The Clay Canvas

I’ve been here twice: once as a work function, and then liked it so much I brought my mom and kids back for Mother’s Day. Both experiences were great!
When we initially got there as a work group, the girls working the counter seemed … less than enthused about their jobs. They let us figure things out on our own for the most part, and then retreated to a table to gossip together. Luckily, they were soon relieved by Alana (I think her name was?) who was just sweet as pie, helpful and available. Everyone had a blast.
She and another gentleman were there when we came back for our Mother’s Day reservation and it was perfect. My mom and kids had a wonderful time picking out and painting their pieces, and everything was organized so well. We even for flowers from them, and sitting fees were free for moms that day. Normal prices aren’t bad at all, and the pottery is very well priced.
I’m really into memories over things as gifts; Clay Canvas gives you the best of both worlds. My mom’s already talking about planning another outing here. We’ll be back for sure!

I went here on a weekend afternoon with my girlfriend and mom. The studio is a nice size with table and chairs to do your painting. They have all the paintable pottery on shelves along the wall. There’s a wide variety of things to paint, from plates and bowls, to more whimsical piggy banks and figures. My mom picked out a divided bowl, Justine F pick a flower shaped dish, and of course, me being a mature adult chose a donut shaped box. That brings me to the biggest downfall of this place. It’s pretty expensive for what you get. The standard studio fee is $ 9 and then you have to pay about $ 20 for each piece of pottery. So it cost about $ 80 for three people. They do provide you with a range of paints, brushes, stencils and stamps to use. The people working there were friendly and told you a little bit what to do, but then kinda left you to figure out the rest. Luckily, we’ve been to a place like this before and kind of knew what we were doing. After you finish painting you leave your pottery and they glaze it and put it in the kiln. All of our pieces turned out really good and I like my glazed, glazed donut.
~BMO

My boyfriend, his mom, and I came for a fun date day over Labor Day Weekend. It was the second time that I have been here. I think this is a fun concept to have in Reno, NV. I grew up painting pottery with my friends throughout high school, but it has been a long time since I have done it. Recently something sparked the interest to come again. I personally think that it is an excellent place to unwind, relax, and unleash your imagination.
Walking in you get a great view of the selection of items that you can choose to paint, various tables, the paint/​paintbrushes/​stamps, and a back party area. There is no previous artistic experience required to create your own art piece. You come in, pick your piece, paint/​design it, and then they do the rest. They fire your piece in a kiln and you get to pick it up around 1 week later. They have a wide selection of paints, brushes, stencils, stamps, and idea books.
However, I do think this this place is a bit pricey. They have a flat studio rate of around 9 dollars and then you pay for the price of each piece. So if you are coming with a group is sure adds up. The pieces range from around 4 – 40 dollars. Most of them average around 20 dollars.
I decided to paint a flower dish, which seemed like a unique piece. I think I am gonna use it to hold my rings or some sort of jewelry piece in my room. There was not a lot that I could stamp or add stencils to it. I added my own flare by painting various red and orange colors to each of the flower pedals. My boyfriend, Bryan made an awesome doughnut box, which looks just like a chocolate glazed doughnut. It is awesome. His mom, Linda painted a yellow serving bowl, that could be great to eat snacks/​dips out of.
My only complaint is regarding the girl who was working on the day that we went. She seemed busy designing her own projects. She took awhile to come over and explain things to our group. When you asked her a question, she was straight and to the point, and did not elaborate on anything. Although, everyone seemed very nice when we picked up our pieces. They even wrapped them in tissue paper and put them in a bag for us. I would definitely recommend coming here during the day to paint an awesome piece of pottery.

Just a small update. If you want to do a lager project and cant finish it that day, they will let you take it home and come back at another time. BUT there is a additional studio charge of 4.00 each time you need to come back and paint…
That was a Debbie downer for me because I already paid 30.00 for my med plate for that day. So I made sure I picked a project that I could finish in one sitting…

Spent Mother’s Day here as a surprise from my hubby and son. I enjoyed all the options of pottery for me to paint. The service was friendly and very helpful as it was our first time painting pottery.
Thank you guys for a memorable Mother’s Day treat that I’ll keep for a lifetime:)

The Clay Canvas has been such a fun and relaxing place to take all of my friends and family. I have discovered that painting pottery is one of the few things I truly enjoy and finding a place to be able to plug in my headphones and relax while working on a piece of my own or bring in my kids and get some great foot/​bum prints done for holiday gifts is so wonderful to have.
The staff is always helpful, definitely a place I’m happy to have found!

