Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 8/3
2024-08-03 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Ready to feed your curiosity and get a little muddy? Register to get your hands dirty in our mud room & make a work of art from a ball of clay! You will have two 1.5lb clay balls to throw on the wheel. Our friendly, helpful instructors will demonstrate and guide you thru the process to create your clay masterpieces. Clay creations will be dried, cleaned, kiln fired and ready for glazing in the main studio 2 weeks later during regular studio hours. Class cost includes return visit and all kiln firings. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Session is 90 minutes.

Wheel Throwing Class: 8/5, 8/12, 8/19
2024-08-05 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Spend 3 consecutive Mondays at Busy Bees learning everything from throwing to attachments and everything in between! Perfect your throwing motion and create multiple pieces of pottery. Choose from the 4pm afternoon class time or the 6pm evening class time below..

Each week you will spend time on the wheel with a Busy Bees instructor one-on-one. Throughout the weeks you will progress to more in-depth creations as you learn more about the art of wheel throwing.

At the end of your 3 weeks, you will end up with between 3 – 6 pieces which Busy Bees will kiln fire you. Once fired, come to the studio anytime during our open studio time to paint your pieces and have them fired.

**All materials, kiln firings, and paints are included in the price of your 3-week session**

Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 8/10
2024-08-10 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Sea Glass Wreath Class
2024-08-10 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
New to Busy Bees…Sea Glass Lit Wreaths! We are excited to offer this new class using sea glass to build and create gorgeous lit wreaths. All supplies are included in the ticket pricing, including a wreath base and fairy lights (cool and warm lights will be available to choose from)! Choose from a variety of glass colors; greens, blues, purples, pinks, and more! Wreath bases are 12″ in size, finished wreath is up to 16″.
This is a BYOB event, feel free to bring in your favorite snacks and beverages to enjoy during class.

Wheel Throwing Class: 8/13, 8/20, 8/27
2024-08-13 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Spend 3 consecutive Tuesdays at Busy Bees learning everything from throwing to attachments and everything in between! Perfect your throwing motion and create multiple pieces of pottery. Choose from the 4pm afternoon class time or the 6pm evening class time below..

Each week you will spend time on the wheel with a Busy Bees instructor one-on-one. Throughout the weeks you will progress to more in-depth creations as you learn more about the art of wheel throwing.

At the end of your 3 weeks, you will end up with between 3 – 6 pieces which Busy Bees will kiln fire you. Once fired, come to the studio anytime during our open studio time to paint your pieces and have them fired.

**All materials, kiln firings, and paints are included in the price of your 3-week session**

Jessi's Paint & Sip Party
2024-08-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
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Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 8/17
2024-08-17 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Mosaic Sale!
2024-08-19 11:00 - 19:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
All mosaics are 10% all day long! Come to the studio and create any size or style mosaic and get 15% off the price! The studio is open from 11am – 7pm, reserve a table and come create! We recommend you come 60 – 90 minutes before close time to allow plenty of time to paint.
Optional resin coating is an additional fee.

Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 8/24
2024-08-24 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Wheel Throwing Class: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9
2024-08-26 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Canvas & Cocktails with The Bees at Billy's: Fall Bounty
2024-08-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Billy’s Martini Bar, 7338 INDUSTRIAL PARK BOULEVARD, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Gather your friends & family and join the Bees at Billy’s Martini Bar for an Adult’s Only Night Out to paint this beautiful fall inspired canvas, “Fall Bounty”. We will guide you through the painting step-by-step to create your own masterpiece. Paintings will be completed and ready to take home at the conclusion of the event. Billy’s will be offering great specials, too! Come early to get your drink and food orders in, painting starts promptly at 6pm!

*REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*

Summer Survival Paint Party!
2024-08-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Summer breaks are fun….and long! We made it so let’s celebrate! Head up to paint and party with the Bees for an end of summer survival celebration! The Bees will lead you through this instructional canvas class. You will also have the option to embelish the canvas with decorative glass to really make it pop. Art will be ready to take home after the class. This is a BYOB event, feel free to bring in your favorite snacks and beverages to enjoy during class.

Kids Paint Class: Paint a Squishy!
2024-08-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Sign your lil’ artists up for our upcoming “Design a Squishy” class. Kids will paint their favorite squishmallow on canvas. The Bees will lead the class and help create their very own masterpiece. Once we’re done creating we’ll play games and have fun!
Minimum participant age is 6 years old. Child must be potty-trained, be able to follow instructions, and have completed at least one (1) year of kindergarten (grade school). *This is a drop off workshop. Parents should pick children back up at 7:30pm.
KIDS NIGHT OUT IS HELD IN THE PRIVATE PARTY ROOM. MAIN STUDIO REMAINS OPEN DURING CLASS.

Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 8/31
2024-08-31 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Wheel Throwing Session: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17
2024-09-03 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Clay Build-a-Bowl Class
2024-09-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Try your hand a clay sculpting during this fun class! Each attendee will be provided raw clay to build a bowl. Make an apple bowl like the Bees or create your own design. The Bees will teach how to build with clay and help you create your own functional bowl! Clay pieces will be fired in the kiln after class to be painted at a future date of your choice. Ticket price includes clay for use, tools, kiln firings and paints.

