I would not recommend doing the Macon market. For the price paid, there was very little traffic…read more Even less in the back room.

I visited this studio a few weeks ago to take a clay mini snowman class and I fell in love with the…read moreplace! The owners/artists are so kind, patient, and welcoming. This place has the cutest little bar up front and their Taiwan mango beer is delicious! We got free drinks while taking the class, and our instructor focused on myself and my friend and made us feel so welcome, not like horrible clay workers, and like we were old friends. I enjoyed my time at stARTup, not only for the fun clay play and the silly little snowman I made, but because I felt like they wanted me to be there, I felt so at home in this place I'd never been before. I can't wait to take another class!

Fascinating story and business! I enjoyed a tour of this glassblowing factory - that not only…read moreoffers events and workshops and nifty purchasable glass items (from hearts and wine glasses to ornaments and earrings - and more), but also manufactures affordable, mobile, and variable sized glass blowing set ups - so that everyone from home hobby folks to small business owners to global companies can enjoy (and profit from) their own creations and ventures. The business is family and friend run - and the family and friend folks I met with today were friendly and cheerful and community oriented. Nice mini field trip, and a great place to plan an event with friends.

From the owner: Mobile Glassblowing Studios is committed to providing all those interested in glass blowing with an…read moreaffordable, simple way to experience hot glass in a wide range of environments. Using our Dragon furnaces, we have been able to bring the world of hot glass to audiences who might have never experienced this amazing process otherwise, spreading an appreciation for how things are made to venues not traditionally thought of as "art markets". We also specialize in custom metal fabrication, such as signs, gates, sculptures, etc., with several decades of experience with a variety of project types.

Great place to shop or learn some skills for stained glass art. The owner Day is the best owner/…read moreartist you can imagine

Atl Glassworks has extremely high prices for basic things that you can learn online. I have always…read morelearned better in person so I booked a class figuring it would be an investment in my craft. I suffered a severe emergency and missed my class and following up with the company as soon as I was able to and was told that I can get zero refund or reschedule. So I am out $200+ dollars. I understand small business cant take a loss on the supplies but it isn't like they couldn't be used in another class. A full or partial refund or reschedule would've helped me a lot in a time of need due to the emergency. I realized just how easy it is to learn online and will be going that route. 1/10 overall. Edit to update: 50% off of a future class????? Like I'm going to come back when you can't give some grace for a mental health CRISIS .. not a "mental health day". I was not in a state to notify ahead of time or I would have. I didn't just forget to put you on my calendar. Just because you're a small business doesn't mean you shouldn't treat people like people if anything you should more so. That is what makes good word of mouth for small businesses. I have plenty of other sources I'd rather get help from. That have good business practice and don't steal peoples money when they're down.

The glass art is good, just good. As a neighbor & human working within the same space, StudioPlex,…read morehe is extremely rude. Every day, early, until often running late into the evening, he is blasting music! Sound that penetrates thick antique brick walls with closed windows. Often, also, he runs very loud power tools. I can see running such things occasionally but 12-16 hours a day into the night? Rude. Have we asked him to bring it down, of course. We all get a mean, do nothing stance. So, NO, he's a self centered jerk & we will not be referring his business to anyone.

Janke Glass was amazing helping me recreate a duplicate lower glass piece to fit my Andre Arbus…read moreCrystal light from Italy. It cracked on the bottom and I thought it could never be recreated and look new again. Matt's positive attitude and desire to bring it together was what made this a great experience. Truly an artist and I highly recommend contacting Matt, if you have any custom glass needs!

My husband and I went for a date night . We always wanted to try out glass blowing but we thought…read morethe closest one was in Atlanta. If you live in Georgia you know it can be a hassle trying to get into Atlanta at times , so this was perfect timing ! Because we chose date night it was only us and the instructor which was nice . WARNING ! It's HOT! lol . We went in August sooo just go into it knowing that . Overall the experience was so nice , I would have never thought it took so much to make anything glass lol gives me much appreciation for the work they do . The studio is nice, the instructor was informative and made sure we stayed safe and understood the process . The prices were well worth it as well for the final product and experience . Cant wait to go again !!

Terrible experience where we booked a private class and showed up at the given address but there…read morewas no one there and no one responded when I tried to call them. Proprietor called me a month later to tell me it was all my own fault and refused to issue a refund. Save your money and your peace of mind...

What a fun time with grands! We are visiting Atlanta area and signed up for making ornaments…read more Grands are agrs 10-14 and they really enjoyed the process! We took 10pm class offered cuz summer day hours are so hot. They chose their own colors and Stacey did a great job explaining and walking each thru their process. We pick them up in next couple days cuz the ornaments need to cool. They did say they can ship (extra cost) if you prefer or leaving area before ready. Def an interesting project and Stacey kept us all safe handling very hot glass!

This is our 5th or 6th class and we did something new! This time we pulled glass - no blowing this…read moreday! Made a lovely starfish! I do wish our instructor had turned around to face us when she was taking, sometimes it was hard to hear! Be prepared to be hot - I mean that furnace is over 1,000 degrees! Can't wait to see what my starfish ends up looking like!

