Connect With Your Creativity

Paint Your Own Pottery

Walk-Ins Welcome

No Reservation Needed
Tue – Sun 10am – 6pm

Paint some pottery, zone out with a coloring book, or journal over a cup of coffee in our outdoor patio. Get into your creative flow state at our cozy and accessible space.

Exterior of an art studio called Thought Balloon Art Studio with a bright green sign, yellow outdoor furniture, and red planters, located in a tree-lined area.
People standing behind tables displaying colorful abstract paintings of vases with flowers.
White ceramic gnome figurine with a pointed hat, beard, and striped shoes, surrounded by ceramic mushroom-shaped objects with various textured surfaces.
Three ceramic mugs with mountain and sunflower designs, each filled with a dark beverage, arranged on a white surface.
Decorative wall clock surrounded by colorful, maze-patterned pots with succulents and plants on a white pegboard wall.
A man with a bald head and beard smiling, holding a large, spherical clay sculpture with intricate maze-like patterns. He is standing outdoors near a white shelf with plants and a sign that says "Handmade Ceramics."
Group of five people standing behind a table displaying five colorful paintings of flower bouquets in vases, with a lively and cheerful atmosphere.
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Play With Clay

Thought Balloon offers an array of multi-session and one-off ceramics lessons! Develop a project over several weeks while honing fundamental pottery wheel and hand building techniques, or, make a small but memorable trinket on a single date night! From functional bowls and mugs to garden gnomes, our teachers can guide you through the building, glazing, and firing process! Check out the classes here.

A pegboard wall decorated with various patterned planters, a hanging clock made of stone with gold markings, and small succulents and greenery.

Unwind at Paint-and-Sip

Uncork your creativity at our Saturday night BYOB acrylic painting sessions! Just bring your artistic spirit(s), and we’ll supply all the paints, brushes, canvases, easels, and aprons. Choose from a selection of subjects, and paint it to match your style and space!

Book a Paint-and-Sip class

Five people standing behind tables displaying their colorful coffee cup paintings with steam. The paintings are of various styles and colors, and all depict steaming coffee cups. The group is inside a room with white walls, a bookshelf, and artwork.

Business Hours

Monday Closed

Tuesday 10AM - 6PM

Wednesday 10AM - 6PM

Thursday 10AM - 6PM

Friday 10AM - 6PM

Saturday 10AM - 6PM

Sunday 10AM - 6PM

We recommend setting aside two hours for paint-the-pottery

(We can stay open a lil’ longer if you get here before 6pm)

Location

Thought Balloon Art Studio

670 Gregory Lane Unit G

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523