Artisan Clay Competitors

At The Michaels Companies Inc, our purpose is to fuel the joy of creativity. As the leading creative destination in North America, we operate over 1,290 stores in 49 states and Canada and online at Michaels.com and Michaels.ca. The Michaels Companies, Inc. also owns Artistree, a manufacturer of custom and specialty framing merchandise, and MakerPlace by Michaels, a dedicated handmade goods marketplace. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, Michaels is the best place for all things creative. For more information, please visit www.michaels.com

Darice was founded in 1954, by Pat Catan, an entrepreneur from humble beginnings who valued hard work and dedication.

Sculpey oven-bake clay was a happy accident! The compound known as Sculpey oven-bake clay today was first created in 1967, with the original idea being to use the clay as a thermal transfer compound which would conduct heat away from the cores of electrical transformers. However, the usage of the compound for this purpose turned out to be unsuccessful. The material was set aside in the lab and forgotten about. Then one day the Director of the lab was playing around with it and discovered that you could shape it and then bake it at a low temperature and it would stay in that shape. He then did more testing and discovered that the compound could be molded, baked, sanded, drilled, carved and painted. It became a highly versatile medium for the craft industry. Sculpey clay started out as just a white clay. It wasn’t until years later that we started making the beautiful colors you know and love today! We still partner with artists today to showcase all of the amazing things you can do with our oven-bake clays and liquid polymer clays. Polymer clay – Kids – Sculpey Bake Shop® Artists – Sculpey Premo™, Sculpey® Soufflé, Liquid Sculpey General fun – Sculpey III®, Original Sculpey®, Keepsake® Sculpting – Super Sculpey® Other Mediums - Non Dry clay, Air Dry Clay, Glazes Innovative Tools designed specifically for oven bake clay We are continually striving to bring innovation, inspiration and creativity to clayers of all ages and skill levels! We have expanded our product offering into other types of clay and tools.