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Chromacolour North America Limited
Category: Arts & Entertainment Arts & Entertainment [Edit]
1410 28 Street NortheastSuite 5
Calgary, AB T2A 7W6
(403) 250-5880
One review for Chromacolour North America Limited
1 review in English
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Review from Lisa P.
2/6/2012
I have always wanted to go to one of those places where you can paint some ceramic pottery things and then see what turns out after they are fired. This weekend was my chance. My choice of pottery was a vase. Yes keep it simple. There was quite a selection here from plates, cups, bowls, to more unique items like a little Sponge Bob friend, Patrick Star, a cupcake trinket holder where the top comes off and serves as a lid, to some Christmas ornaments. My friend with me chose a soap dish and a frog. I didn't think my painting skills were good enough to do anything so intricate. My frog would probably look psycho. LOL
The guy that runs this place was friendly and informative. He explained about the paints and process and was great at answering my questions. This was the first time I've ever done this so I had no idea quite what to expect. There was a large selection of paints and little ceramic squares to show what the colors look like after they are fired. They had some speckled paints that looked cool. I wish they had more choices for the funky textured paints. There were only 4 choice and 2 looked pretty similar. I picked a peachy pink and taupe colors and mixed the colors together. It took a while to paint the whole vase the color then I tried a stencil in the middle on one side. The paint kind of seeped underneath so I had to fix it freehand. It actually looked not too bad once I finished. Then for the funky paint. I put some on the bottom and worked it up going from dark to light using a sponge. I have no idea what it'll look like in the end. I just hope it looks good. I'll post a picture after I go pick up my vase in a week or so.
The prices seems fairly reasonable as you only pay for the piece of pottery. All your paints and the firing is included. It also helps if you have Groupon or SUTP coupon. If my vase looks good, I would like to go back and try something else. It was actually fun seeing what other people were painting and feeling some creative energy flowing. One lady here was painting this huge plate and had brought some neat stencils. One person even brought their along laptop that had photos of what they wanted their pottery to look like. This would be a fun activity to do with some friends for maybe a special occasion or something. It's also a good way to relax.
