The Broken Mold Studio

I love this little potter shop and consignment store. They have an ever changing inventory of artisan pottery products and if the item you’re looking for isn’t quite there, they will contact the artist and ask him or her for what you are looking for. They also do pottery classes/​parties. And they have a shape dog that «visits»…well sleeps mostly.
I have found numerous unique and attractive gifts for friends and family and it is usually one of my stops for Christmas presents.

Just started my pottery class here today and I must say I’m blown away! The staff here are wonderful and are very patient with beginners like myself. They made the class so comfortable I felt like I was reuniting with old friends. They are very active in the community and that’s really rare around Troy. I can’t wait until next week! I’ll post pictures when the work is all finished! ;)

As a person who goes out of their way to support local businesses and artists it is hard for me to write this review but I have to be honest: the experience was not great! The store and the owner are both very nice, but the pottery experience I bought through Groupon was very disappointing.
My husband and I went in JUNE to the basic pottery experience/​lesson. There were only two other people, a woman and her small (8 year old) child. The owner was so focused on the child who should not of been using a wheel that we felt left out. Our only option was making a bowl with three glaze choices. The most disappointing part was waiting for our pottery. After a month of no news we both left messages to which they were never returned, then kept calling until we got a hold of the owner who told us her kiln has broken. So then we went to her shop a month later and she couldn’t find our pottery. She finally found it weeks later called us to say it was never glazed. NOW in NOVEMBER we get a call that our pottery is ready for pick up.
I’m glad she was successful with her Groupon sales but it is obvious she is understaffed and not organized.

Interesting shop to browse but save your money before signing up for a lesson. The owner ran a special on groupon and said she was too overwhelmed by the response to return calls to schedule a time. Unfortunately I got the lesson as a present, not a groupon cheapie. The instruction was minimal, owner was distracted, we got barely an hour and a «special» day was anything but. Save your money, even if you get a «deal». Not worth the trip to dead «downtown» Troy.

I stumbled upon this place during Troy’s «antidote to Black Friday» shopping night. It’s a ceramic studio with a beautiful selection up for sale: it’s a great place to find a small gift or a large collector’s piece.