Ease your worries and unlock your inner Picasso, Monet or O’Keefe
Local paint-your-own-pottery studios make it easy for you and a group of friends to get together and have fun while creating a work of art that is beautiful and functional. Design your next set of dishes or a new mug for mom or dad, paint a wine glass for your best pal or a catchall for your baubles – the possibilities are endless.
Need a little inspiration, or been a while since you’ve picked up a paintbrush? In-house artists can help you with samples and step-by-step instructions. One surprising benefit? Many people find the day’s tensions melt away when they begin to focus on their creation.
Healing Through Art
Bernadette Blauvelt, B Creative Painting Studio, Owner
Bernadette Blauvelt has firsthand knowledge of the therapeutic benefits of painting. On April 4, 2010, her 12th wedding anniversary, her husband Chris was wounded in combat while stationed in Afghanistan.
“Chris was in the hospital for a year and I would travel with our three young children to D.C. to visit him as often as possible,” Blauvelt says. “I had always been creative but found painting to be an outlet for my stress.”
Blauvelt wanted to be able to help other veterans and their families through difficult times and has held classes and retreats for wounded warriors and their spouses since she opened B Creative.
“I opened the store for love and to provide therapy to those in need,” she says. “To be able to lift stress off someone’s shoulders for an hour or two is reward enough.”
Paint-Your-Own Pottery Studios
B Creative Painting Studio
provides classes and workshops for pottery and canvas painting.
6013 Wesley Grove Blvd., Wesley Chapel
bcreativepaintingstudio.com
Color Me Mine
offers activities and special events for everyone in the family.
1609 W. Snow Cir., Tampa
tampa.colormemine.com
Pretty in Paint
will bring the studio to you with a mobile paint party.
18841 State Road 54, Lutz
prettyinpaintonline.com
You Do the Dishes Pottery Studio and Coffee Shop
has been around for 20 years.
15357 Amberly Dr., Tampa
youdothedishes.com
