Been looking all over for a figure drawing place to to improve my eye at work. Super stoked i…read morestumbled into Elissa's awesome sanctuary. Wonderful cozy studio i go to every Sunday evening, Elissa provides a very warm welcoming environment with friendly professional figure models. You can only get better by simply just doing the thing you wanna get good at, SDAL is a great place to provide that space for all levels.

We are so happy we found this place! My daughter wanted to draw and paint in an intimate studio,…read morewhere the owner cares. Elissa is the right person, and now, after more than two years, we share the feedback. It's a fantastic place. Elissa has coached her, encouraged, and she provides each student with instructions catered to her skill level, passion, and comfort zone. Our daughter plans to continue honing her skills for next couple of years, until the end of High school. 5 Stars!

Created an epoxy resin art tray with my mom and my sister. Our trays incorporated stones and…read morecrystals. It was a combined class where all of the other attendees made an ocean cheese board. Our instructor, Kay, was excellent. You can tell she really has a passion for this. She was very knowledgeable and helped us each along the way. She gave each student individual attention. Very patient and guided the class well. The studio is cute! As soon as you walk in it was inviting. Lots of projects to draw inspo from. I truly enjoyed the class and will definitely be coming back to try out another class.

Very fun creative art studio with nice owner and instructor!…read more You can go to the workshops or come & create event ( choose anything between earring/ necklace making, phone case making, tray making etc) I can see how this place is perfect for a self date, birthday event, couple date, friends activities. We went to the come & create event. I created an ocean tray and she created a necklace. A lot of color and decoration items ( charms ) to choose from Recommending this place!

I went to the Kalabash Studio in La Jolla for a Monday morning yoga class. This studio is charming…read moreand comfortable. There is a faint smell of cedar in the air, and children's toys and instruments strewn around. The wood-panel flooring and wall-to-wall mirrors give the main room a rustic feel and makes the space feel open. Our instructor, Janice, was kind and encouraging. She was also conversational and polite, making sure we were comfortable and checking in with us to make sure we were reaching our full potential. The yoga incorporated pilates that engaged our cores and arm and leg muscles, so that we could find that sweet-spot combining challenge and comfort. We left the workout feeling invigorated, rejuvenated and ready to start our day!

Kalabash takes a lot of pride in what they do and it shows…read more I have been here a few times for their free openings and amazing music shows that they have every so often. I recently went to their one year anniversary and some of the teachers were playing music on the patio and it was awesome! It's clear to see the caliber of people who are involved here. The building is open, beautiful, and full of light. Everyone here is incredibly friendly. As a teacher I think this is an incredible learning environment.

I love the La Jolla community center. The center provides outstanding classes for exercise such as…read moreZumba, yoga and strength and balance. It also provides social events. I highly recommend La Jolla community center.

I came to this location for a blood donation with ARC. Felt the need to leave a positive review for…read morethe location itself. Chatted briefly with some of the staff here and everyone was just so kind and helpful. I'm not even Jewish, but being In there made me want to be apart of that community lol. Keep up the good work!

I love this little gallery. It's all local artists with great art on the walls, jewelry, glass and…read morehand blown glass balls. They also offer great art classes taught by the owner. It's a little hard to find, but it's at the end of Adams across the street from the new Pappaleccos.

Lianda was very accommodating and made a special effort to get my order done when I needed it with…read morevery little lead time. The final product was absolutely gorgeous. I would definitely use her services again. Phil D. San Diego

Planning - I reached out to Davina a couple months ahead of time and communicated with her via text…read moreto confirm number of guests. She was really flexible with my changing head count and just shared the minimum cost which was around $330. She had me choose what design I wanted to paint in advance too, which was easy! Review - I planned this for my birthday and I had such a fun time. Davina really walks you through the steps in an easy to understand way and shows you how to do each step on her own canvas. It was totally fun and doable for my friends who are not generally crafting people! The studio has great decorations and ambiance, Davina gave us glasses, glow in the dark hair clip, and a hat to take home with us. The final painting is so pretty and glows in the dark. Super recommend, especially for kids, families, friends. COVID - we didn't wear masks but you could wear masks. Davina shared she is vaxxed and boosted.

Had my daughters 8th birthday party here with 8 other friends. They all had a blast and the parents…read morewho dropped off were impressed I was able to find a good venue for a party. Davina was really patient with the kiddos and she led the whole interactive experience.

What a treat! I love the creativitea nights where I get to explore both new techniques and creative…read moreendeavors I haven't visited in a while. Jennifer is a talented artist and yoga instructor. I appreciate that she often opens the night with a mediation and sets the mood with delicious tea. It's definitely a way for me to feel like I'm filling my cup back up :)

My son really enjoyed his Pirate Yoga class. I really loved Jennifer's gentle style and the…read morethoughtful touch of the calming rock my son got to take home. We will be back!

I had such an incredible experience taking the intro to pottery class. my instructor was Alicia and…read moreshe was so kind and patient. she really took the time to teach and educate without making the class feel rushed. I can't wait to come back and try the class again to make a mug! (My piece broke half way lol, but I was able to make a small dish)

Overall a great pottery class. I've come here twice now and the classes are always small and…read moreintimate which is something I enjoy. Pottery is surprisingly harder than you'd think and it's nice to have that one on one instruction from the teacher. We made some wonderful items. And learned some great techniques. I would suggest this studio to my friends.

Had such a great experience recording with Mat Raker here at SDMAA! His no bs attitude really…read moresimplifies the process, along with his experience and musical expertise. Really adaptable to my skill level which is very very beginner, and affordable too. I'll definitely be back to record more.

Amazing music, lessons, recording, and teachers. Most generous people I know run this facility…read more Brilliant and dapper young man, Mat Rakers, has supported my music making by dying for everybody's musical sins. Truly an inspiration.

We go in every year to celebrate birthdays. Plenty of items to choose from, super friendly staff…read morewilling to help even if you have never done this before. They are super patient and will teach you all the basics needed to create some beautiful items. Our youngest kid loves this place and now has the whole family going to create and just have fun away from all digital noise. They fire everything for you and take great care to ensure you get a good looking piece back. Can't say enough or share the appropriate nice things about these folks. Walking distance to great restaurants and shopping so really easy to plan a great day that includes a stop at this location. Parking is out front or across the street.

We were in SD for my birthday weekend getaway. We had reservations for a restaurant at dinner time…read moreso we had time during the day to do something so we decided to give pottery another go. We took a class at a pottery place in Laguna Beach last year so we wanted to give it a try again because it was pretty fun! We did the one time class pottery wheel try it class. It was $80 per person. Which is on the pricier side, compared to the other class we took last time. I will say this class was more informative than our last class. Our instructor taught us how to start working with our clay, demonstrated how to do it, worked with us, helped us out, showed us different techniques and steps on how to form our pottery. It's was definitely more challenging this time around because I think we didn't have to do as much in our last class we did. My boyfriend said he didn't like the pace of the class and having to work with a whole class. Our last class had less people so it was more intimate and slower, as for this class it was a little bit more of a faster pace. In the end we made 2 pieces. First one was like a practice piece and the second one was when you kind of got the hang of it and the final product looked better. We were only able to take one piece home. Our instructor said she typically does 2 pieces because she teaches faster but we are only able to take one. Honestly, I didn't like my first one too much so I was okay with that but I know some other people in the class wanted to take both. After you are done you have to clean up everything and put everything away. Then you chose the color glaze you want from a choice of 4 or 5. They glaze it for you then they tell you when it's ready for pick up. We are not from SD but it's an excuse to come back down to pick up our pottery.