The Pottery Place

Overview:
Great little place for dates, a day with the family, and evening get togethers. Fairly priced and food and beverages are welcomed.
Detailed Review:
I was looking for a nice quite, yet creative date idea and stumbled upon this shop while in North Shore. I called later on to see if she (Kat) took Visa or MasterCard which they do!
We arrived and was instantly greeted and told how it works. Simple as 1−2−3. Pick a clay model, find a seat, paint. You pay once you finish your project. You can return later if you didn’t finish to finish it as well (I’ll be back tomorrow to finish).
There are tons of clay models to choose from: dishes, Tupperware, mugs and glasses, animals, banks, festive pieces, even Marvel comic models, you name it she probably had it somewhere. The prices range from how small and intricate each piece was (4 $ — 18 $ being the average with the occasional 21, 30, and 48 $ pieces). There are luxurious 80 and 90 $ pieces that I would love to paint, but I’ll have to wait on them haha (college student budget). Yet, it is only 6 $ a person to paint 3 $ for return painters!!! :)
We spent about 3 hours that felt like 1 really on our project and had a great time. The other family that was there with us mingled in and out, and Kat came around regularly to check on how everyone was doing and talked to us while she was finishing other customer’s projects for pickup the next day.
I am overall happy with this experience and WILL DEFINITELY be returning for future painting experiences.
Thank you Kat and The Pottery Place for giving us a relaxing evening — especially before finals week!
Pros:
— lovely bright and inviting environment
— personable staff
— food and beverages are welcome (pizza, cheese, and wine)
— large selection of clay models to choose from
Cons:
— is a hidden little gem (not easily seen from the road)
— can get a little pricy, BUT is CHEAPER than buying all the supplies and doing it at home!
Still a great date. Only spent 50 $ for 2 people and we now have something to take from it than just a full stomach. See you soon Kat! :D
Edit: the colors you see as you paint are NOT the final colors the tend to dry darker. There is a wall that shows all the colors once they’ve been fired.