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Pottery place: Your next stop for local crafty activity
Allie Clark
Issue date: 3/6/09 Section: Diversions
At 264 SW Madison Avenue in downtown Corvallis, there's a little shop where you can walk in a normal person and walk out an artist.
The Pottery Place, open in Corvallis for more than eight years, gives you the chance to create something that is both decorative and functional.
"This fun activity is something that can be enjoyed solo or with friends," said Store manager Abby Dischner, who has worked for The Pottery Place since it opened.
OSU students Nicole Ognibene, a freshman in pre-apparel, and Mike Luecker, a sophomore in business, came to make something for each other, but decided to paint something for themselves instead.
"We know what we want ourselves, but it's a little hard judging for someone else," Ognibene said. The two said they chose pottery painting as their Saturday afternoon activity because it was something fun and different to do. Plus, with The Pottery Place's all-inclusive pricing that includes ceramics, paints, glazing and firing, it's economical.
"You don't have to pay for the time you spend," Ognibene said.
"You stretch your dollar," Dischner added.
Ognibene and Luecker agreed with Dischner that hand-painted pottery makes a great gift. They couldn't be more right.
While the major holidays have passed us by, there are always birthday presents, anniversary gifts, thank you gifts and apartment warming gifts needing to be given! The Pottery Place has hundreds of designs of pottery to choose from, running the gamut from simple plates, bowls and mugs to delicately-carved figurines. There are boxes, vases and myriad banks to save your change in during this bad economy. Combine that with more than one hundred paint hues and the possibilities are endless. It just depends on your creativity, and, as Dischner said, "This is a creative town."
So how, exactly, does The Pottery Place work?
First, you come into the store and approach the vast wall featuring hundreds of unpainted ceramics - from a simple shot glass or magnets to an intricate elephant bank decked out in ceremonial Indian apparel. Prices range from $5 to around $40, depending on the project, and include limitless paint, time, firing and glazing.
The Pottery Place, open in Corvallis for more than eight years, gives you the chance to create something that is both decorative and functional.
"This fun activity is something that can be enjoyed solo or with friends," said Store manager Abby Dischner, who has worked for The Pottery Place since it opened.
OSU students Nicole Ognibene, a freshman in pre-apparel, and Mike Luecker, a sophomore in business, came to make something for each other, but decided to paint something for themselves instead.
"We know what we want ourselves, but it's a little hard judging for someone else," Ognibene said. The two said they chose pottery painting as their Saturday afternoon activity because it was something fun and different to do. Plus, with The Pottery Place's all-inclusive pricing that includes ceramics, paints, glazing and firing, it's economical.
"You don't have to pay for the time you spend," Ognibene said.
"You stretch your dollar," Dischner added.
Ognibene and Luecker agreed with Dischner that hand-painted pottery makes a great gift. They couldn't be more right.
While the major holidays have passed us by, there are always birthday presents, anniversary gifts, thank you gifts and apartment warming gifts needing to be given! The Pottery Place has hundreds of designs of pottery to choose from, running the gamut from simple plates, bowls and mugs to delicately-carved figurines. There are boxes, vases and myriad banks to save your change in during this bad economy. Combine that with more than one hundred paint hues and the possibilities are endless. It just depends on your creativity, and, as Dischner said, "This is a creative town."
So how, exactly, does The Pottery Place work?
First, you come into the store and approach the vast wall featuring hundreds of unpainted ceramics - from a simple shot glass or magnets to an intricate elephant bank decked out in ceremonial Indian apparel. Prices range from $5 to around $40, depending on the project, and include limitless paint, time, firing and glazing.
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