Panama Pottery

Very very RUDE place!!! I found it on yalp and made sure i get there at open hour. So, I showed up at 11:00 am on Friday, the fronts gate was closed. The lady drove in told me: «I ‘m not open when it’s 100 degrees, it’s not a pub later place anyway.» I thought I hard her wrong, but, She made sure I am not welcomed here. When I ask for a particular item, she told me I can find at Home Depot and she only sale artistic pots. Got it! I will not buy anything from this place. Anyway, their pots are not cheap.

Hi Maria! :)
As someone who shared a studio with an artist here, my opinion of this place is more valuable than the positive reviews here that are based on superficial impressions. The women that work here are the most two faced and passive aggressive people I have ever met, not to mention poor communication skills. They are only nice to the dumbass customers who are interested in their shitty art. Behind the scenes, they are talentless hacks who cling to the insignificant history of their dilapidated property to compensate for their shitty art. They are selfish neurotic narcissists who have no respect for the creative process or local artists. This place is currently the cancer of the Sacramento art scene and I expect it to go out of business soon. It really needs to go

This is an amazing place with an even more amazing owner! Maria is an absolutely adorable woman, we love her! My partner and I went in on a whim and Maria made us feel part of her family immediately. She assisted us with all of our needs and went the extra mile to make sure we had all we needed.
We will be regular customers at this awesome place!

Tried to spend some money, but ALAS as many reviews said… they are closed at 2:00pm on Saturday. Their posted business hours are 10am-​5pm. Don’t waste your time trying to figure out when they are actually open!
Drove an hour, time wasted!

I love this place but I have tried to go several times during their supposed business hours only to find them closed. Just now, as an example. 10:25am on a Saturday in the holiday shopping season. Disappointing.

Amazing selection of beautiful and quality pottery! Sizes range from window sill appropriate to gigantic super mega pots big enough for trees (3 – 4′ high or more). They have glazed pottery, unglazed terracotta, painted pottery, and lots of gift items (i.e., garden sculptures, small items, etc.) that are perfect for gifts.
Tip: Call in advance because they’re not always open during traditional business hours.

I’ve gone to Panama Pottery many times. Of those many times, they have been open, literally, once. This, despite the fact that I make it a point to go during their regularly advertised business hours. Trying to give them the benefit of the doubt, I called on my mobile from outside, just in case they were inside helping someone and didn’t hear me banging on the metal door. I have better things to do with my time. I’m going somewhere else.

I have been here twice now, during «business hours» and they have not been open. They advertise on their website and a sign in front of the building, «open from 10 – 5 Wed through Sunday» and they are not. It’s so frustrating when you are trying to support local businesses and you are ready and willing to make a purchase and you can’t get anyone there to take your money!
They either need to update their hours or specify, «by appointment only.» Don’t know if I have the patience to try coming back again.

June 22^nd. Today is Panama potteries 100^th anniversary. Celebration at 4 p.m. with music and food and artists. tour of industrial machinery at its finest including largest beehive kilns west of Mississippi.
PP doesn’t really ‘manufacture’ much anymore, I gather. Rather it is now a serious studio venue for local artists that also happens to sell pots. So sad. They used to have an amazing variety of pots just a few years ago. Still worth while if you’re into making or learning to make ceramics.

The owner is super nice and has given us discounts on a few occasions. They have a great selection of pottery (who knew?) and some cool misc. art.

I went to Panama Pottery prior to them going out of business last year and got a really good deal on some pottery. I was glad to know they re-​opened under new ownership. That’s where the excitement ends. I really don’t know how many stars to give Panama Pottery since they’re not open when their website states they are. I went with my daughter on a Wednesday at 1:30 and the doors were locked. I called and no one answered the phone. I drove a good distance to get there and to find they were closed was a huge disappointment. There were a couple other customers in the parking lot as well. If you say you’re open then open. If not, at least put a note on the gate as to why. I guess the best thing to do is call BEFORE driving there to be sure they’re open.
Current Hours:
Wed — Sun 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (if this is not the case, update your website)

This place is pretty cool. My b/​f and I went during some sort of festival they had going on. They had a few trucks out, and yummy drinks for sale. They also had food trucks out, but we didn’t partake in it because by the time we got there, it seems like they had sold out out of a bunch of stuff. We got suckered into buying some kombucha. Not my first choice in drink, but it was nice and refreshing on a hot day.
They had a crafts fair going on too. My b/​f picked up a framed map of Vietnam that said, «All you need is love…» Super cute! Anyway, I think they had some specials going on that day and I scored a pot and a dish for the bottom for $ 3! It’s a sizable pot as well. I actually wanted a more colorful one but they don’t seem to have a lot of colors in the small/​medium sized pots. If you want a large colorful pot, they definitely have a ton of colors.
They also offer studio space and a bunch of artist were displaying their stuff. Pretty awesome. I would definitely come back when they have another gathering like that… It was a definitely fun time!

PANAMA POTTERY IS NOT CLOSED!!!
Has a new owner!
Big relaunching party Saturday, February 9^th. Live music, arts etc.
Please support this wonderful place.

