Such an awesome experience. I was served Facebook ad. Our kids did the scattered glass and I did…read morethe tray resin. It was really fun. Lauren and Sarah were amazing, friendly and patience. Highly recommend if you found yourself in saraso

Shattered Glass Sarasota is using deceptive trade practices as defined by the FTC…read more When we were looking for fun things to do around Punta Gorda we ran across a class called Siesta Key Epoxy Resin Workshop. Searched on the class name and came across 3 websites where you could sign up for the class. Somewheregood, Viator and Tripadvisor. The actual business' website never came up. We did not know the name of the business until we came to the class. One of the boards they advertised you could create in their epoxy resin workshop was a lazy susan, not just a small charcuterie board. That is exactly what we were wanting to do. None of the sites mentioned At All that some choices would cost more. As they call it, an upgrade. See the screen shots so you know what info we were given (and Not given) before we signed up for the class. On the way to the class we were caught in a very large traffic jam due to a grass fire in the median of I-75. We were 15 minutes late. The rest of the class had picked their board and started. We told our instructor we both wanted to do a lazy susan. The shop owner never told us what was included and not included in the $99 class. When confronted she said she did, but she did not. She is likely remembering saying that to the rest of the class earlier. The class instructor did not mention the lazy susan blanks were an upgrade when she pulled them off the shelf and gave them to us. We never heard that word until we finished. We reluctantly paid the extra $120 plus tax and let them know we were very unhappy as None of the sites we looked at prior to sign up mentioned anything about an upgrade. The next day when we picked up our boards, we told the shop owner we needed to talk. We told her there was no mention of upgrades and we had screenshots of all three sites where it mentioned what was included. I showed her some while we talked. See screenshots attached. Even more damming, the owner said they do not even carry lazy susans of the size that would be included in the class. The owner asked us what can she do to make this right. We told her 2 things; 1. make it clear on all sites, where people can sign up to her classes, what is included and what is an upgrade. 2. refund the $120 we had to pay extra. She Immediately began talking over me when I started to say the word refund. The talking over me continued each time I tried to say anything. My frustration was evident as she continued even when I yelled "let me finish". She asked again what can she do to make this right. I indicated I had told her. Well of course I couldn't even get that sentence out before she started talking over me again. She said all she would offer is a full refund of our class and the upgrade cost but they would KEEP the lazy susans we had created! We were asking for a $120 plus tax refund and she was offering to refund us $318 plus tax and they would keep the lazy susans. Their offer was to hold our boards hostage to make us go away. They knew it was very likely we would never accept that and we would go away with the boards and no upgrade refund. OR we would accept their only offer and they would sell the lazy susans for more than they refunded to us. I strongly suspect this is not the first time this business has used this "I'm keeping what you just made" tactic when someone complained. With the deceptive business practices and unprofessional behavior of the owner, I do not recommend you take their classes. We will be reporting this business to the FTC, BBB and State Attorney General's Office

@Nick can sure throw a fun party! We drove quite a distance and enjoyed a visit to the area all to…read morehonor Nick's beautiful daughter's birthday! Painting was a nice bonus... The only things I've painted are rental properties and between the lines when I was a kid. To call me an amateur is to give me too much credit. Still, experiencing Painting With a Twist was fun! The instructor was engaging, helpful and talented. I am likely to never do this again but I treasure the memories. Life is good with a new, fun experience.

Interesting painting class. I was invited to the birthday party for a painting class. The studio…read morecontents two class rooms. We were excited due to the class. The selection by the birthday girl is to pain a milky way moon night. The teacher was nice to set the base of the painting by lighter colors to darker color. The set the tone of the background. We also learn how to use the object to set the moon. We also have the blue light color use. What I like the most use the painting brush to spray for the stars in the sky. I added some of ideas in the picture to make it mysterious. That will be my own art.

My wife and I had the best time at the Sarasota School of Glass as a surprise date on her birthday!…read moreWe did the glass fusing class together and our instructor was very patient and helpful. We are both newbies and perfectionists which is challenging but she provided the right balance of advice and space for us to be creative. We love the way that both of our projects turned out and are proudly displaying them in our home. We will definitely be back!

