Salty Dog Pottery

Description

Salty Dog Pottery is a paint-your-own pottery studio in Sneads Ferry where visitors of all ages choose from more than a hundred unpainted ceramic pieces, including plates, mugs, and figurines, and decorate them at their own pace. No art experience is needed, and staff are on hand with painting tips and techniques. The studio has dozens of glazes and acrylics, plus stencils, pencils, and stamps for adding detail. Most pieces take about one to two hours to paint. Acrylic pieces can go home the same day, while glazed pieces are fired in the studio's kiln and ready for pickup in about a week, which makes planning easy for families on a short vacation. Shipping is available for pieces that cannot wait. Pricing is all-inclusive: the price listed on each piece covers studio time, paint and glaze supplies, and firing. Walk-ins are welcome, though weekends are especially busy and reservations are recommended for groups of more than six. Children under 13 need an adult with them at all times, and the studio asks painters to keep things calm and walk rather than run. It is a relaxed, creative option for a rainy afternoon in the Topsail area.