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March 2024 by Maddie Hanlon
Such an incredible studio and space. Super friendly people. Overall just the best experience. Classes with Cailin are a MUST!
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January 2024 by Phoebe Risher
Such a special place! I absolutely love the community at The Hive. The space is great and welcoming, teachers are helpful and talented. I highly recommend checking it out.
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December 2023 by Jen Papataros
The Hive is an amazing and welcoming studio with the friendliest and most supportive staff and instructors. I've been taking classes over the last several months, and have come to look forward to my days at The Hive because, well, clay...and also because it's like a little family. Members are always quick to give advice and to offer help and guidance to those new to clay. There are always ceramicists available to answer questions (even ones you may have already asked once or twice), and classes available throughout the week. The studio is always buzzing with creativity. I highly recommend.
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December 2023 by Lisa Betz
What a great way to spend a night with friends and family! The instructors were very patient and helpful. We all felt relaxed and encouraged. It was great to see how we all started out with the same piece of clay and ended up with completely different end products.
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December 2023 by Calvin Quinn
Calan Ree's handbuilding class is awesome. It's a group class but she gives you amazing personalized teaching and goals.The Hive studio is big and has tons of ceramacists and ceramics equipment!
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November 2023 by Megan Valente
This was such a fun class! My friend and I had been wanting to try a pottery class for awhile and I’m so glad we decided to come to the Hive for their Friday night class. It was a good introduction to two different types of clay work and the instructors were very knowledgeable and helpful for true beginners. It was a fun to and feel like we learned a lot. I’m already excited about trying to schedule another class soon!
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August 2023 by Guzel Valiullina
We booked a Date Night and were very excited to try pottery. Teachers are amazing, friendly and very helpful, however 2 hours are not enough. As new students we found there was no instruction, timeline, guidance, technique, etc. There were no even rulers to measure the clay to cut it into a shape.One hour is not enough to finish one project as a new person and none of our 4 projects didn't come up well. Should be at least 1,5 hour for each project.Overall, it's a great place! Teachers are great, again.
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July 2023 by P W
While I have given The Hive a 5-star review, I do so with a few caveats that I will explain below. First, the context:Our group decided to take a ceramics class at The Hive in order to support a mutual friend that wanted to rekindle their high school ceramics experience. I visited 5 Ceramic studios in the area before finally deciding on The Hive, and so we came as a group of 4, with 3 of us having no experience at all in working with ceramics, clay, or glazing. Consequently, the "instruction" part of the course was not only important to us, but paramount in achieving any level of "success."We choose a Thursday evening for our class. Our instructor "Mike" was extremely talented, creative, full of energy, and a delight to be around. However, our unfamiliarity with ceramics in general, and working with clay specifically, left us all a bit confused as to what an appropriate project might be in terms of timing. Think forming the clay, allowing it time to dry, first bisque firing, glazing, and final glaze firing. Ceramics is a process, not an event, and so takes time. Timing is important. We got the sense of this toward the end of our course.I would strongly recommend that budding artists have a few projects in mind before arriving for their first class so that a trajectory need not be formulated during "instructional" time. This will make it easier for the instructor to facilitate learning, and for you to finish your project within the time allotted for the class.My thoughts on the experience are as follows:1) While 4 instructional sessions may be sufficient for a beginner to get started, studio time needs to extend beyond the 4-week period to allow one time to digest the process and decided whether they would like to pursue the craft before spending another $200. A compressed timeline is counterproductive, and left a few from my group unhappy and dissatisfied with the overall experience.2) As a budding artist, do some reading or watch some YouTube videos to get a sense of what "Ceramics" is about, noting timelines for potential projects, and the basics of working with clay. At The Hive, there is an expectation of very basic knowledge, and if you are unprepared, you may not enjoy the experience.My thoughts on the Studio and Artists are as follows:1) The studio is well arranged, seems to have plenty of tools if you don't have your own, has clay readily available and is accommodating and comfortable and there is always a place for everyone at the table.2) The artists that work here are awesome! They are friendly, helpful, engaging, creative, and fun. They are a wonderful group of people!3) The teachers here are talented, creative, helpful, and full of energy. The Hive has a great "vibe" and everyone will make you feel welcomed.4) Shelf space is available, but wish it was a bit more.If you go, make it a point to meet "Heather." She is affable, skilled, knowledgeable, and helpful.If you are interested in Ceramics, this is the place to be. The Hive is welcoming, comfortable, well arranged, centrally located, and fun. I plan to take a few months to learn a bit more, then return as a member.Highly recommended with the caveats noted above.
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July 2023 by Dee I
We turned date night into girls night and had a ball! The atmosphere was nice!
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June 2023 by Tia J
This was such a phenomenal experience and I am so happy to have a space like this so close to home. Teachers were great---informative and patient. You are given ample time, supplies, and support to create a fun project. Will definitely be back.
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June 2023 by Garrett Edwards
The pottery date night was really fun. Claire and Holly were great and made it an enjoyable experience.
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June 2023 by carrie Hi
Quaint studio with very friendly teachers and students. We felt very comfortable here as everyone was so welcoming. It seems like a great place if you are familiar with clay. Very peaceful and seems to be a great space for many people who want to work on their projects. My husband and I were very excited to take a clay class here as we loved the teacher's whimsical work. On the first day, we arrived to find a different teacher was doing the class, I even double checked to be sure it was not my mistake. There was no notification or option to change, but we figured it would be fine. Our teacher was very kind and had a calm presence. However, as new students we found there was no instruction, timeline, guidance, technique, etc. We spent most of the time watching videos to figure out what to do. We were not sure where to find tools, and what tools we were given to us were so few you were constantly asking other students to borrow something. It was a super frustrating experience for me, I did not end up finishing my project. My husband did finish his and it came out pretty cool. However, he was equally as frustrated and attributed his success to students and other teachers who answered questions during studio time. I think this is a great studio if you have experience and your own supplies. If you are new, it may not be a good fit depending on the instructor. I wish we would have had the chance to take the class we had originally signed up for:(
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May 2023 by Cory Brandt
Great time at Date Night. It was our first time ever doing something like this and we would highly recommend it. Awesome staff, and you get to make a couple items on the wheel and by hand, then choose your favorite two to keep. We are interested in coming back and spending more time on the wheel.
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May 2023 by Jonathan Bulau
We did one of the date night classes and it was great! Learned a ton and can't wait to go back and finish our pieces. It was neat being able to create two pieces - one by hand and one using the wheel. Everyone there was super friendly. Definitely will do this again in the future and recommend to others!
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December 2022 by Jason H.
Love the Hive!! We always feel inspired after a visit. It's filled with fantastic pottery & creativity. Highly recommend.
