Paintings are a window into the artist's thoughts, from Pollock's chaotic canvases to the little frowny faces on each star in Starry Night. Paint it out with this Groupon.
Choose from Three Options
- $14 for $28 worth of mosaics and paint-your-own pottery
- $24 for an 11 1/4" round-rim birthday or baby plate, pre-painted with customized text, such as names and dates (a $49 value)
- $45 for a 13 3/8" round-rim wedding plate, pre-painted with customized text, such as names and dates (a $95 value)
Guests can paint dinnerware such as mugs ($15–$20), bowls ($14+), dinner plates ($18), and martini glasses ($21), as well as vases ($26), salt and pepper shakers, and food bowls for pets. The staff glsazes and fires pieces in time for pickup one week later.
Hands on Pottery Studio
The staffers at Hands on Pottery Studio appreciate that many artists need an inspirational push—especially in the face of more than 150 paintable objects. That's why they've installed a design center, where guests can peruse books, trace stencils, or print patterns from a computer to inform their opus ideas. They allow painters unlimited access to their wall of paints, and mosaic-makers can pick through a trove of marbles, glass, and tile fragments. Constantly striving to nurture creativity, they stroll past tables of guests at work and remain attentive to questions or requests. They don't believe in obstructing the process by charging by the hour or the final number of paint splatters on the guests' clothing. Instead, they encompass all equipment and studio time within a single price for paint-your-own appointments, freeing artists to craft elaborate home-decor pieces or personalized gifts fit for weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries.
Their vision of communal artistry stretches beyond these sessions, however. They host mobile and onsite parties, workshops, and summer camps, which teach children to exceed the output of every great film director by crafting five projects in five days. With a retail stock of customizable gifts, they also display their own painting prowess to commemorate cherished events.