My children and I have all been learning at Ran's Art Studio with Ms. Mou, and I can't recommend…read moreher highly enough. Before joining her studio, I had taken art classes with several teachers. Although they were patient and even helped fix parts of my paintings, I always felt dependent on them. Once I left class, I didn't know how to continue on my own, and my paintings never had the confidence or impact I wanted. Ms. Mou completely changed that. She demonstrates techniques but never paints for her students. Instead, she teaches you how to think like an artist, encouraging you to develop your own style. She guided me through paintings I never thought I could create, and now many of my finished pieces proudly hang on the walls of my home. After seeing my own progress, I transferred both of my children to Ran's Art Studio. The biggest surprise was my son. He is very talented but also very opinionated and difficult to teach. He had worked with several teachers and even private instructors, yet had reached a plateau and rarely accepted guidance. During his trial class with Ms. Mou, he looked at the painting assignment and immediately said, "There's no way I can paint that." Ms. Mou simply smiled and said, "Follow my process, and you can." A few hours later, he had finished a painting that amazed even himself. On the way home, he told me, "Mom, I want to keep learning from this teacher." That was the moment I knew we had found the right teacher. My daughter has also grown tremendously. Her artwork has become much more sophisticated, and she has gained confidence in expressing her own creativity. What I admire most is that Ms. Mou never asks students to copy her. Even in group classes, every student creates something unique. She encourages independent thinking, creativity, and personal expression while building strong artistic skills. Ms. Mou isn't just teaching people how to paint--she helps her students discover abilities they didn't know they had. We are incredibly grateful for everything she has taught our family.

This studio is a great studio for a lot of reasons. Some of them are : the teacher is very nice to…read moreme and the other students. I have been to ran's art studio for 6.5 years. Teacher encouraged me to keep drawing when I was 5! She helped me and taught me how to draw difficult parts. I would strongly recommend this art studio especially for kids from 5-8 years old. PS :some of the reviews are not from people that went, or goes to ran's art studio

I can't say enough about Deborah Harris! I took an oil painting class from her last fall after…read morefinding her through Yelp--and, wow is all I can say! What a great experience. Deborah doesn't just teach her students technique (which is highly useful in itself), she teaches them how to draw and paint what they see. She also provides background, focus and direction for each classroom assignment. It's like night and day from any other instructor I've had in the past! Whether you are a new or seasoned artist, you will enjoy a class with Deborah, whatever your medium. And don't be intimidated by her success as an artist and teacher! She is one of the nicest, most nonjudgmental people I've ever met :). Thanks Deborah!

I loved the painting class I took last semester. There was a small group of women of all ages in my…read moreclass (just happened to be all women) that grew close over the 10 weeks of painting. I really enjoyed hearing the stories of the other women and listening to music while painting, it was a truly unique experience. Deborah is a top-notch artist who really knows her stuff. My painting has improved dramatically because of her.

Our daughter has been taking art classes with Elaine for the past few months and it has been a…read moregreat experience. She looks forward to every class and comes home excited to show what she created. Elaine is patient, encouraging, and clearly knows how to work with younger kids in a way that builds confidence rather than pressure. The instruction and environment were consistently positive. Communication was easy, and she was flexible and accommodating whenever conflicts came up. If you are local and looking for a supportive place for a child to explore art and creativity, I would strongly recommend her classes.

Houman is really good with the kids, especially with the little one. He has all the patience in…read moreworld. Above all he's a really good artist/teacher. Been coming to Houman for years with some absence in between, but every time I'm back he welcome me like a good friend. Guide and teach me to be a better painter. I personally hold couple of painting parties in his place. My friends absolutely love their painting, few even turn into his students too. If you want to learn to paint or your little one need a art class to go. This place is where you need to come.

I just started taking painting class at Pazouki, last month…read more I must say that Homan is an excellent art teacher, he encourages you to be unafraid to make mistakes, helps you come up with what you would like to change, and provides a very peaceful and calm atmosphere to work. He loves what he does and it shows.Thank you !

5/5 Stars -- Highly recommend for kids' parties! Roopali's…read moreKala Art Studio hosted my daughter's birthday party and exceeded all our expectations! The teaching was patient, engaging, and loved by all the kids. The place is super hospitable, and having the spacious backyard right outside for food made party planning a breeze. Fantastic experience overall!

Roopali hosted us for our anniversary. She is very patient and helps us enjoy art. It was very fun…read moreto see how the art transformed.

I am a visual artist and needed some help with the production of my own personal sketchbooks…read more Typically doing high end professional bookbinding, Anne, the director of and teacher at Capricornus put together a personalized curriculum designed to cover my needs. After three month of once a week training, I am holding several custom made sketchbooks in my hands. They are all hand crafted in different binding techniques. Sooo cool! Hands on! Individual! Affordable! I highly recommend.

Hands down best book binding training in the East bay at an astonishing value. She was originally…read moretrained in England in the 1950s at very good schools and she's been doing book binding and art restoration ever since.

Art teacher/director Ms.Yousun Kim is a fantastic art teacher who teaches art foundation, AP art,…read moreand college portfolio preparation. I sent my kid to her, and my kid received the highest score in the AP art class. All the portfolio preparation class students got accepted by famous art colleges and universities with very high scholarships. Many of her students received awards from major art competitions every year, and she also received the art educator awards from Scholastic Art and Writing award many years in a row. I highly recommend Soho Art Studio.

My daughter had limited experience in art before attending SoHo Art Studio, but through the…read morePortfolio Preparation Class, she was able to improve her technical skills as well as build her portfolio. She really enjoyed working in the studio with teachers who really put in effort to help students develop as artists. Though it was hard work, it definitely paid off, as she was accepted to many prestigious schools. Will definitely be recommending to my friends interested in taking their skills to the next level!!

I signed up the beginning of August for a retreat to be held in Santa Rosa in mid Jan. I live in…read moreLA and was to fly into Santa Rosa which was a very SHORT drive to the retreat and the plan was to take Uber. It is horrible about the fires. She changed the location which is now 45 minutes from the airport. This is not what I signed up for. It would cause me to rent a car which was not in my budget. I also recently found out I needed an unexpected medical procedure. I cancelled my reservation and asked if I could get my deposit back or at the very least, part of it. Chris responded to my cancellation request but not about the deposit. I wrote her again asking her to please help me out. No response. I sent a third email and she responded and said she didn't offer refunds, "period". I thought that to be kind of harsh for a woman that sings the song of peace, understanding and sharing. She has 2 months to fill my spot and I pretty sure won't be a problem. So she'll get the other persons deposit and will be $300ahead of the game holding onto my money. Seems she's only about business. What a shame

I went to Chris for an Evolutionary Astrology reading, which sounded amazing - and it was. I've…read morebeen around astrology for a long time - my mother does readings herself, and I received my first professional reading at 15. (Yep, I've run in those circles a long time. And my feet are still on the ground! Go figure.) While I know a fair amount, I'd never previously experienced either Evolutionary Astrology nor Chris Zydel's incredible intuitive insights. Her reading was both incredibly validating and helpful in knowing myself better. SO powerful, and Chris is just a gem to be with. Highly recommended - I can't wait to go back for more!