Stopped by while visiting San Diego and I loved everything in the store! I had to stop myself from…read moredoing some serious shopping. The workers were all kind and attentive. I highly recommend stopping by if you're ever in the area. Just beware you will need willpower to not overspend! They have an amazing selection of things.

This is an adorable store with so many unique items. Great for gifts for kids or adults. And their…read moreprices are very reasonable. The salesperson checked in to see if we needed any guidance and she was just as sweet and helpful as she could be.

I was very surprised and sad to see the store closure when I came by today. Truly the unfortunate…read moreend of an era. This was my favorite artist supply shop in San Diego. They consistently had great materials, beautiful sheets of paper, and amazing staff. Friendly service, clean and well organized store, and a real community staple. It was always nice to see consistent faces and I was treated with excellent service with every visit. I loved the manager and hope the company was able to retain her. She's extremely competent at her role and it would be a shame for it not to be recognized! Wishing the employees all the best.

Wow this place is so cool! Tons of amazing art supplies! Great spot for cards, gifts, and wrapping…read morepaper.

This is a graffiti artist's dream! If I was one, I'd be in heaven!!! A student of mine was…read moreworking on some signs for our production set of RENT (the high school version). He was told this place had "caps"...like I knew what that meant...lol! I drove him over and this place is pretty cool! There was some local artwork on the walls, but what I really liked was the array of colors that were there. I had never heard of the brands because, you know, I would only go to Home Depot to buy spray paint. Granted, the products are a little on the pricey side, but then again, if you're an artist, you should only get the best! Again, some of the colors were really vibrant, as you can see from the photos. I believe the owner was there, nice guy. Definitely check them out!

By posers for posers…read more Ran by the most pretentious people who think they are artists. If your an aspiring artist go any where else theyll make you feel uncomfortable And dont ever let the tourettes having asshole make you feel bad Someone needs to beat this guy up badly

A kitchy neighborhood thing to always check out what's arts fartsy. A beautiful garden to check out…read morebehind it with water conservation innovation incorporated into art. Once in awhile also students display their work and are sold at great reasonable prices. Go check it out!

Larger Store and more variety in the Ribbon Section and for crafts. Store nice and clean , stocked…read moreand their staff very helpful when trying to locate an item not on the shelves. Prices are reasonable and dont forget to use your rewards coupons. Great for browsing and get ideas for projects.

Danielle was great with framing but need to work on her customer service skills, having a smile and…read morewelcoming a customer goes a long way rather than feeling that she is forced to be there

I love this place it's so cute. I personally loved it. It's a perfect first date spot. There's lots…read moreof spots, lots of stuff to choose from to paint or they have other activities as well such as candle making. The service was great; the selection was great; and the value was great.

Wow! This place is GREAT! We had an appointment for a private party/class for 8-9 ladies. The…read morelocation is great. There is an ABM Parking lot right across the street from the East Curb line, $10 for 12hrs of parking, on a Saturday Night that is great for downtown. The staff here was Wyathe and Shelby. They were very good with teaching our group the ways to produce beautiful pottery. The class is $90/person and that includes the instructional 45mins class plus 1 pottery item. If you want to add more items, it's $10/additional item. With the time I had left I opted to do 1 additional item. This allowed me to form and create another small bowl to complete a set of 2. I plan to use them for individual rice and meat dishes at work lunch. Wonderful party, we were allowed to bring light Hor d'oevres and juices and water for the group. Nice time and I highly recommend.

My hubby and I signed up for our very first pottery date night here, and honestly... we picked it…read morebecause it has my name in it (how could I not? ). This turned out to be one of the most unexpectedly fun, and messy kind of nights we've had in a long time. Our instructor Josh was fantastic: super thorough with step-by-step guidance while sprinkling in just the right amount of sarcastic humor to keep things light when our clay creations started looking... questionable He made total beginners feel comfortable getting our hands dirty (literally) and embracing the chaos. So pottery is WAY harder than it looks. My husband and I quickly realized we probably won't be quitting our day jobs to become ceramic artists anytime soon But we had an absolute blast trying, filming our wobbly moments, and competing with other couples to see who comes out with the best pieces (we lost proudly). At the end of the night, you get to keep what you make (1 piece for each person) and they'll glaze and heat it up for you to pick up at a later date. Bonus: they had a whole stack of finished pieces from past classes that were never picked up, selling them for $1 each or 10 for $5. I totally walked out with 10 pieces like a boss Despite our lack of natural talent, we somehow managed to produce two actually decent bowls: miracles happen once and a while If you're looking for a date night that's interactive, memorable, slightly messy, and guaranteed to give you stories to laugh about later, this is it Pro Tip: Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty... and prepare to discover muscles in your hands you didn't know existed

We tried the date night for 2! It was a ton of fun, neither of us had ever done pottery before. Our…read moreteacher Kaia was fantastic and let us through the process and then walked around and helped everyone as needed. Such a fun date doing something new. Low intensity, fun time on the spinning wheel. Would recommend and we will return in the future. :)

Glad to see this shop is still in business. It had been years since I had been, and happened upon…read moreit during an art walk. It's a little shop but has a lot of cool masks, day of the dead pieces, sugar skull art and more. My friend found a cool pair of snake earrings there, and I picked up a shoulder bag and mask for myself. Lots of items from small to more elaborate. A little bit of everything to choose from. Use your yelp check in and get 15 percent off your order (which I realized after I had left *sigh*) I was given 5.00 off my next order as well. I would recommend, if only just to look.

EVERY day is Day of the Dead at Back from Tomboctou…read more Really though, it's a charming shop of Mexican folk arts and antiquities. Heavy emphasis on the skulls. Heavy emphasis on really beautiful stuff. Makes me wish I was Catholic. Not in the Vatican/catechisms kind of way. More in the ancestor-worshipping kind of way. They bring gorgeous artisanal materials from various regions in the south, and they really get a lot of great stuff. My living space is getting progressively more Mexican despite my best efforts to avoid buying more. They also do workshops in the fall to make sugar skulls, pinatas, and those papel picado (paper cut banners) as well as paper mache skulls. Super cool. Wish I had an 8 year-old to drag with me. Kind of like Vintage Religion on 30th, except this place is more specialized, more quaint, and though I like Vintage Religion, I just like Back from Tomboctou better.

I've been here many times throughout several years, sometimes it waa a hit or miss. Nothing bad in…read moretheir part, just got unlucky regarding sizing! They always have great stuff, a variety of clothing. Would recomend!

It was somewhat nice and they have a decent selection but the prices are INSANE. They shouldn't be…read moreadvertising as a thrift because these are farrr from thrift prices.