Paint Your Own Pottery Studio in in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
At Hands to Art, we’re more than just a paint your own pottery studio: we’re a place where memories are made, creativity is celebrated, and community is everything.
Heirlooms & Memories Through Pottery
Hands to Art is about making memories. Whether you’re a grandparent looking for cherished heirlooms for your grandkids or you’re looking for a creative date night, Paint your own pottery -PYOP for short- is perfect for that. We believe in offering a safe, welcoming environment where customers of all ages and backgrounds can explore their imagination, creativity and make lasting memories, one piece of pottery at a time.
Paint Your Own Pottery Team
With a focus on friendly service, family connection, and hands-on support, our team is here to guide, encourage, and celebrate everyone who walks through our doors, whether they’re first-time painters or long-time regulars.
We also offer classes a few times a month as well as summer camps for kids, where they can try lots of different mediums of art, and hopefully fall in love with their own unique creativity!
Our mission is to provide a space that feels like home, where no question is too small, and every moment has the potential to become something special, and lasting. Its not just painting pottery, it's an experience, its core memories being made!
Our studio is perfectly set up with two-top tables, 4-top, a 6-top, and a party room that can fit 8-10 comfortably. We do walk-ins and reservations, meaning we’re flexible for your family to decide what creative fun you can get into!
Your Creativity, Our Skillset
The Hands to Art staff are well educated on the process of painting pottery, how it works, and most importantly how to help you be successful! We know all the tips and tricks to use to help you make your vision come to life.
Our goal is to make every customer feel like a success when they leave our studio. Part of that is turning mistakes into learning opportunities, or as Bob Ross used to refer to them “happy accidents.”
With the best staff around we are here to make this the best pottery painting experience you have ever had!
Our Secret?
We know why you're really here, we know it's not JUST to paint the cute mug. You come to a studio like Hands to Art to bond with family and friends, to make memories, create traditions and to have a nice relaxing time, and our staff is here to help facilitate that through Paint Your Own Pottery.
Different from other art mediums, we utilize glaze for your Paint Your Own Pottery. Glaze is wonderful because it is one of the most forgiving mediums. Our staff are always happy to help fix things you don't like, even if that means we have to take something off to give you the opportunity to redo it.
We want you to be happy not only with the process but also the final results, so you’ll love your new pottery piece for years to come.
Table Reservations vs Walk-Ins for Pottery
We reserve half of our tables for walk-ins, and walk-ins are first-come-first-served. We recommend calling to make a reservation in advance if you know your dates. Each table has a 2 hour time slot (perfect timing for a piece!).
We take reservations up to 3 weeks in advance, unless you are booking a party or large group, in which case you may book even farther out.
Step-by-Step
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Arrival + Pick Out Your Pottery
When you arrive at Hands to Art you will be greeted and then directed to pick out your pottery in the back where everything either has a price on bottom, or has a price on a tag next to it. You will choose from hundreds of different pieces of bisque pottery. While you choose we will set up your table for you.
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Prep Your Pottery
Once you have picked out your pottery, you will take it back to your table to wipe it down with a damp sponge to get rid of any dust, and prep the pottery for the glaze application.
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Instructions
Next, one of our friendly staff members will meet you at the paint table to go over how to use the glazes, let you know where to find everything, and also share some helpful hints (we have all sorts of tips and tricks). We then set you free to create your one of a kind, hands painted masterpiece!
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Time to Create
You will have up to two hours to work on your piece! Feel free look up inspiration, and to ask our staff for support, we are here to help make your vision come to life, and help with fixing any little mistakes. You’ll get to use all our low fire glazes as well as brushes, stencils, stamps and so much more!
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Add to the Fire Cart
After you have completed your pieces, you will be instructed to put your finished pottery on the “fire cart". Initials are higly encouraged, and pictures are also helpful for when you pick up! Firing typically takes 4 to 5 days to complete before you will come back to pick up your work of art!
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Come Back in to Pick up
4-5 days after painting when your piece is ready to come pick up! Please note: Pick up is by identification, the person picking up must be able to identify what piece is theirs. Initials are very helpful as colors change and pieces look different when fired. Pictures are also super helpful to show staff for easier pickup.
FAQs
What if I don’t finish painting my pottery in two hours?
While our two hour time slots are typically enough time to finish most projects, if for any reason you don’t finish in that time frame you always have the option to either take your piece home to bring back later to work on again, take paints to go and finish at home then return to us for firing. Or we even offer the option of leaving your pottery with us for up to 60 days in our in-progress area!
When do I come pick up my pottery?
We dip all pieces in a clear glaze to smooth and coat any unpainted areas, then we add all pieces to our kiln for a final firing. This process typically takes 4-5 days. We will let you know when you check out what day they will be ready, simply come back when your piece is ready for pick up. We hold pieces approximately 8 weeks so if you can’t make it right away, don’t sweat it, just come when you can!
