4 Easy Gift Ideas For The Holidays

4 Easy Holiday Gift Ideas

Don’t look now, but the holiday season is just about here. Calm down…we’re not trying to make you nervous. Close your eyes and take some deep breaths. Go ahead…I’ll wait.
 
All better? Good. The reason we’re writing this now is to help prevent all this anxiousness! We write because we care, and by getting this to you now, we aim to make your gift-giving as easy as possible. 
 
So with that in mind, here are 4 gifts you can make at Aran’s Art Studio anytime to give to friends or family this holiday season. 
 
We take great pride…

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Need A Break? Let Art Help You Breathe.

Group photo at Aran's Art Studio

You ever have one of those days?

You know what I mean. One of THOSE days.

Horrible traffic. One too many meetings at work. Your shoulder’s acting up.

You feel like stepping out of your life for a minute and breathe so you can remember who you are. 

All day long you’re analyzing, problem-solving, reasoning. That’s all left brain work and too much of it leaves you tired and stressed.

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Your Memories of Children and Art

Kids with their paintings

You know how a child looks when they’re creating? The concentration. The thoughtfulness in their eyes. The focus. It’s wonderful to see. Children discovering the joys of creativity and self-expression.

When they get older, they won’t remember that time they stared at their phone but they will remember the feeling of putting brush to paint to pottery and striving to bring their inner vision to life. 

As a parent, we can do nothing better for our children than allowing…

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3 Awesome Glass Fusing Hacks

3 glass fusing hacks

One look at some of the stunning glass fusing pieces we have hanging at Aran’s Art Studio, and you know how amazing glass can be at capturing your memories, creativity, and self-expression. 

It’s easy to think creating something that beautiful may be a little too hard but you want to know the big secret about glass fusing?

Anyone can do it! Even if you’ve never done it before. 

Glass fusing is a fun and easy way to create beautiful decorations,…

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3 Simple Pottery Painting Techniques

3 pottery painting techniques

We love pottery. Plates, mugs, tiles. So much fun!

We’re all about helping you discover your inner artist at Aran’s, (that’s our motto after all) and there’s nothing cooler than seeing one of our guests discover a new technique that opens new levels of creativity, fun, and expression. 

That’s what we live for!

In this email, you’ll learn 3 cool and easy pottery painting techniques you can use on the very next piece you create.

October 26th, 2021

Hello everyone! Welcome to my 2nd blog! 

So, the other day I was looking at our Yelp reviews. Fun, huh? Well, not so much sometimes. I’ll be completely honest in saying that while the vast majority of our reviews are good (we have an overall 4 out of 5-star rating) there are a few that just aren’t. 

I realized after reading a couple of those that I need to address them. 

First, I want to thank everyone who takes the time to…

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Sept. 4, 2021

The other day in our studio a little girl was painting. I’ll be completely honest, I wasn’t having my best day. Not many of us have had our best days lately, but I don’t need to go into all that. I was wrapped up in my own, not so positive, thoughts.

Anyway, she was working hard and she looked up at me. I’m sure I didn’t look very good at that moment, and she just said, “You know, this is my safe…

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