Glazed Expressions - Chicago

About Glazed Expressions
Welcome to Chicago's favorite paint-it-yourself pottery studio! Bring your friends and family in to explore your artistic side!

Come in and choose from our expansive selection of pottery to make your own. We'll glaze and fire your artwork and it will be ready to pick up in 7 days.

One very important rule is that you must be at the store AT LEAST 2.5 hours before Closing Time on any day in order to start a project. Art takes longer than you think and we want to make it a stress free, pressure free process for you!

***We do not call when pieces are ready, it is YOUR responsibility to pick up your pottery after a week and WITHIN A MONTH. After a month, we go through all of the pottery and get rid of month old pieces!!!!!

*PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to close at 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday if there are no painters, so pickups end at this time.

We are a BYOB studio, so you can bring in beer, wine, champagne, etc. (no hard liquor) and remember to bring in your own cups. Wednesdays and Thursdays are ADULTS ONLY from 6-9 pm.

HOW IT WORKS:
When you come in to paint, we charge a $6 studio fee for kids $7.00 for age 15 - college and $8 for adults. On top of that is the cost of your piece. Most pieces range from $12-18. Additional pottery includes a glaze fee which is anywhere from $1-7, depending on the price of the piece.

After you've finished creating your work of art, we put a clear glaze on it to make it beautiful and shiny, and then put it in the kiln to cook. In 7 days your work will be ready! Everything is food-safe so feel free to enjoy your plate, bowl, mug, etc.

PARTIES
We host both child and adult parties, so please call us to book your creative adventure. Otherwise we always accept walk-ins as long as we have the space. We recommend calling ahead if you have 3 or more.

CUSTOM WORK / AUCTION PROJECTS
We have a staff of talented artists willing to do custom work for you, including our popular school auction projects. Here's how an auction project works:
You pick out the pottery you want and receive 25% or 50% off. If we do custom addition to it, you will get 50% off. If we only glaze and fire the pottery, you receive 25% off. We charge $8 for paints that you take to the school to let kids do finger prints, free painting, or whatever you'd like. Schools do not pay taxes on the pottery with a tax exemption code.

Then bring back the pottery to the studio and allot us at least two weeks to do our custom work and have it ready for you. Our artists work at $20-35 an hour, cash or check only.

Take a look at some of the examples we've done in the past, though we're always open to new ideas! Call or stop in to learn more.

Don't hesitate to call us at 1(312)867-1792 if you have any questions. We can't wait to help you with your next creation!