of expertise, from beginner to advanced. |
Jewelry Crafts Magazine |
Jewelry Crafts magazine publishes how-to projects on beading, lampworking, silversmithing, cane making, and more. Learn from the most respected jewelry and bead artisans. |
Jones Publishing, Inc. |
Learn more about Doll Crafter, Fired Arts & Crafts, Popular Ceramics, and other craft magazines. The website includes a comprehensive list of ceramic and doll shows, on-line registration for the Little Black Book (a ceramic business directory), and information on ceramic awards. |
Lapidary Journal Magazine |
This website is packed with information for the jewelry maker. It includes a show calendar, news, listings for jewelry classes and clubs, mines, quarries, and more. Order article reprints from Lapidary Journal. |
Pescado Publishing |
A source of fine books on Precious Metals Clay. |
Studio Potter Magazine |
Studio Potter magazine focuses on aesthetic philosophy, an essential belief in functional pottery, a reverence for new talent and old masters, the encouragement of first-person writing, education as discovery of the self, service to the field, and an overriding commitment to humanitarian values. |
World Art Glass Quarterly |
At this website, read a large selection of glass articles and subscribe to the printed magazine. |
Suppliers of Related Products |
ABR Imagery Glass Products |
Products for lampworking, glass fusing, and ceramics. |
American Ceramic Supply, Inc. |
American Ceramic Supply in Ft. Worth, Texas, has been in business 30 years. They sell over 20,000 items. Starting a new business? Ask for Connie, a well known ceramic studio business consultant. She will help you succeed. |
Art Clay World USA |
Learn about Art Clay Silver, the clay that transforms into silver when fired in a kiln. The site includes a community forum, product news, teacher locator, FAQs, and much more. |
Bead Merchant |
The Bead Merchant has a vast range in beading materials including miyuki beads.
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Bullseye Glass |
Bullseye manufactures stained glass and helped start the glass fusing revolution. Click "Education" for an extensive collection of pdf-format technical sheets. Click "Artmakers" to view inspiring glass. |
Bullseye Glass Blog Site |
An informal behind-the-scenes look at the Bullseye Glass factory. Read about the company history and the people who work at Bullseye. Includes photos. This is the next best thing to visiting the factory. |
Dick Blick Art Materials |
Dick Blick, in business since 1911, offers an extensive selection of art supplies. |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply, Inc. |
The largest multi-line ceramic and pottery distributor in the Southern United States, with a tremendous selection of pottery and ceramic supplies that are in stock and ready for immediate sale. Dogwood Ceramic Supply is Paragon's largest stocking Distributor in North America, with a great selection of new Paragon ceramic and pottery kilns already in stock, crated and ready to ship. |
Expressions Art Glass |
Expressions Art Glass is Tucson, Arizona's stained glass paradise. They are a full-service stained glass retail shop, gift gallery, teaching facility, custom studio, and glass showroom, with over 1,200 kinds of glass, and a very large selection of glass beads and jewelry-making supplies. |
Hobby Ceramicraft in the United Kingdom |
Paragon-made kilns, spares and backup; training and all supplies for Ceramic cafes, Hobby Ceramists, Hobbyists.
Colour by Mayco and Colorobbia, Colorobbia bisque, earthenware slip, moulds, brushes, indeed all a Ceramist needs!