Sea Glass Tree Class
2024-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Create a Sea Glass Lit Tree! We are excited to offer this class using sea glass to build and create gorgeous lit trees. All supplies are included are included in the ticket pricing, including a star fish to top your tree! Choose from a variety of glass colors; greens, blues, purples, pinks, and more! Choose your tree size while registering below.
This is a BYOB event, feel free to bring in your favorite snacks and beverages to enjoy during class.

Fall Candle Class
2024-09-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Create a scented fall candle to enjoy during the brisk, fall weather. Candle jars are approximately 3″ tall and includes cork top. Decorate with twine and choose a delicous fall scent like baked apple pie. Choose your wax colors and scent during the class. Additional candles can be purchased and made during class. Candles will be available to take home after class. This is a BYOB event, feel free to bring in your favorite snacks and beverages to enjoy during class.

Pam's Paint & Sip Party!
2024-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Wheel Throwing Class: 9/16, 9/23, 9/30
2024-09-16 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Fall Pottery Painting Class
2024-09-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Sign up and learn how to paint this Festive Fall Serving Platter (9″L x 7″W) at the studio. The Bees will teach you step by step how to paint pumpkins to complete your fall decor! Paint your pumpings, stems, and leaves any color you’d like and the Bees will teach you shading and line techniques on pottery. After class the servers will be glazed and kiln fired to make them really shine!
This is a BYOB class, feel free to bring in your favorite snacks and beverages to enjoy during class.

Wheel Throwing Class: 9/24, 10/1, 10/8
2024-09-24 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Lit Wine Bottle Painting
2024-09-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Gather your Fall loving friends and join us for an evening of glass painting fun. The Bees will be on hand to help you to create your very own Lit Fall Painted Bottle. Your $25 ticket includes, one wine bottle, a bottle top fairy light set, paints, and instruction. Food and drinks can be brought to enjoy during the event. Projects will be available to take home at the conclusion of the event

Kids Clay Pumpkin Class
2024-09-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
It’s a Kids Only Clay Class with the Bees! Busy Bees Art Instructors will teach the kids how to design, build, and paint handmade clay pumpkins! The kids will the clay techniques like slip & score, how to support clay structures, and more. Patterns and designs can be added to the clay to create cool and beautiful effects. The $29 ticket includes a pound of clay to work with, instruction, fun, & games!
*This is a drop off class. Parents drop off their children and come back to pick them up once the workshop is over at 7:30pm. Minimum participant age is 6 years old. Child must be potty-trained, be able to follow instructions, and have completed at least one (1) year of kindergarten (grade school). Drop off and pick up can be done directly at Busy Bees’ private back door.
KIDS NIGHT OUT IS HELD WITHIN BUSY BEES’ CLASSROOM. Main studio space remains open during class. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Sea Glass Wreath Class
2024-09-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Create a Sea Glass Lit Wreath! We are excited to offer this new class using sea glass to build and create gorgeous lit wreaths. All supplies are included in the ticket pricing, including a wreath base and fairy lights (cool and warm lights will be available to choose from)! Choose from a variety of glass colors; greens, blues, purples, pinks, and more! Wreath bases are 12″ in size, finished wreath is up to 16″.
This is a BYOB event, feel free to bring in your favorite snacks and beverages to enjoy during class.

Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 9/30
2024-09-30 15:00 - 18:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Ready to feed your curiosity and get a little muddy? Register to get your hands dirty in our mud room & make a work of art from a ball of clay! You will have two 1.5lb clay balls to throw on the wheel. Our friendly, helpful instructors will demonstrate and guide you thru the process to create your clay masterpieces. Clay creations will be dried, cleaned, kiln fired and ready for glazing in the main studio 2 weeks later during regular studio hours. Class cost includes return visit and all kiln firings. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Session is 90 minutes

Glass Fusing: Candy Dish
2024-10-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Calling all Hallow-queen’s, kings & everything in between. Join us for this fun glass class from 6pm – 8pm on October 1st learning how to build and create a glass candy dish from glass! We will have examples and guides for you to follow, or you can create whatever eerie-sistible design comes to mind. Various shapes, sizes, and colors are available to choose from.
*This $10 non-refundable deposit will go towards your project cost the day of the event.
**Glass does have a longer firing process than pottery, projects will be ready for pick up approximately 10 days after class.

Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 10/2
2024-10-02 15:00 - 18:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States

Specialty Stoneware Painting Class
2024-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
Paint something beautiful during this specialty glazing class! Stoneware is a premium product only be available during classes so make sure you don’t miss this opportunity. Stoneware can be used in cooking, baking, microwaved, and is dishwasher friendly and is gorgeous. Choose your colors and pieces and Busy Bees will guide you through painting your masterpiece.

*Piece will be available approximately 1 week following workshop. Additional stoneware pieces can be painted during the class for an additional fee.

Your $10 deposit will be applied to your total purchase at the event. Stoneware prices vary per piece and range from $29-$79 per piece. Choose from plates, bowls, mugs, steins, serving dishes, vases, and garden items.

This is a BYOB class, feel free to bring in your favorite beverages and snacks to enjoy while painting.

Try It! Wheel Throwing Class: 10/5
2024-10-05 11:00 - 18:30 | Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio, 7850 Mentor Ave, Mentor, OH, 44060, United States
