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Aardvark Clay

The most comprehensive ceramic supplies catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C.  available. Over 250 pages of clays, glazes, kilns, potter's wheels, equipment, tools, books, and everything else for ceramics. From K-12 and beyond. Aardvark has what you want and need to help you bring out the talent in your students.

contact@aarvarkclay.com

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Bailey

Bailey's 235-page color catalog is brimming brim  
n.
1. The rim or uppermost edge of a hollow container or natural basin.

2. A projecting rim or edge: the brim of a hat.

3. A border or an edge. See Synonyms at border.
 with high-quality products for your classroom. From new books and videos, to equipment, AP nontoxic glaze glaze, in pottery
glaze, translucent layer that coats pottery to give the surface a finish or afford a ground for decorative painting. Glazes—transparent, white, or colored—are fired on the clay.
, and every imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble  
adj.
Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits.



i·mag
 tool, Bailey has it all. Professional Service and advice. Low prices!

www.baileypottery.com

(800) 431-6067

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Blick Art Materials Techniques and materials related to art:

Traditional techniques:
  • Acrylic paint
  • Charcoal
  • Clay
  • Collage
  • Drawing
  • Fresco
  • Glass
  • Gouache
  • Gum arabic
  • Lithography
  • Oil painting
  • Oil pastel
  • Paint
  • Painting
  • Pen and ink
 

Request our 2007 art materials catalog now--a comprehensive, 624-page catalog packed with the best brands at the best prices, plus eighteen new lesson plans. Call or go online to order your copy.

(800) 8284548

www.dickblick.com

info@dickblick.com

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Davis Art Images

Quality slide images designed for the elementary through high school art teacher. Slide sets include foundations of art, painting, drawing, architecture, photography, multicultural mul·ti·cul·tur·al  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or including several cultures.

2. Of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture.
 arts, surveys of art, and much more. Call for a free catalog or visit us online today!

(800) 533-2847

www.davisartimages.com

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Axner Pottery Supply

Axner offers the largest selection of ceramic supplies, materials, equipment, glazes, tools, books, and videos! Axner; a trademark of Laguna Clau Company.

490 Kane Court, Oviedo, FL 32765

www.axner.com

(800) 843-7057

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Blick Classroom Art

Introducing Blick's new Classroom Art catalog for K-5 classroom teachers and art educators. Features 192 pages of basic art supplies plus money-saving class packs and exciting new craft items. Includes twenty-two lesson plans!

(800) 828-4548

www.dickblick.com

info@dickblick.com

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Chavant Inc.

Chavant Inc. manufactures eighteen different formulas of non-drying, wax-based modeling clays. Used by sculptors This is a partial list of sculptors. A
  • Wäinö Aaltonen (1894 - 1966)
  • Yaacov Agam (1928 - )
  • Agasias
  • Benjamin Paul Akers (1825 - 1861)
  • Aleijadinho - Antonio Francisco Lisboa (1730 or 1738 - 1814)
  • Károly Alexy
  • Alessandro Algardi (1595 - 1654)
, instructors, product designers, and special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques.  artists, Chavant is considered one of the best that the art industry has to offer.

www.chavant.com

info@chavant.com

(800) CHAVANT

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Davis Publications, Inc.

The Fall 2006 Davis catalog is packed with classroom resources from Davis Publications, first in art education since 1901. Select from the best in textbooks, resource books, large reproductions, videos, CD-ROMs, slides, digital images, and more. Get your free catalog today!

(800) 533-2847

www.davisart.com

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Debcor Art Tables

Debcor's "Rock Solid" art and activity tables are ideal for grouping students. Spacious 60 x 24" (152 x 61 cm) tops have scratch, stain, and liquid resistant laminate laminate,
n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth.
 surface and PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
, or "armor," edges. Easy to assemble steel base has height-adjustable legs. Send for a free catalog.

513 West Taft Drive

South Holland, IL 60473

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Graphik Dimensions Ltd.

Graphik Dimensions Ltd. has been number one for frames, mats, giclee prints and more for over forty years. Our value, service, free samples, free catalog, and interactive Web site makes us an ideal choice for art educators. Ask us about our credit terms Credit Terms

The conditions under which credit will be extended to a customer. The components of credit terms are: cash discount, credit period, net period.
 for schools.

www.pictureframes.com

(800) 221-0262 (800) 633-3333 Fax:(800) 555-5555

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Journey Ed. Marketing

Journey Education Marketing, North America's largest academic software dealer, has one of the widest software selections available. Students, facutly, staff, and schools can save up to 85%. Call or visit our Web site to request a free catalog.

www.JourneyEd.com

(800) 874-9001

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NASCO NASCO North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
NASCO National Account Service Company LLC
NASCO National Academy of Science Committee On Oceanography
 Arts and Crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts.  

