If it weren’t for the archival nature of ceramics, we’d have little insight into the rainy-day activities of ancient Greeks. Make your own lasting, creative mark with today’s Groupon: for $12, you get a paint-your-own-pottery session and a factory tour (a $25 value) at Louisville Stoneware, a combined shop and studio on Brent Street. All required pottery-painting resources are included in the cost of the Groupon, including select raw ceramic pieces, paint, glaze, and firing.
Founded in 1815, Louisville Stoneware is one of the nation's oldest stoneware-manufacturing firms, harvesting its stock of all-natural clay the old-fashioned way from the doughy deposits of western Indiana. Try your hand at the traditional art form of pottery by painting your own stoneware piece, selecting from an assortment of pigment-ready plates, bowls, figurines, and more. When you've exhausted your thinking cap and rocked your smock to the point where you have to turn it around and wear it as a dress shirt, hand over your finished piece for 16 sweltering hours of firing in a 2,350-degree kiln. Your customized keepsake will emerge from the blazing cubby frost-proof and oven-safe and will be ready for pick-up within 10 days of your studio visit.
Today's Groupon also gets you a fun and informative factory tour, during which nearly two centuries of stoneware-manufacturing history will flash before your peepers. Watch in wonderment as each and every one of Louisville Stoneware's factory's plates, mugs, and casserole dishes passes through a minimum of 20 hard-at-work artisan hands, taking notes as to how you and your family can improve the efficiency of your Thanksgiving table. Though the friendly staff at Louisville Stoneware is willing to lead informal tours during any open hours Monday through Saturday, official factory tours only run twice a day, starting at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, so plan your visit accordingly if you desire the full experience.
Customers can purchase two Groupons for themselves and two additional as gifts. Reservations are required for groups of six or more, and Groupons cannot be used toward parties.
Reviews
The Voice Tribune and Louisville Business Journal featured Louisville Stoneware, which also boasts more than 800 Facebook fans. Lookin' at Louisville dedicated an entire episode to the facility that can be watched here.
- Louisville Stoneware’s signature blue and white designs are every bit as iconic as the Twin Spires, Louisville Slugger and Muhammad Ali. – Ashley Medley, Voice Tribune
Louisville Stoneware
One of the oldest stoneware manufacturers in the United States, Stoneware has been dedicated to the tradition and careful craftsmanship of transforming clay into enduring, functional art for the home and kitchen since 1815.
On the Stoneware Art Factory tour, follow the steps of more than 20 skilled artisans who take the clay from raw form to completed piece. Pick from a wide selection of pottery pieces and use the same tools and glazes as Stoneware’s artisans, to decorate your own masterpiece. Once complete, your piece will be glazed and fired by Stoneware staff. After its time in the kiln, it’ll be ready for pick-up in about 7 to 10 business days. Allow 1 to 2 hours.
Located in Louisville, Kentucky the art factory in the Paristown Pointe neighborhood offers tours twice a day Monday through Friday and a paint your own pottery experience and retail store Monday through Saturday.
Tips
97% of 1,473 customers recommend
-
“Was a nice afternoon My daughter had a great time painting her own pottery”
-
“Wonderful place to bring family, relax, spend time with each other and make unique art!”
-
“Go and have a great creative experience! ”
-
A