Award winning training and business courses designed to make your ceramic business, large or small, successful (and fun!). |
Marjon Ceramics |
Marjon Ceramics is one of the most established distributors. They have a wide selection of supplies and have an experienced staff ready to answer questions. Everything for the potter and ceramist: kilns, wheels, clay, Duncan, Mayco, Laguna, Aardvark, slab rollers, tools and more! |
Merry Go Round Stained Glass |
Merry Go Round, located in Ft. Worth, Texas, offers classes, tools, books, and supplies on hot glass. They also do custom glass work. |
Metal Clay |
Precious Metals Clay is made of fine silver or gold particles mixed with a binder. When heated to the proper temperature in a kiln, the clay is transformed into solid silver. Visit the website to learn more about this fascinating process. Sign up for beginner, intermediate, or advanced classes in Precious Metal Clay. Order from an extensive list of supplies. |
Morton Glass Cutting Tools |
Learn about a complete system of tools and accessories that will aid you in cutting glass. Learn to cut circles and other difficult shapes. Morton tools are legendary among glass teachers. |
New Mexico Clay |
Pottery supplies and ceramic supplies. Everything for the potter and ceramist. Kilns, wheels, clay, Duncan, Mayco, Laguna, slab rollers, tools too! The Ceramic King! |
Rose's Glassworks in Portland, Oregon |
Rose's Glassworks teaches classes on beginning fusing, dimensional flowers, bracelets, ornaments, and more. Private lessons are always available. Visit the site for a class schedule. |
Thompson Enamel |
Enameling on metal is the art of fusing powdered colored glass onto copper, glass, and other metals. Thompson Enamels is a leading manufacturer of lead-free enamels available in a variety of particle sizes. |
Watercolors Glass Studio |
This site includes glass supplies, a schedule of classes in Great Falls, Virginia, and helpful articles. |
Wholesale Crafts |
Wholesale Crafts is an on-line wholesale art show. It connects qualified retailers with quality artists. Carefully screened retailers register for on-line shopping, and artists gain new wholesale accounts. |
Trade Organizations |
Contemporary Ceramic Studios Association |
Find a contemporary studio near you. As a studio, join CCSA to enhance every area of your business. Well worth the annual membership fee. |
Enamelist Society |
The Enamelist Society, Inc. is a volunteer arts organization founded in 1987 to promote the art of enameling. Learn about this beautiful art from the experts. |
Glass Art Association of Canada |
The Glass Art Association of Canada is a volunteer, member-run organization. They publish "Contemporary Canadian Glass" four times a year.
The website includes an artist directory and information on shows and scholarships. |
Glass Art Society |
The Glass Art Society (GAS) is an international nonprofit founded in 1971 whose purpose is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the appreciation and development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists who work with glass. GAS members are artists, students, educators, collectors, gallery and museum personnel, writers, and critics. |
International Guild of Glass Artists |
The benefits of membership in the IGGA include local chapter meetings where you can exchange ideas with other glass enthusiasts. IGGA membership includes discounts from suppliers, free websites, free classified ads, and the opportunity to participate in the Rosen wholesale show. |
NCECA: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts |
NCECA holds an annual conference for potters. Members from all over the world attend. Visit the site for membership information. |
Orton Ceramic Foundation |
Orton Ceramic Foundation manufactures pyrometric cones, digital controllers, and other instruments. Orton makes Paragon's Sentry and Sentry Xpress digital controllers—an important reason Paragon kilns are so reliable. Orton is over 100 years old and provides kiln firing guidance for a nominal annual membership fee. Disappointed with a defective ceramic piece? As a member, you can send it to Orton, and they will analyze it for you. You will also have firing experts only a phone call away.
To download free firing tips, click on "Resources." |
Stained Glass Association of America |
The SGAA is a trade organization dedicated to advancing the craft of stained glass. The website includes the Annual Summer Conference; Stained Glass Quarterly, a magazine on architectural stained glass; and The Sourcebook, an annual directory to assist architects in locating and commissioning stained glass. |
Tile Council of North America |
As one of the nation's leading ceramic tile and installation materials testing facilities, the Tile Council of North America, Inc. (TCNA) offers confidential product and performance testing in a state-of-the-art laboratory. |
TUV Product Testing |
Some of Paragon's kiln models are listed to U.S. and Canadian safety standards through TUV. Find out more about TUV and their stringent testing standards. |
World Organization of China Painters |
Join the World Organization of China Painters to stay connected with china painters world-wide. Visit the site to find local WOCP chapters, a list of teachers, seminars, etc. |
