Curbside Pickup
Our new curbside pickup is now
available to help us stay creative
while we are somewhat stuck
at home...
Pottery Painting Kits
are now available to pre-order
online. Choose from a large
selection of pottery: cookie jars,
cups, bowls, plates, wall hangings,
platters, crosses, travel mugs
and figurines galore! Starting price is just $17, plus tax.
KIT INCLUDES Ceramic glazes specifically designed for painting your pottery, and a variety of paint brushes and tools. IMPORTANT! Only use the glazes provided in the kit, other paints will NOT work and can damage the kiln.
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO Click Here to Watch
FINISHED PAINTING Return your kit and pottery to the Creative Center to be fired in the kiln so that the supplied glazes will turn into glass and your colors will dazzle! PICKUP Allow up to 1 week to be notified when your pottery is complete and ready for curbside pickup.
POTTERY SELECTION Click Here to order now
Clay Creature Kits
are also available to pre-order online for curbside pickup.
KIT INCLUDES Five pounds of white clay, glazes for painting and a variety of paint brushes and tools. IMPORTANT! Only use the glazes provided in the kit, other paints will NOT work and can damage the kiln.
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO #1 Make pinch pots and a big bowl
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO #2 Make stamp mug and start clay creature
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO #3 Finish clay creature and how to paint unfired clay
FINISHED ART Return your kit and pottery to the Creative Center to be fired in the kiln so that the supplied glazes will turn into glass and your colors will dazzle!
PICKUP Allow up to 2 weeks to be notified when your pottery is complete and ready for curbside pickup.
Under the shadow of the northern hills of Joshua Tree National Park, nestled amidst the benign palm trees of the Oasis of Mara, proprietress Gretchen Grunt has set up a multi-purpose gallery, shop, studio complex, showroom, and best of all, classroom, for the art-minded {adventurer}."
-Mark Hornish,
LA Deserts Travel Examiner
Art by Appointment
We're pleased to announce that our popular face to face art classes are back! CLICK on the yellow box to register for classes:
Pottery Painting is great for ages from one to 101! Choose from a large selection of ready-to-paint pottery: mega mugs, goblets, bowls, plates, platters, wall hangings, cookie jars, crosses and figurines galore!
Clay Classes also welcomes all ages to play in clay; either on the pottery wheel or to hand build clay creatures, and so much more!
Black Light Canvas Painting is a real treat for any age to experience the 3-D effect of neon paints under black lights.
Mixed Media Marathon invites all ages to be brave experimenters in mixing and layering different techniques.
In collaboration with the 29 Palms Inn: "The Creative Center is founded on the premise that the creative spirit is an integral part of our spiritual and social paths in life. A loving and non-judgmental art studio environment is one of our primary goals.”
Art by Appointment for Adults
Encaustic Painting uses colored hot wax and is a dynamic quick process that requires no skills, other than having a great time!
Wood Burning "Pyrography" Class is another hot process of burning a drawing onto a wood board with pyrography pens. Also, works great with encaustic paints.