A Maze in Pottery

Every Saturday when I was younger, I used to go to Ceramics Corner in Throggs Neck and paint a number of ceramic pieces. When they closed back in the late 90s, I pretty much put the hobby to bed. Recently my cousin wanted to start painting pottery and asked if I would join her — it sounded fun so I said yes.
A Maze in Pottery is a ceramics studio located in a small strip mall right off Route 9A in Briarcliff Manor. The main area is kind of narrow — there are tables set up on one side of the studio with shelves of (fired) ceramic pieces along the other. The price is right — they only charge a flat rate of $ 8 to sit and paint your piece, and if you need to return to the studio another day to finish they charge a return fee of $ 4; the prices of the pieces vary.
The selection of ceramics is huge — they have a number of pieces ranging from simple to exquisitely detailed, and decorative pieces to practical ones like mugs, plates, and trays. When we arrived there were a few tables occupied but it wasn’t too busy. We chose our pieces, paint colors, and went at it. There are a number of techniques with painting, firing, and glazing ceramics; the way Amaze in Pottery does it is they keep your piece after you’re done painting and re-​fire/​glaze it to give it a shiny-​smooth finish. Because of this technique, you’ll have to apply a number of coats to your piece (I did at least three), and you’ll have to return to the studio about a week later to pick up your piece.
I can imagine this place gets pretty packed on the weekends and around the holidays, but we went on a weeknight in late September so it wasn’t bad at all. The staff is super friendly and eager to help you with anything — they also have theme events and an email newsletter they send out. Overall I had a lot of fun, it brought back great memories from my childhood =) Definitely a great place to go with friends if you want to do something different and crafty.

Came here with my cousins, grandma and aunts on a Friday night for happy hour from 6 – 8. BYOF &BYOB. Tons of pottery pieces to choose from and also a great assortment of paints and glazes. Helpful staff. Only thing I would suggest is a 30 minute warning before they want to wrap up to close. Around 7:50 the employee announced they were closing in 10 minutes so the end was a bit rushed. Overall a great time and will definitely be back!

Delightfully fun whether you consider yourself artistic or not! I wish they were here when my children were young, but I go there with my grown-​up friends and have a blast! As soon as my grandchild is old enough…