Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio

I love this place! The gallery has reasonable and amazing work, mostly by owner/​artist Tracie diAngelo, the painting area is cheerful, welcoming, clean and well organized, plus has great pottery choices and inspiring examples at hand. But the wet clay area is my fav: lots of open studio time, helpful clay folk, great tools and supplies to use and an amazing glaze selection. I’ve taken classes, done workshops, and love to use the very available open studio time to practice.
Don’t limit yourself and loved ones to the painting area. try the wet clay classes!

I came last tues with a friend and had a wonderful time. The women at the front desk was extremely nice and helpful. So I scheduled a little girls night for this Friday We made a reservation and aside from me visiting once no one else had ever been there. No one helped us or explained to anyone what should be done. After an hour of me painting my plate the girl walked over and told me if it was to be used with food the entire plate needed to be painted. Something that would have been helpful in the beginning. Now it was impossible for me to do. At 9:00 the very timid young lady at the front desk came over and said I don’t know if your aware but it’s 9:00 and we close. So we started finishing up. At 9:10 a very rude women came from the back and said excuse me its 9:10 we are closed and you need to leave
The table next to us also had 6 women who were painting as well. I understand that you were closing but we had well over $ 350 worth of painted pottery sitting on the table. Plus the table of 6 women sitting next to us. I can’t imagine 10 min was worth losing all this business over mind you she charged us $ 2.50 for the extra time we were each there. Fine not a big deal. It’s the rudeness that I will never be back again. It’s a very adorable place and I love the idea but I was excited to bring my family and was not happy with how we were treated.

Last night a group of 6 of us went in for a girls night out. We had a reservation. No one greeted us or gave us direction. We were all on our own. We enjoyed our options of pieces and wound up painting one or two pieces each. With that being said, we spent a lot of money. Since we were having a good time we did not pay attention to the time. This older women came out of no where and rudely yelled at us that we were over our time. If the women had been nice I would have stayed and cleaned up my mess. She also charged us for being there over our time which I understand but didn’t say anything she just put it in there. I have to say I won’t be back.

The space was comfortable and we’ll lit. Good music and friendly helpful staff. Went there today to do some painting as the weather wasn’t fit for much else and couldn’t be happier! We will be back for sure! Who knows we may even take a pottery class next time.

Great studio for both experienced potters and those looking to learn the basics!
It has a family-​like environment and everyone is always willing to offer their tips and tricks.
I took a class and I enjoyed my time there while also making some useful household items. Get some friends together and try a class!

I’m soooo disappointed with this place! I was looking forward to taking my one-​year old in to make some Mother’s Day gifts for both her grandmothers and her Aunts and was turned away!
For those of you with little ones, you know how difficult it can be to get your little one, rested, fed, in and out of a car seat, and such an event is a true production. I had geared her up by making sure she napped and was fed and ready to go and was looking forward to the event and was excited about surprising all the important women in our life with these most memorable gifts! I was thinking something along the lines of footprints or handprints.
When I came in I asked for suggestions and was ready to start the artwork. Instead of being helpful, She proceeded to tell me all about how short a one-​year-​old attention span is and how this probably wasn’t the best idea and if I was going to do this, I would need to come in separately and prep the pottery. She told me they were too busy to accommodate this and to come back during the week if i still wanted to do this. Needless to say they lost a great deal of business from us and I will NEVER be back.

I was SO excited to get a gift certificate to Clay Dreaming from my father-​in-​law for Christmas. I’ve been to several different paint your own pottery places over the years, and I have to say Clay Dreaming is definitely the best place I’ve been. The studio is big with several different connecting rooms. (My husband who grew up in Beverly told me this space was formerly the DMV!) Even on a busy day around the holidays there was a table for two with no wait.
They have a nice selection of pottery pieces and the prices are very reasonable. I really like that they have painted pieces all around for inspiration! When we came in the woman walked us through where to grab our pottery pieces, our paints, and any stencils or stamps we wanted. There was a great selection of colors and tools. I really appreciated that they have puffy paint pens which make writing and fine details so much easier! After the quick walk through we were set up with an assortment of brushes and water, and got more directions. I really liked the independence they give the customers. They keep the place very clean and well organized, but also let their customers have the freedom to walk around and pick out their own items as needed. In my experience all of the staff were very friendly, and it was a busy day with lots of families and couples.
My only complaint would be that the painters fee is charged by the hour. It still isn’t very much, but it could make you feel a bit rushed. We decided to stay for 2 hours which was a good amount of time to finish a piece with enough coats of everything and decoration.
I highly recommend the pottery painting here at Clay Dreaming as a date night or family activity. I will be back next time I am in town!

Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio is a Plaster Fun Time for adults (and well-​behaved kids). Somehow it manages to be exceptionally clean (imagine that!) and it’s laid out in such a way that you don’t feel like you’re tripping over other people passing back and forth while switching your paints. I really loved being able to see all the displayed pieces other people (presumably) painted. Plus, the music in the background was really chill — an hour or two here was the most relaxing entertainment I’ve had in a month!
Initially I was kind of surprised by the prices — you pay per item, and each has a price marked on the bottom. But considering you get to customize it *and* keep it for yourself afterwards, it works out being pretty fair. You’re paying for the item, the tools, and the experience, and the experience is tons of fun!

I haven’t been here for a few months now but I always want to go back. Just thinking about it gets my creative juices flowing. Though it takes me forever to decide which piece to do I am always satisfied with the result. I love how there is no wrong way yo do a piece and the staff here are so nice. You are more than welcome to bring in food and alcohol, in fact its encouraged if your having a group date or one on one with a partner or friend. They have so many pieces and though colors are somewhat limited, its more colors than your typical paint set. I feel like there could be more tables but for the space its actually perfect. I would go here every week if possible. I definitely want to come here asap and maybe even with my boyfriend too.

Not the greatest:(
I took my five grandchildren here recently (Ages 5 to 10 years old) and I felt I was not wanted at all! Very little personal attention was given and the woman who was helping us seemed annoyed we were there. This definitely did not seem «child friendly». I couldn’t wait to leave.

This is a fantastic studio! I have been using the wet clay studio for a month and have also painted my own pottery with my 3 year old. Everyone at the studio is really nice, incredibly hard-​working and very helpful. The studio is very clean, which can be challenging to do in a wet Clay studio. The tools are great — well organized and everything you can imagine is available for use — basic clay tools as well as stamps, molds & a lot of other fun tools. There is a wonderful community of skilled ceramicists to chat with and often share great ideas and advice. Painting pottery with my son was a blast too — he loved it and his plate looks amazing! I am really happy with the studio and recommend it highly!

This place is great, waaaay better than plaster fun time. Took my 7 yr old nephew here for his bday and he loved it. Prices were good and staff was very helpful. Highly recommend!

I’ve been taking classes in the wet clay studio for more than a year now. Lots of fun and I come home with some nice pieces from time to time (despite my lack of artistic ability!). As an added bonus, the people there are very friendly.

My then-​boyfriend and I stopped in for an impromptu pottery date here.
Pros:
— Plenty of ceramic pieces to paint.
— They give you a little coaching and then let you just have at it. I was glad to have someone able to help on hand, but also loved that I didn’t feel like they were babysitting us.
— SO well-​priced.
— The pottery that the craftfolk have made themselves is gorgeous and distinctive.
— It’s fun being able to see the whole pottery and glazing process going on in the other room.
— Prompt turn-​around time for firing the mugs we’d made.
— Lots of age ranges in the room as we painted, and everyone was having fun. The environment felt controlled but relaxed.
Cons:
— I wished they had a few more colors, but mixing them on my own was fun, so it’s not a total con.
We had such a fun time and it was so chill, so well-​priced, and so easy. A great spot for bonding time with anyone at any age.

Went here earlier tonight with my mentee through Children’s Friend & family organization in Salem. It is a great place! I love doing the paint your own pottery thing. They have a decent selection of plates, mugs, bowls and other items to pick out and paint. My mentee picked a butterfly and I picked a plate– one to use as a serving plate. I am going to go back and do a larger plate when I get more of a creative gene! I am not artistic. My sister got that trait. :-) But the woman working tonight was very friendly and there were two other tables of people there= one table of three high school looking girls (based on their prom conversation) and another table of a married couple with baby in tow and two female friends. I think we all got there around the same time but we were the first to leave. Will go back for sure!

Absolutely loved our time here! My daughter had gone with her grandmother once before and brought me home a beautiful piece. We went together today and the atmosphere couldn’t have been more welcoming. Clean, spacious, tons of quality pieces to paint, helpful people… Relaxing and fun at the same time! I highly recommend it and we will definitely be back many times. And the best part? The pieces we made are actually things we can use in our home so that we can show them off much easier than the bobble-​head dogs from Plaster Fun Time!

I can not think of a better place to bring my 6 year old. This studio has a paint your own pottery room. My daughter loves to paint and do crafts. After the pottery is fired you have a great keepsake. We have given these masterpieces as gifts for every occasion. This studio offers a birthday package, so much better than the old jumpy places.
Studio is clean, staff is helpful and the prices are reasonable.