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    Express Yourself Art Barn

    4.1 (30 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Painting our crafts
    Laura J.

    Very friendly and helpful owners. We are visiting out of town and this was the perfect thing for my 3.5 year old daughter. She loved choosing her pottery and painting it. I painted a plate and she painted a dog- Start to finish it took us about an hour and was $63. Very fair price for my large dinner plate and her special rainbow dog.

    The split corner
    Corrina M.

    Leaving this review is very dialectic for me as I LOVE the art barn. We have been visiting for years. On our most recent visit I chose mosaic for the first time. The piece I made ultimately cost me just under a hundred dollars. I ran in to pick it up a couple of days later on our way to an event. When we returned to our hotel later that day and I had an opportunity to look at my piece I was really disappointed. The grout was very uneven and slopped up one interior side of the tray. But the real heartbreaker is that one corner of the tray split completely. One of the sides was joined with tiny Brad nails. The other three were not. To the best of my knowledge grout does not expand so this must've happened during the behind the scenes grouting process. I'm very disappointed.

    Painting pieces!
    Annette J.

    LOOOOOVE the Art Barn SO SO SO much! Have come many a time when I'm in the Saugatuck area to paint some pottery (my apartment is filled with gnomes, cupcake statues, and little plates that I've painted here) and every time has been awesome. The basic gist is this: You come into the Art Barn and choose what craft you want to do. There's pottery painting as I mentioned, as well as jewelry making, glass fusion, mosaics, wood painting etc. I've only done the pottery painting so I'll speak to that but I've been with folks who have done other things and found them equally as enjoyable. With the pottery you pay a flat $8 fee for using the paint, brushes, space, and for the firing of your finished piece. Then you pay for the piece you actually want to paint. They range in small pieces around $4 all the way up to large sculptures for around $30. The awesome lady running the place (I'm sorry I've never caught her name) will set you up with the appropriate paints and explain the process to you and then you let your creativity run wild! My favorite piece that I've ever painted has been a garden gnome which ran me around $25 dollars for the piece itself but he is fairly large. When you have finished painting you pay and leave your piece and it is collected by the aforementioned awesome lady who will then fire the pieces that night. You then come back the next day after 2pm to pick up your glazed and beautiful finished pieces. The stuff I've made here has been really really lovely. I'm a bit of a perfectionist so I spend A LOT of time doing multiple coats on my pieces so the colors are saturated and non streaky. I also like to spend some time doing some shading and detail work but if you're not as hardcore as I your work will still come out looking lovely. The space is large with big wooden tables with about 5 or 6 seats per so you can come with a larger group. There's a jukebox and it plays a wide variety of tunes from oldies to new jack swing (a block of which I caught this past weekend and it was AWESOME. It's always great to paint a unicorn while listening to Bobby Brown). The space is actually a barn so the doors are open wide allowing for plenty of sunshine and fresh air to come in. This also means that if it's chilly outside bring a sweater because it's going to be chilly inside too. The land outside the barn is on is adorable. Beautiful flowers everywhere and cute pieces made at the barn decorate the garden. There's also a small water tower with petticoats hanging out from it which always brings me memories of being a kid watching "Petticoat Junction" on Nick at Night. We took my 2.5 year old cousin this past weekend to the barn she LOVED it. I don't think she's ever produced anything that she's been prouder of (a small ceramic kitty that she painted orange, teal and white). After picking up the finished piece she carried it around the rest of the day and talked at length about how pretty her kitty was (Sadly kitty had a fall and the bottom got chipped but that's what happens when little ones with sweaty palms carry around ceramic statues. Luckily kitty will be easily glued back together). A trip to the Art Barn is a great rainy day activity for families in town with kids or for couples or groups of friends in town and want to do something other than walk around town or go to the beach. The perfect afternoon activity that let's your creative juices run free.

    Nicole W.

    Kids a little cooped up? Seeking an artistic outlet? Head out to the art barn! This creative sanctuary of sorts is a literal barn filled with a cornucopia of artistic opportunities for kids and adults of all ages. My little ones selected clay figure painting but I saw everything from painting to jewelry. There are plenty of tables, a myriad of paint colors and SO many things to let your imagination run wild. Do be aware that if you paint a clay piece it takes at least a day for the staff to fire and glaze it, so you'll have to pick up the next day or have it (expensively) shipped to you. It's not a cheap endeavor, but that's the nature of the materials. From the sitting fee to the pricey beads for jewelry, costs can add up super quickly. Nonetheless, I definitely want to come back when my girls are a bit older and they can indulge in more complex projects.

    In a real barn
    Danielle D.

    What a cute place tucked away in the middle of nowhere! It is an actual barn, imagine that! Lots of crafty options to choose from: Painting, mosaics, jewelry making, to name a few. Cute decor and plenty of examples of the various types of art throughout the barn. I can't speak for the prices: I had met some family members here but I didn't do any art for myself this time. And since this is a rainy day activity for those on vacation in Saugatuck, your ceramic painted items are fired quickly and ready for next day pickup, whereas other places like this may take a week or longer.

    Inside the Art Barn
    Karen G.

    My mom and I were on vacation in Holland to check out the nearby beach towns and I was looking forward to come here as soon as I read about it on a travel site. This was SO much fun. There were more adults without kids there than with kids the day we were there, so I didn't feel out of place at all. Everyone else seemed to be painting pottery by my mom and I decided to make mosaics of our dogs. We took a lot of time to get them just the way we wanted, and it ended up costing us about $30 each, but we also spent 3+ hours there so that's not a bad price tag for as much fun as we had. I can't wait to go back tomorrow and see our projects with the grout filled in. If you are going to visit, be sure to plan so you can pick up your project the next day (in the afternoon or just before they close).

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    We have been to the art barn a few times . I love the variety of materials available.

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    Thank you for a lovely review! You made my day!

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    Great place to take the kids, especially on a rainy day. So much to choose from to paint. Prices are pretty reasonable to other paint barns.

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    I've been here multiple times and have usually had an enjoyable experience, though accessibility…read morehas always limited my options. (High tables, cramped seating, low movement space) My partner and I stopped in as walk-ins on Saturday around 2pm, fully understanding it would be busy and that there could be a wait. When we entered, there was no signage and no employees directing guests. Like others who walked in, we selected our pottery and sat at an open table. The table was completely clear -- no signage, no tiles, nothing indicating it was reserved. At no point were we informed that the table was reserved or that there was a waitlist. After choosing our colors, we asked an employee to quickly review the instructions. During that interaction, another employee approached and stated the table was reserved. I asked if we needed to move and was told, "No, it's fine, we'll figure it out," and the instructions continued. A few minutes later, after staff were visibly discussing the situation and staring at us, we were told we would need to move because the table was reserved and there was a waitlist. An alternative was offered, but it was not accessible for us, so we declined and left. We were later told that walk-ins are required to check in at the "front desk," which is actually located at the back of the store. This is not stated on the website, and there is no signage in the store explaining this process. We were also told reserved tables are typically marked with tiles -- however, the table we sat at was completely empty and unmarked. By their own stated policy, the process was not followed in this situation. The handling of the situation was disappointing, poorly communicated, and made for an unnecessarily uncomfortable experience

    Service was great. Very accommodating for my elderly mom. Also, took the time to help us with the…read moreprocess, clean up, etc. I highly recommend!

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