Great Lakes Clay is Illinois' oldest and most comprehensive ceramic supply store, located in the Chicago area since 1990. We are a manufacturer of over 40 clay bodies and 7 glaze lines. And for those potters and schools in the midwest, we can make your special mix clay body in our 2000 pound capacity mixer.

We stock dry clays, glaze materials and plasters from the U.S., Canada, England and other parts of the world. Our showroom is stocked with Amaco products, Spectrum Glazes, Kemper Tools, Ohaus scales, banding wheels, a wide assortment of books, MKM Decorating Disks and tools, Paasche sprayers, Mason Stains, Roselli Stilts, a large inventory of kiln shelves and posts and other misc. pottery tools.

We are a distributor for Skutt, L&L, Olympic and Geil kilns, Brent, Shimpo, Thomas-Stuart and Lockerbie wheels, Shimpo pugmills, Soldner Mixers, Peter Pugger, Debcor cabinets, Brent, North Star and Scott Creek equipment and Paasche spray booths.

We also are inventors and manufacturers of The Versa-Bat System and The Throw-N-Go portable potter's wheel. All of these products and services can be seen in our colorful and informative catalog that can be ordered free of charge by contacting us.

You can also order a catalog off of our website. Our showroom and plant is located at 120 S. Lincoln Ave in Carpentesville, Illinois and is open to the public for retail sales.