I have been going to the Clay Work studio for three years now and I love it! The classes are…read moreamazing - jam-packed with info - but they also offer 'independent potter' status, which gives you access to the entire studio. And the other potters are amazing, eager to help, and full of useful information.

Clay Work Studio is a wonderful spot to learn and grow. There is a place for everyone from very…read morebeginners to experienced potters. The classes are great ~allowing for lots of open studio time! It is nice to have opportunities to practice what you learn in class on your own. The potters are very welcoming and everyone is respected regardless of where they are at with their craft.

Just loved this yarn shop! I stopped in for the 2024 SE Shop Hop. It had been quite a few years…read moresince I had been here - in fact, they were not even in this location last time I visited them. I loved the layout of the yarn - everything was so easy to browse. There were several different areas to sit and knit or browse through magazines. I did find a few yarns to try and a new felt project. I will definitely be coming back here again.

This is one of the best yarn stores that I've been to in the United States in a long time. There's…read morea huge selection of yarns, books, and notions on display. One thing that was disturbing was that I was never greeted by any of the workers and I was roaming the aisles for a chunk of time! I had been to two other "area" yarns stores during this roadtrip, so all my yarn needs had been met and I didn't "need" anything. (Maybe more so that I had blown my yarn budget already this trip...) If I'm ever in this area again, I'll stop by!

I absolutely love this place! I've been to their fund raiser and to a print class... and I just…read morecan't say enough great things about it. First, the people that work here genuinely love what they do... and it shows. They organize things PERFECTLY. It starts on time, is well-run, and the people that join in on these events are also just amazing. What a fun experience from start to finish. The parking nearby is a little rough on the weekends, obviously... but otherwise, this place is the best! Do a class, do an event... you won't be disappointed!

Family Fridays : painting soup mugs! So fun except for the little loudmouth jerk that won't STFU!…read more My little and had so much fun painting our mugs. It was a great experience to do this together. Two hour time was perfect. Good instruction and great supplies. I love the colors and getting creative though this is not my wheelhouse, it was still a lot of fun. Classes are very affordable. The instruction was great and gave me some ideas to play with layering. I had a little problem with using a gift card but they were great in the office to get us signed up and squared away. We'll definitely be back!

I've been taking handbuilding pottery classes at another space in town but I wanted to try out…read morewheel throwing before committing to a full semester. My hand/eye coordination is not great (which is why I tend to gravitate towards sculpture and more controlled building) but wheel throwing is such an amazing artform I wanted to give it a shot, but I knew if I didn't enjoy it right off the bat that I didn't want to be stuck for weeks doing it. Luckily, Yourist offers a "try it out" wheel throwing session once a month and I was able to sign up for the May session along with my husband, cousin, and aunt. It was so fun to do this experience together with my family and I surprisingly took to the wheel pretty easily. During this session you're given a tutorial on the equipment then a demo with explanation of how to throw your own bowl, including posture, hand positioning, and tips for success. Then you're given three balls of wedged clay and are let loose to practice on your own as they instructors work the room to help you if you're struggling and cheer you on if you're doing well. You're then welcome to keep any three of the bowls you make and they'll fire and glaze them (based on your choice of glaze for each piece) for you for pick up a month later. First piece is $10 with every additional piece $5. I'm proud to say that I made 2 very nice bowls and one bowl that turned into more of a sake cup after I got too ambitious and the top of my bowl collapsed. But they all looked nice in their own way so I decided to keep all three. The glazes they have are really lovely, too, and make any piece, no matter how wonky (like my sad sake cup) look beautiful. I also found I loved the experience so much that for my next class I signed up for a hybrid wheel throwing and handbuilding class so I could get better at both. I also really enjoyed my time at this studio and have bookmarked several classes I'd like to take there in the future, including day workshops focused on specific topics. Once I feel confident enough in my foundational education I hope to also join the community workspace where, for a monthly fee, you have access to their studio to work independently. It's such a welcoming environment, I highly recommend checking it out!

This is a cool little studio. I was actually just stopping in at the convenience store that's in…read morethe same little strip mall and thought I'd stop in to see what Yourist was about. They have a tiny one-room gallery, but it's full of nifty pottery. Some of the items are mostly decorative, but the display also included useful items, like an olive oil/garlic plate, a soap holder, mugs and so on. There were many items for sale under $20 and even several under $10, and this would be a good place to pick up unique gift items for the artsy friend on your Christmas list. The other half of the Yourist building is a studio/art school. They offer classes for beginners and more advanced students, ranging from a beginner's class in throwing pottery on the wheel to a class in learning to glaze and paint the pottery you've already created. In addition to several classes for adults, they offer after-school kids clay classes as well, at pretty reasonable rates.

Instructor was great with the kids. However, ALL classes are drop off only, even if they don't say…read moreit.

I visited 12 Kitchen Elves during a neighborhood ladies' night and I could not have been more…read moreimpressed! The owner, Oksana, brings an extraordinary amount of knowledge and expertise to the kitchen while keeping the event fun and casual. Her ability to take fresh, well-known ingredients and guide others to prepare them in a way that is both beautiful and complex in taste is truly impressive. Highly recommend!

