The Purple Penguin Art Co.

Gus was awesome. Just stopped in while killing time to check the place out. While there we noticed the $ 5 rack so we each picked a piece and got started. What a great time. Relaxing. Friendly staff. Knowledgeable. Can’t wait to go back.

Let’s try this again since Unilocal removed my first effort… hmph. I didn’t even curse or anything.
What a great art studio for budding artists. They do have some items for sale but this space is mostly about creation. You can paint or create a glass mosaic or learn to throw pottery (in a scheduled class) or hire the artists to paint faces or… or… I swear they do it all.
The space downstairs is great but I LOVE the upstairs class space. Such an open inspiring spot to create. Stephanie is great as is Re, Tyla and Tiffani. Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area. Love that they have classes for kids but for us grownups too. Let that inner creativity out!

Something fun to do in Thibodaux. Fun for the whole family. You can buy art here or create your own. Children are able to paint, create, stain glass etc. Adults can also do the same and even take part in one of those corks and canvasses deals that the ladies love.
In the short list of things to do in Thibodaux, Purple Penguin is near the top.

I’m going 5* even though I don’t know diddly about art… Stephanie is one cool lady… the stop in 3÷6÷13 was my 2d time meeting her and I’ve heard great things about her from mutual acquaintances…
Her studio seems to be all one could hope for if one had an artistic bent… the studio contains several rooms devoted to different artistic disciplines from painting to pottery to glass work… They have already made pottery for you to purchase and paint/​glaze or whatever you do with it… They also have some Oyster shells that have been glazed that one could use as serving trays for shucked raw oysters or for doing chargrilled ones… pretty neat!
This seems like a real cool place and the people seem genuinely into having people get into & love art! Whether it be beginners or people with more skill!
If you’re in Thibodaux or the immediate environs and are into creating or just thinking you might like to give it a whirl I suggest you make the PPAC your first stop!!!

Great place to get your creative on! Stephanie is a very talented artist/​instructor. I plan to go to PPAC every time I go to Thibodaux!

I’ve loved art all my life, not just painting but all the mediums. After moving to the bayou just after Katrina, I searched high and low to find a creative place, sadly none existed. Then one day I heard a gal taking at an Art Versus event that she would be opening an art studio and gallery in Thibodaux. It took me awhile to search it out. Then in April of this year I visited Stephanie Donaldson’s space after an art walk in downtown Thibodaux.
The Purple Penguin offers both classes for the young and young at heart (adults), as well as open studio time or a space to hang or display your art for sale. Stephanie and her staff offer group or private art classes, Corks and Brushes painting, paint your own pottery, hand building and wheel throwing ceramics, mosaic stained glass projects, raku, glass fusing and crafty projects. They also host Birthday parties, Bridal and Baby showers, Date nights (yep drop off your kids and they’ll feed them, create with them, so you can sneak off for a few hours), Ghost nights (channel your Demi Moore/​Patrick Swayze with this hot and heavy throwing night), Kids camps and more.
As an artist i am always looking for new ways to bring my creative dreams to fruition. In California, I love working in ceramics and when I moved here I tried to find someplace that I could buy Kiln time. I searched high and low and eventually gave up. After discussing my needs with Stephanie, she explained that she offers several options to outside artists that allow them to work in the studio or in the comfort of their own studio and bring work in to have it fired. I at least had met my angel and was welcomed into heaven… This is a great place to get your creative ya-ya’s out…