Aww Panama Pottery! What a wonderful place for all your potting needs. I am sooo excited to let others know that the ownership has changed and they are about to have a HUGE black friday sale!
Not to mention the fact that this upcoming year will mark a 100 years in business, so each month in 2013 they will be having pottery celebrations!
Now to what I bought when I last visited.
This past visit was the lowest inventory I had seen at Panama Pottery, however that doesn’t mean for one moment that the selection was great! I ended up walking over from my house, so I wasn’t looking for anything too big, just something a little out of the ordinary. I found the cutest small pot that was terra-​cotta with a turquoise glaze with etchings all over it, for only 12 dollars. The other pot i picked up was a 12″ terra-​cotta wash pot for only $ 10, and yes this was the normal price, not even a sale price. However the 12″ pot did not fit in my bag, so i carried it home, and it was well worth it!
I was so excited that i walked away only spending $ 22 dollars on two different pots. That post likely would have been $ 35up at any other store.
I will most defiantly be back to pick up more pots again sometime soon!
XOXO

Just a note: This place is under new ownership and has changed their website, It is
. There are open and doing great stuff!

Wow. This is an amazing store. Great prices on locally hand-​crafted pottery, nice. Sacramento needs more places like this. They have a large selection of garden pots, sculptures, hangings, fountains, and outdoors/​indoors décor with $ prices.
If you’ve eaten at Lalo’s then you’ve probably seen Panama Pottery, it’s the large factory looking place backing up to the tracks across Sutterville from City College. I’d driven by many times and working on a backyard project I decided I wanted a few buckets of pottery shards, so I took the chance and went to see.
The staff were all super friendly. When I asked how much for four or five buckets of shards from the pile in the back they offered as much as I needed for *free*. Yes, free. This ain’t Home Depot. I had money in my wallet and everything. I was thinking $ 5 a bucket or so and that my chances were ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ they’d sell them that cheaply. Boy was I wrong.
Did I say I love Panama Pottery?

What a nice little gem of a place. I never would have discovered this place without Groupon.
There is a HUGE assortment of pottery both the garden variety and some unique artisanal pieces. Also you can take a ceramics class there. The place has this funky vibe which is completely different from the chain stores.
The secret gem is the planters already preplanted with assorted cacti and the windchimes.
Good thing I brought my truck because I filled the back of it with all the goodies I bought here.

Wow! This is a beautiful oasis in a dumpy area. I was so broke when we went that I did not buy a thing, but my husband got a great retro orange pot for a house plant. If you have not seen this place, you really must. I took a self guided tour through their studio and the smell and coolness plus all the machinery was worth an entrance fee. Their kilns are big baby. Also I have included a picture of necklaces I want that were displayed in the office. I am going to bring out of town guests here, for sure, to brag around about my Sac hood.

I didn’t find the artists’ spaces, but I had fun matching pots for a small container garden. Staff was very helpful, found me a cart and carried pots out to my car.
I spent about $ 65 and got two huge pots with saucers in really nice glazed colors. Way better experience than getting garden supplies at a big box store.

This place is definitely geared toward yard/​garden pottery and planters, and most of it is pretty big. It’s well-​priced and there’s a LOT to pick from. The place is huge and mostly outdoor. I didn’t stay too long because I was looking for a different kind of pottery, but I’m def keeping it in mind for later.

The other 3 reviewers here are right on. Visit this local business! I’m posting my visit so you’ll know about it and go by when you have a chance. Open M-​F 10 – 6 and S-​S, 10 – 5. I picked up a beautiful yellow glaze strawberry pot on sale for $ 8. They have their ow products and imported items — the Mexican glazed pottery is gorgeous — wonderful gifts! These days we don’t get down to Tijuana so much, so it’s nice they’ve got high-​quality beautiful pieces available! Check out their website too —

Panama is a hidden gem of a place to shop for garden pottery. They have a wide variety of styles you don’t see in the mega-​home improvement store. I hear a few styles (jack-​o-​laterns) are still handmade on occasion at Panama, but not many. They carry really pretty Televera pottery from Mexico and really big pots from Vietnam.
Walk around the yard and look for hand made pottery for the garden and clay art made by artists with studio spaces on premise.
While pottery is not mass manufactured on site anymore, Panama is offering classes and rents out studio space. The staff are often clay artists that make one of a kind art pieces themselves. I’ve taken 4 classes now and am hooked! It’s a great opportunity to play with clay!

Honestly this is a place you have to check out even if youre not into pottery or gardening.
On 24^th between city college and fruitridge, this place is old school sacramento. One of the guys that work there was cool enough to take me through the back art space.
It has to be a half city block long, with awesome work spaces that are for rent. Right in the middle of the shop there is a huge walk in brink kiln– so cool inside.
Panama pattery however, is a great place to get… well…pottery.
They have a huge selection of pre-​form terracotta pots, pretty bland but cheap cheap. Far less expensive then Home Death-​pot and any local nursery.
They also have one of a kind local artist made pottery, organic compost/​soil and plenty of glazed pots– so many pots… pots pots pots

Since I’m renting I don’t want to plant a beautiful garden only to have to move at some point in the future and leave all my plants behind. I’ve been looking for reasonably priced large pots for about a week now and at Amanda’s recommendation I checked out Panama Pottery today.
The hours are Monday to Friday 10 – 5 and Saturday 10 – 2.
When I went there were only 2 other customers and the owner offered to show us the back area where all the «seconds/​imperfect pots» are. We walked through the warehouse and got to see the kilns and potters making pots. It was really neat!
In the back there are many more pots than in the display area at the front. Most of the items in the back area are less than 10 $. Some are cracked, some aren’t the right colour, and others didn’t shape well while in the kiln. The owner explained that the cracks don’t affect the integrity of the pot since the crack was formed while the clay was in the kiln. Pretty neat!
I picked up one medium sized pot with a small crack in the base for 6 $ and a larger pot for 13 $. I also picked out a «perfect» medium, sized saucer for 5 $, which wasn’t a great deal compared to the price of my other items. You can see a photo of my pots attached to this review.
The owner said that they are planning on offering pottery classes and artist space for rent some time in the future.
I’d like to go back and get some more pots!