Joanna Karpay is a great instructor who is warm, respectful and has a gift for conveying subtle…read moretechniques in easily understood ways. Although I studied acrylic painting 40 years ago, I had not painted anything since or ever picked up a pastel. I surprised myself with the final products of 3 classes with Joanna's expert direction. Marina Yelisev was responsive and made signing up easy to do. Yes, I'm a big fan and plan to return for more lessons next year when we return to Florida. Beth P. M.

From the owner: Great opportunities for all ages at Renaissance school of Art in Sarasota…read more Classical After school kids programs in drawing and painting offered all year round. Our adult students enjoy workshops with nationally recognized artists throughout the season, demonstrations, critique nights, life figure drawing and private painting parties. Our SRQ Plein Air Painters group meets weekly at the different locations and paints outdoors. Monthly Exhibitions of local painters are presented in our Studio Gallery for public. We also offer framing, scanning services.

Coolest group of pottery instructors in town. Legit artists. Even better people. And always playing…read morethe best jams. Friday night date nights are a blast.

My sisters and I took our mom and mother's in law for a 2 hour class for Mother's Day. She started…read moreus off with a flatten piece of clay, gave us a few pointers on how to make a bowl or a platter, provided us with lots of tools and such and turned us loose. It was so much fun!!! Carla was so encouraging and helpful and handled 10 ladies from ages 70 something to 8 years old. I would highly recommend Carla's Clay.

Great place to spending family time!! super fun All…read moreinstructors are so nice and friendly

This is the best Art class for anyone who isn't even an artist. The instructors are so sweet and…read morethe location is absolutely wonderful. Lots of parking. Perfect for a birthday party, corporate event, social gathering or just a fun thing to do with you and your friend of family member.

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!

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

Our visit to Shattered Glass/Resin Board Class was an awesome and fun experience all the way…read morearound. From easy booking to a very enjoyable store visit/class to the great personalities of the staff- every part of our experience was a joy. Fun time as a couples experience, family adventure or just a cool way to spend your time and express your artistic side. They offer a full array of art studio pieces, supplies and DIY-at-Home kits. Totally pleased with our birthday celebration!

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Fantastic instruction on such an incredible art and hobby. I've enjoyed many classes and made some…read morewonderful jewelry for friends and family! I definitely recommend Sil's classes to the novice or expert alike!

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.

@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.

The school is stunning the staff and teachers are so friendly like Noah who showed is the old…read moreprinting presses and typesetting of yore donated by Mr.Sterne.

Great school!!!! Received a BFA in 3D Computer Animation and it prepared me for everything I…read moreneeded for getting the job I wanted.