At the end of April Plymouth hosted its first ever Bridal Stroll, an event dedicated to showing brides that Downtown Plymouth has many things to offer during their wedding planning stages. Now, most people wouldn't think of pottery right away when planning their wedding but this was a chance for many "brides to be" to see all the great things Creatopia has to offer.
This year on Valentine's Day we decided to do something a little different. In the past we have offered studio rate specials but this year we wanted to capture the essence of couples and give them something fun to do on their special night out. We racked our brains to come up with something and then after a conversation with Paul Chisholm (a local potter) the idea hit us, a wheel throwing night based on the famous scene from the movie Ghost. The name Dirty Valentine's Day fit perfectly since it would catch people's attention, but also really speak to the theme behind the event, getting your hands dirty with wheelthrowing and handbuilding. 
There's nothing like starting out your morning with the energy of 20 four year olds! The Preschool class from McKinley Co-op visited the studio for a special tile project this week. We painted 6" tiles with the kids starting out with all of our light colors first and then proceeding to give them darker colors for the stamps and stencils they picked out. Once all the tiles were painted our staff came around and placed the name and year on each tile so parents would have a reminder of how old their little one was when they created such a masterpiece.
Creatopia field trips are a blast! We can either come to you or you can bring the party to our studio. We offer great projects for the kids to do and make these simple for all kids and parents involved. Everything is ready for pick-up one week from the date it is painted for you to take home and enjoy or giveaway to a loved one.
What could be more empowering than seeing hundreds of girls getting ready to experience their first running event with parents, coaches, brothers and sisters cheering them on! On Sunday October 28th Creatopia Pottery headed out to create Halloween themed Critter Tiles in Ann Arbor for the Haunted Hustle, a Girls on the Run sponsored event at Pioneer High School. My family was in town visiting from Illinois and my mom graciously volunteered to 
join me. It was one of those cold fall mornings and we pulled ourselves out of bed at 7:00am to be set-up and ready in time for the event and what an event it was! We had a blast talking with family members and hearing stories about fathers and daughters racing together for the first time. While the older girls were running their hearts out we spent time with the little ones placing their fingerprints on tiles and making them into everything from witches, to bats and pumpkins, keeping with the Halloween theme. As the runners came in, the line at our table grew and we were working double time to keep up with the crowd. The coolest thing was when one of the moms said, “Can you put my race number on the tile, I want to keep this as a memory of this event with my daughter”. How awesome is that! Not only did we enjoy participating and supporting such a great cause, but the people there were so gracious and appreciative of our time and effort. 