Had an amazing time, great selection of projects to select from with various prices and super fast…read moreturn around time. It's super that they offer that if you don't finish a project while there you can come back later to complete.

Hi, I just want to share about my experience on Saturday July 18. When we walked in, there was a…read morequeue of people, but several open tables. I walked up to the young person at the desk and said hi. We did not have a reservation, but we would like to know where we can sit and she stared at me and said that she needed to check out the other customers and then she would let me know. We stood around for about 15 minutes and my niece was anxious to sit down, so did sit at a table. My husband and I went back up to the front while my niece and sister and her husband were walking around. At that time we walked back up to the front and two people are completely ignoring us while we're standing there. There's been several people walking in behind us and sitting at tables. As we are standing there, one of the people looked over at my niece and points and says what are they doing there? They then proceed to go over to a child and tell them that they cannot sit there. That's when I interrupted and said we've been waiting to see where we can sit we are happy to go anywhere and this person completely ignored us and the other girl at the front said she wasn't sure. We're standing there. People are behind us. People are walking up to the queue and the person that approached my niece ignored all of them until a lady spoke up and said she was here to pick up and then they said oh I thought you were with that party. The customer service was awful. We actually came here to help brighten up the spirits of my sister who had had an awful day. It took an hour just to get her to come out of the house and I did not make a reservation because I was not sure that we would be able to get her motivated to come. We were hoping that this would be a stress-free experience as the sign on the door says and something that would really bring her some joy instead it made her so upset and Feeling unwelcome. I was finally able to ask about some boxes that were sitting on a table to see is there anyway we could move to this two top while the rest of the party stand so that my niece and my sister could paint something small. The girl looked clueless, but said OK sure and went and moved the boxes off the table. I just felt like it would be appropriate to share this with the owner or the leadership team as there were several other patrons that were really ignored and this was not a great experience. Even if we didn't have a reservation acknowledging when we came in and providing us direction, would've been helpful instead of having us stand around while other people sat down and then have a child being approached and told to move.

Whether you're an art lover, an adventure seeker, or just looking for a unique and meaningful…read moreexperience, I can't recommend Sam @ Atlanta Glassblowing enough!! It's fiery, fun, and unforgettable. A great experience!!

This was such a fun experience. I took my husband here for his birthday and neither of us have done…read moreglass blowing before. We did a one on one class and it was interesting learning how it works and being able to make something. We did have the power go out in the middle of our class but the instructor, Sam, was able to work with us to figure something out.

Atlanta Hot Glass is a very, very cool place (no pun intended). It is the first glass blowing…read morecollective I've ever been to and it happens to be in East Decatur not that far from where I live. I first learned about Atlanta Hot Glass through the Emory Alumni Association, as strange as that may sound. I'm an alum of Emory (in case the comment above didn't make it obvious) and when I received the latest newsletter about upcoming events and goings on, an event about an interactive glass blowing night caught my attention. Fast forward two weeks and my boyfriend and I showed up at Atlanta Hot Glass, owned by Emory alum Susan Chin, and were introduced to the fascinating world of glass blowing. Let me tell you, it's harder than it looks, but lucky for all of us (there were about 20 people there in all), the instructors were fantastic. In addition to helping us make our own blown glass ornaments, they showed us some awesome examples of what you can make once you've gotten more skilled at it. We learned how hot the glass has to be to be malleable (it's kept in a 2050 degree furnace), how hot the 'glory holes' are that melt the glass shards and color the glass (2200 degrees), how glass sculptures are molded and shaped and transferred to the oven to cool down, etc. It was incredible and eye-opening and really fun. I thoroughly enjoyed myself since everyone was so friendly and willing to answer questions and assist us. Susan's cousin was great because he explained to us what was happening as the instructors were demonstrating making different pieces and when I was making my own blown glass ornament, my instructor (whose name escapes me), talked me through each step and why we did it. Atlanta Hot Glass also offers classes, studio time and opens itself up to the public like it did for Emory that night, which is great. Even if you're not sure that's your thing, you can take a course or a couple individual classes to figure out if it might be. A big kudos to the Emory Alumni Association for organizing this event and to Susan for kindly opening her studio to us. It was a fantastic and unique way to spend a Thursday.

I was charged with planning a team building event for nine people. I had no idea where to start. I…read morechecked Atlanta.net and found Atlanta Hot Glass randomly placed at the top of the page. After visiting the website, I called and spoke with Susan. She was extremely helpful and gave me lots of information. I chose the "Hands on Experience" for nine people. The process for payment and scheduling was very smooth and professional. Upon arriving, our team was greeted by the instructors, Lee and Jeremy. We were given safety tips and general information about glass blowing. Then we jumped right in. We had a blast! We each created a glass piece (paperweights and ornaments) and had a true "hands-on experience". I highly suggest this activity to large groups and small! For large groups I suggest keeping the pieces simple to allow time for your entire group to have a chance.

Johnnie is fantastic teacher! I took the 8 week pottery 1 class and learned a lot. She's very…read moreencouraging and approaches the class with a lot of enthusiasm and acceptance of the process of progress. I'm planning another class as soon as possible.

Instructor was very helpful and friendly. She made everyone comfortable and helped when needed.read more