Glazed Expectations

I’ve been to glazed expectations a few times and have always loved the experience! They have an amazing selection of things to paint and glazes. One of their staff helped me screenprint on my last piece and it turned out amazingly! Long story short, if you’re looking for a comfortable atmosphere to relax and paint something really special, this is your place!

My daughter loves this place. We’ve gone independently and thrown a birthday party there. We’ve also been to similar shops where we lived before NC. Glazed Expectations is as good as any other we’ve visited, with a really wide selection (for boys or girls… and I’m always surprised at how many college students are there, whether ironically or not) and very fair prices. We’ll be back.

My girls and I are regulars at Glazed. We go about once per month and have only had wonderful experiences. Susannah, the owner, is warm, laid back, friendly and well-​organized. She was even accommodating about having the 2 year olds from my younger daughter’s preschool one cold morning! You pay a studio fee per person then pay per item, which are seasonal, varied and affordable. My older daughter also had a great time at summer camp. If you like to paint ceramics, definitely drop by!

While this is a local mom/​pop shop and it’s got your standard fare– your cute garden gnomes and plates and bowls– and they run various classes, I’ve had a really mixed experience with these folks. The first time, they were really helpful, but didn’t call when my pottery was ready. The second time they were fine, no complaints; but this last time, I know they close at 6 PM so I rush out of work to pick up my 2 year old and show up at 5:40 to paint something for his grandfather’s birthday and I apologize because I know I’ve only got 20 or so minutes– (but all my child does is smear paint on stuff at this point so I figure it’ll take 10 15 minutes tops!) and the shop owner says, «Actually, you’ve got 5 minutes, because we stop painting at 5:45 so we can clean up.» At which point I said, «Fine». and I left. SO, for all of you thinking of going, their hours are not quite true. You can pick up your pottery after 5:45, but you’d better not think of trying to paint anything! You know it’s hard to be a working mom and do fun things for the grandparents with the 2 year old, and these folks weren’t that helpful. All in all, it’s going to be a while before I go back.