The weekend was just perfect: good food, visiting friends, retail therapy, a dip in the pool, late-night couch- potatoing and finally, getting dirty with colors at Claytopia.  I heard about Claytopia a few weeks ago from a friend. So,  Saturday afternoon I decided to take my husband and son along to this place.

Claytopia

Claytopia is located on 6th Main, Indira Nagar just a few meters off 80 feet road (the lane opposite Spencer’s).  It’s again one of those old and nice Defence Colony  houses that has turned commercial.  Claytopia is a studio where you can paint your own pottery. They have scores of pre-molded earthen pieces made out of white clay. The price of the piece you want to paint is displayed so it’s easy to choose. The bisque ware, as they call it, range from simple ones  such as coasters, mugs, and magnets to tough ones like plates, and funny ones like T-Rex and Mouse.

This is how it works. Go around the studio to see the various pieces on display. You are free to pick any piece you like for painting. Once you choose a piece, a table is set up for you with all the essentials: color palette, brushes of different sizes, a bowl of water, stencils, stamps and sponge. Don’t fret if you are not familiar with techniques such as sponging or stamping, you can ask for help. You are given a choice of only three non-toxic underglaze colors  and they are are very diluted as the clay is highly porous.

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