Proudly Canadian

We are a Canadian company, based in Southern Alberta, serving the pottery industry since 1966.

A Plainsman Company

Greenbarn Potter's Supply

Shelves stocked with various craft supplies and painting materials in a well-organized art supply store interior.

Contact

Hours

  • Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
  • Closed Saturday, Sunday and statutory holidays

 

Greenbarn Potter’s Supply has been outfitting BC potters since 1957, and today it carries the largest selection of pottery supplies in Western Canada

Our 7,500-square-foot store in Surrey stocks clay, raw materials, glazes, underglazes, tools and equipment for everyone from first-time students to working professionals. Our staff have a combined 150 years at Greenbarn, plus studio experience of their own, and they’re glad to share it – whether you need help choosing a clay body, sorting out a glaze problem or figuring out shipping.

  • We have on-site parking, a loading dock and forklift loading for larger orders
  • Greenbarn supplies schools from elementary to university, film and special-effects studios, and potters at every level
Shelves stocked with numerous white bags of pottery clay and various ceramic pieces in a pottery studio or supply room.
Black and white photo of a man shaping pottery on a wheel in a workshop filled with various ceramic pots and jugs on shelves.

Our history

  • Greenbarn started in 1957 in a barn on founder Stan Clarke’s property and moved to its current Surrey location in 1984.
  • Stan was one of BC’s first pottery teachers and suppliers, training the instructors who went on to teach the generations of potters that followed.
  • He kept working at Greenbarn, repairing equipment and offering advice, until he retired at 92.
  • Several of our staff learned the trade alongside Stan, and we pass what he taught us on to every new artist who comes through the door.
  • We still have catalogues from 1978 with Stan’s handwriting and Plainsman Clays pricing in them.
Interior view of a well-organized art supply store featuring shelves stocked with paints, brushes, and various artist materials.
Interior view of a well-organized hardware store featuring stocked shelves, a service counter with stools, and various tools and supplies.
Interior view of a pottery studio with multiple pottery wheels, shelves filled with clay pots and tools, and a person working at a table.