One of the most comprehensive selection of arts and crafts supplies available from one source. Supplies and teaching aids teaching aids nplmateriales mpl pedagógicos

teaching aids nplsupports mpl pédagogiques

teaching aids teach npl
 for art history, sculpture, drawing, painting, and many other crafts are featured in this all-inclusive volume. Contact us for a free 2007 catalog.

www.eNASCO.com

(800) 558-9595

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Frame Fit Co.

Wholesale custom picture frames and framing for over twenty-nine years. Over 800 frame choices. Three high-speed computerized mat cutters for quick service. Glass, plexiglass, foamboard, mat board, and framing tools.

www.framefit.com

(800) 523-3693

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Harrisville Designs

Harrisville Designs is known by fiber artists everywhere for fine yarns and looms. 99% of our products are made in our mill in the historic village of Harrisville, NH. Family owned and operated, we believe that quality should not be compromised for even the smallest product.

www.harrisville.com

(800) 338-9415

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L&L Kiln kiln (kĭl, kĭln), furnace for firing pottery and enamels, for making brick, charcoal, lime, and cement, for roasting ores, and for drying various substances (e.g., lumber, chemicals).  

New Easy-Fire kilns designed for schools. More rugged than typical kilns, they feature hard ceramic element channels to protect the kiln's interior. The spring-loaded hinge hinge
n.
A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.



hinge

see hinge joint.
 is easy to open and is safe for loading. All L&L kilns come with a three-year warranty.

P.O. Box 1898, Boothwyn, PA 19061

www.hotkilns.com

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National Artcraft Co.

A leader in unusual and hard-to-find arts and craft components. Our catalog features craft and pottery supplies, decorative items, studio equipment, and more.

300 Campus Drive, Aurora, OH

sales@nationalartcraft.com

(888) 937-2723

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Peters Valley

Intensive summer workshops in blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, fine metals, photography and other special topics. Various scholarships may be available. Full catalog of workshops can be found online.

19 Kuhn Rd., Layton, NJ 07851

www.petersvalley.org

(973) 948-5200

Fax: (973) 948-0011

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Sax (Simple API for XML) A programming interface (API) for accessing the contents of an XML document. SAX does not provide a random access lookup to the document's contents. It scans the document sequentially and presents each item to the application only one time.  Arts & Crafts

The new Sax[R] Fine Art 2006 catalog is available! Materials for middle school, high school, and up. Product selection is focused on secondary art curriculum.

www.saxarts.com

(800) 558-6696

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Tandy Leather Factory

Throughout history, leather has always played an important artistic role. An incredibly versatile medium, it can be cut, glued, molded sculpted sculpt  
v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts

v.tr.
1. To sculpture (an object).

2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision:
, carved carve  
v. carved, carv·ing, carves

v.tr.
1.
a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.

b.
, stained, painted, stitched, braided braid·ed  
adj.
1.
a. Produced by or as if by braiding.

b. Having braids.

2. Decorated with braid.

3.
 and stamped with designs. And, leather is a lot more affordable that you might think. Visit our Web site to request a free catalog.

www.tandyleatherfactory.com

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United Art and Education

You'll find your favorite art supplies' plus hundreds items, in our 2007 Art Materials Catalog. Compare and save. with our competitive pricing, volume discounts and free shipping program. Request your FREE catalog today!

www.unitednow.com

(800) 322-3247

Fax: (800) 858-3247

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Runyan Pottery Supply

One of the largest "Fast Ship" factories in the USA for clay, glaze, ceramic equipment, and thousands of supplies. Teachers: CALL for a 100-page catalog and technical help on Kilns, equipment repair and parts, and purchase guidance. Over thirty years of serving artists and art educators.

www.runyanpotterysupply.com

(810) 686-CLAY (2529)

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Skutt

This catalog is loaded with great, easy-to-understand information on how to go about selecting the right kiln and accessories for your classroom. Additional information, including lesson plans, can be found on our Web site.

www.skutt.com

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Triarco

Our 2007 catalog offers more than 1,000 new products. Try our new Triarco artiSelect products and recieve a free apron apron,
n a piece of clothing worn in front of the body for protection.

apron band,
n a labioincisal or gingival extension of an orthodontic band that aids in retention of the band and in proper positioning of the bracket.
 with a purchase. Check out our Triarco price challenge and look at our first-time buyer first-time buyer npersona que compra su primera vivienda

first-time buyer npersonne achetant une maison ou un appartement pour la première fois

first-time buyer 
 program. You will find quality products at affordable prices in our new 2007 Triarco catalog.

www.triarcoarts.com

(800) 328-3360

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