I love this place! The employees are youthful, artistic, and helpful. Employees are always willing to assist customers of all ages and painting abilities. There’s a large selection of pottery pieces and paint colors. What I really like is how they go to schools, host parties of large groups at one table, and does really fun birthday parties. I don’t have any complaints. I love this place and I strongly recommend it to everyone.

A very friendly and helpful staff and a nice selection of items to paint. However, the place is pricey — 40 bucks for two small items and an hour of studio time. In my opinion, this is a «special occasion» destination rather than just a random day out.

We had a great time! it was my daughters B-​day so we took the whole family. Trying to keep it reasonable we decided to only paint items on the $ 12 rack. Our choices were pretty good. Plates, bowls, mugs and cups, piggy banks, various small animals and more. The only setback was that more than a few of the writable paints were dried up and unusable, and a lot of brushes seemed out of whack (shedding) There were two people working, both very friendly and helpful. I will go back and try it again! worth the minor set backs!

Great Birthday Party place! My daughter and 11 of her friends celebrated her birthday with Ms Shelby and had a blast. Parents could join in and do a piece too. Reasonably priced for 2 hours of fun and the bonus is each child gets a great gift to take home. Really easy, pleasant experience.

I’m giving it five stars because it is the only place around that is like this and it has a lot of clay objects to choose from, BUT I’ve been to better places like this out of the area. I wish they had a larger selection of paints, brushes, and things like tape and stuff to help with different techniques. But that being said, this place is soooo cute! They have a fast turn around time, and it’s nice having a place like Starbucks to go to near by to grab some snacks to bring in. The things to paint are really reasonably priced and is a fun thing to do to get out of the heat or cold :)

Nice place. We were there for Art Town event. I was amazed that they had us all on one table in the back instead of sitting anywhere in the studio. In the end it was fun because we interacted with other customers. The staff was moderately helpful but maybe because we were there at a busy time. I was surprised that it takes two weeks to receive my finished items. All in all it was very pleasant place to paint pottery.

Had a great time here last night with a group of friends. I’m not the least bit crafty, but the staff was able to help me choose the best brushes and paints for the cup and saucer I painted.
The staff even helped out when I inevitably ruined my plate with a stamp that came out crooked, and fixed it back up so it didn’t look like it was made by a 5-​year-​old.
Prices for the items and supplies was very reasonable, and the only thing I was sad about was the fact that you have to wait a week to pick up your item (which I totally understand, I was just excited to use it immediately).
Would definitely recommend as a fun date or group activity.

This is a really fun thing to do with friends. If you’re needing a change from your usual plans, give it a try.
It costs $ 9 for the use of all the paints and supplies plus the cost of the item you pick out to paint. The coffee mug I chose was $ 10 — so total cost for a couple hours of fun with friends after work — $ 19. Pretty good deal.
Just a note: don’t expect to leave with a finished product. You have to come back about a week later to pick up your item after it’s been fired in a kiln.

My work group went here the other night and it was so much fun! Jackie was really helpful and we had a great time! I’m definitely going back for some artistic fun.

I was very pleasantly surprised by this place. They have a great selection of items to paint and a ton of supplies. It was fun, easy, and enjoyable. My items turned out great! I have recommended quite a few people to go to the Clay Canvas.
My only complaint is regarding te girl they have working evenings. On both occasions I have been in she has had an attitude and been pushy with us about leaving. They close at 9:00. We came in a little before 8 and on of the first things she said was «Oh, well I’ll probably have to wrap up your stuff because, you know, we close in an hour». She gave us a 15 minute warning. Exactly at 9:00 she asked if she could take our stuff because they were closed now and we could come back another day. Had we been mid way through a project I could have been more understanding, but I was finished and my fiancé was putting a final coat of paint on a small design.
All in all, I would recommend this place. Just be sure to go during the day.