Dear Earth Arts Community,
As we celebrate our 100th day since reopening, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude. Your support has been invaluable in helping us grow and enhance our space.
Reflecting on Our Journey
In these past 100 days, we’ve taken significant steps to improve Earth Arts. Our studio has been refreshed, creating a welcoming environment for all. With our new extended hours, you can just walk in and create any time from Tuesday to Sunday, with special classes held on Mondays.
Our camp programs have already impacted more than 100 kids and have sold out quickly. We’ve just launched our pottery classes, offering both wheel and hand-building options. The wheel classes sold out in less than 48 hours, and we still have a few slots available for hand-building. Our Potters in Residence, a group of talented educators and potters, lead these pottery programs, and we plan to add more instructors to diversify our offerings.
For those who enjoy Paint Your Own Pottery (PYOP), you’ll find hundreds of new pottery pieces ready for painting, along with an expanded palette of more than 100 paints and glazes. To enhance your painting experience, we’ve invested in new brushes, banding wheels, tapes, and more. Our staff is also trained in special techniques like bubbling and marbling, which they’ll happily teach you to add a unique touch to your creations.
Our team is the heart of Earth Arts. We’ve brought on 15 creative and talented individuals dedicated to providing exceptional experiences for our customers. We’ve streamlined our operations and hired technical specialists to ensure your pieces come out great and are ready faster than ever.
We’ve collaborated with local artists to install a small gallery within our space, showcasing their incredible work and fostering a deeper connection with our community. Just come in and check out the incredible work if nothing else!
Looking Ahead
We’re committed to bringing a world-class pottery experience to Long Beach. By fall, we’ll be adding five more wheels, bringing our total to 13. We will be offering more wheel classes as well as hand-building, advanced glaze techniques, and more. Eventually, we’ll offer potters a membership to the studio that they can access any time.
Starting in the fall, we’re planning a variety of special events to engage the entire community. Here are just some of our ideas:
- Toddler Tuesdays: Special sessions for our youngest artists.
- Mud Mondays: The studio will be closed to the public but open for unique pottery classes and events.
- Wheel Wednesdays: Perfect for those who prefer single-session experiences, with occasional “Wheel and Wine-down” evenings.
- Brunch and Bisque Painting: Start your weekend with creativity and fun.
- After-School Programs: Real pottery classes for kids to explore the world of ceramics.
We love to partner and are already collaborating with local businesses and groups to develop one-of-a-kind events that have that unique Long Beach flair. Stay tuned for more exciting announcements!
Join Us
If you haven’t visited us yet, we warmly invite you to come in and experience Earth Arts. You can just walk in—no reservations required. Come in, pick a piece, and make something beautiful. Our staff is ready and available to assist you. If you are interested in pottery making, please go to our website and sign up for our classes.
Thank you once again for your incredible support. We are just at the beginning of our journey and have so much more planned. We look forward to creating, learning, and growing with you.
Warm regards,
Susan Clancy and the Earth Arts Team