Great class! Easy booking and offers many classes daily. Shawn did an excellent job at making me…read morefeel at ease and safe by following Covid guidelines. Masks and hand sanitizer is provided to you right when you walk in. I left the class feeling confident in BLS skills and it wasn't nearly as boring as other classes I have taken at other places. She is straight to the point and knowledgeable. Very friendly and inviting. Will be back for next time!

From the owner: Ann Arbor Heart CPR & ECC Training: Authorized AHA BLS Provider Certifications, traditional…read morein-person classes and AHA BLS Heartcode* Skills Sessions (hands-on) at our facility; Classes daily Mon-Sat; Day and Evening hours for your convenience. We also provide on-site training at your location. We train physicians, nurses, physical & occupational therapists, EMTs, allied health personnel, medical/nursing students, and other certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed healthcare professionals or others. OSHA compliant classes. Thank you.

Absolutely lovely experience. I signed up for a workshop with 3 of my girlfriends, none of us were…read morevery experienced with fragrances. Kim was such a wonderful teacher. She walked us through the whole process and made perfume making a delight. Our expectations were blown out of the park. We went home with a good sized bottle each of our own perfume! We were already planning our next visit before we left!

This was an experience that exceeded my expectations. Kim explains everything as you learn about…read morethe process of making your own custom scent. It was really interesting and fun. I came home with the most beautiful bottle of perfume. Very fun outing for a group a friends!

I took a watercolor painting class here in October and had a great time. The instructor was…read moreknowledgeable in her field of art, and had a great stay of teaching. The facility is great, and I enjoyed going through the shop to buy local, affordable art pieces. I'll be back.

I loved doing the Paint and Pour. This place is very clean, great and friendly staff and they…read morereally cater to the guests they have. I highly recommend planning a night out to do the paint and pour. The instructor walks you through every step and you can bring something to eat and drink while painting. They entertain you and you will leave with your face hurting from laughing! Great for birthdays, bachelorette parties...etc. they even have kid classes as well!

We want to address the "Anna N", who used a fake name and posted elsewhere with the N meaning…read more"nonymous". The School does not know this person or their experiences, but it does sound as though they were in a springtime 2017 herbal class, and not enrolled in the School programs. Please do read the google reviews for ANN ARBOR SCHOOL OF MASSAGE, HERBAL & NATURAL MEDICINE, which is a positive name change to reflect the growth and focus - and Identity- of what started out as Naturopathic School , still at www.naturopathicschoolofannarbor.net It is sad with false and bitter energy is put out by someone hiding behind fake names, spreading hearsay. There was no " Anna N" in our classes, but she is invited to discuss via our e mail , any issues, in reality time.

I've never in my life felt the need to write a review, but I feel a very real responsibility to…read morewarn people away from this 'school'. I crimped and saved in order to finally take an herbal intensive and was very excited to invest in furthering my education. The first couple classes I felt a tad uneasy, but I chalked it up to getting used to being in a classroom setting after years of having never set foot in a school. But as the course went on I realized that my intuition was correct. This was a TRAP! Basically, Mary Light gave us a list of books we needed to purchase on top of the tuition costs and told us to read them. As if the reading list was what we paid upwards of $2,000 for. Some of the lectures had a modicum of information, but if anyone dared stop her to ask a well-intentioned clarifying question they were met with a very roundabout non-answer that redirected you to one of the books on your reading list. If she wasn't duking it out with a student, many of the lessons just devolved into a bitter and defensive diatribe about how conventional medicine was more riddled with quacks than the herbal community...or talking about her cat. After meeting up with one of the more advanced students I was told that there were at that time and times before been some law suits against Mary and that her credibility was in question. Whether or not she has legitimate certification and/or experience I haven't investigated, but I can safely say she is not a good teacher. I somehow mustered the energy to attend all the classes except the last one and with every class more and more people had dropped off. I have to assume that anyone giving this school a good review had a good experience with a class taught by someone other than Mary, feel somehow indebted to her and want to dilute the awful reviews, had much lower expectations than I did, or are just trying to stay on good terms with her so they can justify giving her so much of their money and make it through the course with their sanity. No wonder the change in the name... I also happened to have a housemate that wound up taking the Massage Therapy course, which is even more expensive. She validated a lot of my experiences and added that Mary would tell their class they'd have a sudden pop quiz the next day, the students would go home and kick their studies into gear studying something Mary hadn't even really touched on only to have Mary deny she'd ever said anything about a pop quiz the day before. And I don't think it was a tactic to get a lazy class working harder, I just think she's off. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A SOLID AND SAVE YOUR MONEY! The only reason I didn't take Jim McDonald's course was because I didn't have proper transportation capabilities. Even an online course will bare more fruit than this place. I would hazard a guess that the Mary L. that has review on here is the owner of this school. I have no idea how one is able to swindle people repeatedly without apparent consequence.