For a long time now, I have been really wanting to go to Sarasota School of Glass and create…read moresomething beautiful. Then I saw that there was a Groupon for it, and told my daughter that is what I want to do for my birthday this year. I booked it online and was so happy that they were open on a Tuesday, because that was my actual birthday. During the online booking process we each had to choose between vase, wavy bowl or plate. My daughter and I both chose to create a wavy bowl. Then we looked for inspiration online on how we wanted to design our wavy bowls so we would have some sort of plan when we arrived and have maximum time to work on our projects. It was a beautiful drive from Clearwater. The studio had so many creative pieces to look at. Our instructor was great and taught us everything we would need to know about cutting the glass and items we could use to create our own unique masterpieces. We came back a week later to pick up our fused glass art after it had been placed in the kiln. We had such an amazing time, and I can't wait to go again. This may be my new addiction. There are so many different projects to choose from at the studio. We were so happy and proud of our finished wavy bowls when we picked them up. It was such an incredibly fun way to celebrate my birthday. I will be back!

Since they move into the renovated high school building, they really have great art displays. We…read morewere here for museum free day. The entrance registration is easy. The museum has two floors and some of the studios and cafe. I am impressed with their chandeliers display with individual pieces link together. Each piece is art as its own. This is the most photographic area. The second thing is their translucent window with different colors and reflections of the color. I also like their make your own art studio. Kid enjoys the clay art. It is definitely great for the kid.

This is an interesting art museum. The building was from an old renovated high school building. The…read moreparking lot is plentful and free. We took advantage of the second Sunday every month free ticket. It got interesting and beautiful exhibits, mostly contemporary art and sculpture. They were eye- catching pieces. The staff were friendly and helpful. The café offers delicious food and drinks plus free cookie for kids. There are different art studio for children to make an art project. Lobby area offered live music at weekend noon time. Their elevators are as big as a New York City studio apartment- a funny fact. This is a pleasant museum to visit. I enjoyed my time there.

Absolutely beautiful unique treasures for your home and wonderful gifts for that special…read morefriend. Extremely attentive and knowledgeable staff to help find and advise on that perfect decoration choice for any space. Every time I go into the store, I find an amazing addition to compliment my home. One of the best home and gift stores in Venice. Don't miss it! And, every week wonderful new things appear in the store!

I returned to purchase something I had seen the day before. The owner never greeted or even…read moreacknowledged I was in the store. Very weird. I left and did not get what I went in for. Will not return.

Very friendly staff. Lots of options of crystal and decor, cards, books, etc. You can also get…read moretarot read. Very affordable too.

Great options. Eclectic food and drinks. ...................................................read more

TL;DR: These classes are incredible. I love taking craft…read moreclasses and learning, but other places often focus more on just getting you to some product without really teaching you, and the teacher doesn't really want to be here. That is NOT the experience at 2Di4Glass. Everyone genuinely loves being in the studio and helping explain the process. I'd even taken a fusing class before (elsewhere) that was basically just assembly, but that was not the experience here. We truly learned so much: how to use various types of class cutting tools, about different types of glass, different techniques and fusing types. And then were were really given free rein to make a whole variety of projects (with whatever guidance we needed). Specifically, Trish, Diane, and Terry were all wonderful teachers and lovely people. And there were a bunch of other people just hanging around the studio working on their projects, so you can see how much people love it. I can't wait to go back and play more next time. You should feel comfortable taking absolutely any class here and knowing it will be exceptional.

Love the creativity and glass fusion knowledge of the owner, Di. The talent and comcarderie of the…read morefellow students Is amazing. I've been attending for many seasons.

This place continues to improve. Always improving and evolving. Now that there is a food truck, it…read moremakes "to go" ordering a breeze when we don't have time to stop to join in on the concerts and parties that are open to the public. Lisa and Bob do up some wonderful dinners, including Vegan dinners and Bob makes some tasty desserts. The pulled pork dinners are my favorite, when they have ribs I make sure to grab some. Plates are a reasonable $10 - 15 with desserts $5. They hold a Garden Party every Tuesday. If you are a musician, bring your instrument and sign up to play. During season they have other Concert nights featuring local talent. You can also rent the venue for YOUR special event. Lisa and Bob Brown are the contacts for that. The garden holds other events during the year, some art classes, some drum classes. It is always evolving.

Fabulous place for anyone interested in learning to manipulate clay, relaxing and meeting new…read morepeople. Fridays at 6 pm come make a handbuit object. Bowl, garden art, luminare are offered on a given week. Very reasonably priced!!!