Quality Time

I don't consider myself an artist, but I think I do have some creativity...so when my daughter suggested a trip to Glazed Expressions in Clive, I was all for it.  Of course, anytime your teen wants to hang out with you, you need to jump at the chance!

I hadn't been to Glazed Expressions for years...four/five years ago probably, and I often wondered how it stayed in business.  Especially since I used to frequent the place quite often when the kids were little - Annie even had a birthday party there in elementary school and it was also a great place for girls' nights out too, but since I hadn't been there for so long, I just assumed that other people hadn't been there too. 

However, I was wrong.  On our afternoon there, the place was PACKED.  I was concerned that we wouldn't get a table - we did - and the people kept coming in and out all afternoon.

Glazed Expressions used to be known as the paint-your-own-pottery studio, but now it's much more than that - it's now known as an art studio.  You can still paint your own pottery, but you can also paint canvas, create candles and do glass fusing too.  I really want to know more about the glass fusion because what was on display at the studio shop was really, really cool.

An afternoon of what seemed like "just" painting pottery actually came with bonus mom/daughter talking time and a chance to relax and 'paint' our little corner of the world.  That meant more to me than the vase that I glazed.

Today I wish you a little quality time in your world.