In high school, pottery class is often one of many students’ favorite classes to take. It was so cathartic to let one’s creative juices flow while throwing a bowl on the potter’s wheel or painting an original design on whatever sprouted from the imagination. For some, this artistic bug never fades away, even after spending time away at college.
Any weekend afternoon is a great time to spend with great friends at a hidden artistic gem...and at a great price! Amazing Glaze, a paint-it-yourself pottery studio, is a unique enterprise in that it allows artists of all ages and talents to choose, paint and eventually take hom their own pieces of pottery.
Upon first entering the doors, one is immediately hit with inspiration, as every angle of the interior is adorned with painted pottery, signs, frames, etc. in every color of the rainbow.
The concept of Amazing Glaze is very simple. Customers select the piece of pottery they want to paint, pick out the paints and brushes, sit down at a table and begin painting. When they are done, they must go up to the front counter, pay and leave the pottery on a shelf for firing in the kiln. People can pick up their pieces five days later after the glaze has set.
Price wise, each piece of pottery ranges from $3 to $50, and there is a studio fee of $7 per hour per painter, which covers paint, supplies, glazing and firing.
The studio fee caps off at $12 per day, so you can paint as many pieces as you want for $12. I painted a $13 mug, so with tax, my grand total was about $21. This is certainly not too shabby for a college student on a budget!
Any visitor should come away feeling really proud of his or her final product and the designs created on the pottery.
This simple activity is especially great to take part in with close friends. Having a fun outing together painting pieces of pottery, listening to music and chatting is an easy way to build important bonds that might last throughout college.
These days, when so much of students’ time is consumed by homework and extracurricular activities, it is nice to get away and do something fun without cleaning out the bank account and spending all day away from campus.
