I was a customer of Artisans Taos and Santa Fe a few years back, but I haven't been to any of the…read morestores since leaving Taos. Now that I have moved back to NM and live in ABQ, I am elated to have an Artisans Store in my neighborhood. The new owners are super polite. Upon my entry, they gave me a warm greeting. The staff is terrific to work with and attentive. Although the pricing is a bit higher than buying online, the advantages of being able to see before I buy and the convenience of being local outweigh the disadvantages of buying sight unseen. Plus, who needs to make Bezos any richer? I prefer to support local and family businesses whenever I can. Then there's the social aspect of running into other creative peeps! The staff are all artists themselves and are conversant in their individual disciplines. It's too bad there isn't a way to expunge the old reviews that do not reflect the values of the new owners.

I really wanted to like this place because it is the only locally owned art shop I have seen in…read moreABQ. However, the selection was extremely lacking. I found none of the basic items I was looking and had to order everything online from another vendor. I wish they had more products cause I do not like shopping from Michael's and wish there was a good local alternative in ABQ. Overall I would not recommend shopping here.

Probably the best of the locations in Abq! Everyone there has been very friendly, and the store is…read morewell stocked. I recently went in and needed help finding jewelry bits for a replacement part of a necklace and the lady working was so helpful. All of the Christmas stuff was out to, so I got my necessities for this years baking and packaging done already. Oh, and the ladies restroom is clean!

I love this store I love the atmosphere and the associates that are a part of making this store…read morerun. The whole bathroom situation lately in this strip mall is so gross that port a potty nasty. To walk into the store was so gross the only working toilet smelled up the whole store and the store is huge. If I could post a picture of smell I would.

How can they call this "hobby"lobby? There's very little hobby supplies, mostly decorative junk…read more The need to call it Women's decorating tacky crappy shoppe. Their plastic models dept. keeps getting smaller with less selections to choose from. And the model kits they sell are the cheapest lowest quality kits available.

I needed some framing help for a couple of photos for Valentines Day. Marsha has helped out in…read morethe past, and was aces once again. Many thanks, Paul C.

Absolutely amazing local store. Wonderful bead selection, lots to choose from. Very organized. The…read moreowner is so helpful and kind. Amazing prices. Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for beads and wanting to support local.

Such an amazing store. I used to come here with my dad and just revisited with my boyfriend after…read moremany years. It is just as I remember. Great staff, an AMAZING selection, and price range for anyone. 31 years open and such a great variety of beads. You can get anything from plastic to glass and even charms. If need be you can get help to make any jewelry from start to finish.

I have taken classes with Anne in Las Vegas. She's great, open, and able to keep even the largest…read moreclasses moving on track!

I have taken several classes from Anne Mitchell and have always been satisfied. She makes sure that…read moreyour project is complete at the conclusion of the class and she shows you step by step how a quality piece of jewelry is made. Anne brings a variety of supplies with her, both the material and kits to make another piece of jewelry and tools that are needed for similar projects. She supplies quality material that have never been disappointed me. The prices are reasonable for the quality. I have also purchased products from Anne by contacting her and having it mailed to me. It has always arrived in the time frame that I expected. Anne Mitchell's classes are the best! If she says it is intermediate, that is what it is and Anne stretches your skills, in a reasonable way. After all, if you already know the processes and techniques, why take a class? I have always walked away with a beautiful piece. I am surprised that she doesn't have more reviews because her classes fill up quickly with her admirers. I hope that this COVID-19 phase of our lives ends pretty soon so I can take another class and learn her tips for tool use and maintenance and production methods.

Staff are Helpful, resourceful and knowledgeable. There is a great selection of supplies for any…read moreclay-related arts.

Just starting out with clay work and pottery and the staff were very helpful and helping me find…read morewhat I was looking for. The place is very well stocked and the staff is very knowledgeable.

Every budding artist should come here for inspiration. This is not just a typical clay, throw on…read moreyour own wheel, sort of deal. Classes vary and can include crochet, painting, etc. I took my little girls and they just happened to have paint with a Princess where there was Anna and Elsa and they spent so much time engaging with the kids. They have lots of kids classes for all ages like make your own monster. Great staff and if you love to support local this is a great place!

We took two grand kids (ages 5 and 7) to Creativity Warehouse for a pottery class that was…read moreadvertised in the January Cibola Neighborhood alerts. The pottery class was $40 per child. There were only 3 children signed up for the "Kids Clay workshop", so there was plenty of opportunity for the teacher to provide one-on-one attention to them. There was not much direction or instruction from the teacher on how to prepare the clay or proper painting technique to use on clay. She did demonstrate how to attach items to clay by scraping. For this age, we felt there should have been more instruction on designing of the objects and directions on how to paint the clay, so when fired, the color would be more vibrant. The color of the completed pieces was very washed out, almost if they had been just painted with water color. The teacher said the project would be ready in 7 to 10 days and that we would receive a text when the pieces were ready to pick up. It took 21 days and we were never notified for pick-up. We had to personally check 3 times to see if project had been completed and was ready to pick up. Very disappointed in the service after paying over $80 for the class.