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We are Chicago's favorite paint-your-own pottery studio! We are located in Lincoln Park, and love the family of neighborhood friends we have here. Bring your friends and family in anytime to explore your artistic side! When you come in, you’ll choose from our expansive selection of pottery and our specialized staff will give you all the instruction you need to turn your vision into reality! After you leave, we'll glaze and fire your artwork and you can come back in to pick it up in 7 days. To ensure that you have enough time to complete your piece and have it looking as good as it can, we need you to arrive in the studio AT LEAST 2 hours before Closing Time. Trust us when we say this can take a long time! This way, your artistic process can be stress-free, and we can respect the time of everyone involved. Already Painted? Come on in to pick it up after one week! We do not call when pieces are ready, it is YOUR responsibility to pick up your pottery after a week. We hold it for one month after that to give you as much time as possible to pick up your pieces! *PLEASE NOTE: We close at 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday if there are no painters, so pickups end at this time. We are a BYOB studio, so you can bring in beer, wine, champagne, etc. (no hard liquor) and remember to bring in your own cups. Wednesdays and Thursdays are ADULTS ONLY from 6-9 pm. HOW IT WORKS: When you come in to paint, we charge a $6 studio fee for kids and $8 for adults. On top of that is the cost of your piece. Most pieces range from $12-18. Additional pottery includes a glaze fee which is anywhere from $1-7, depending on the price of the piece. After you've finished creating your work of art, we put a clear glaze on it to make it beautiful and shiny, and then put it in the kiln to cook. In 7 days your work will be ready! Everything is food-safe so feel free to enjoy your plate, bowl, mug, etc. PARTIES We host both child and adult parties, so please call us to book your creative adventure. Otherwise we always accept walk-ins as long as we have the space. We recommend calling ahead if you have 3 or more. CUSTOM WORK / AUCTION PROJECTS We have a staff of talented artists willing to do custom work for you, including our popular school auction projects. Here's how an auction project works: You pick out the pottery you want and receive 25% or 50% off. If we do custom addition to it, you will get 50% off. If we only glaze and fire the pottery, you receive 25% off. We charge $8 for paints that you take to the school to let kids do finger prints, free painting, or whatever you'd like. Schools do not pay taxes on the pottery with a tax exemption code. Then bring back the pottery to the studio and allot us at least two weeks to do our custom work and have it ready for you. Our artists work at $20-35 an hour, cash or check only. Take a look at some of the examples we've done in the past, though we're always open to new ideas! Call or stop in to learn more. Don't hesitate to call us at 1(312)867-1792 if you have any questions. We can't wait to help you with your next creation!