BUSINESS FEATURE
BY WARREN BROWN
CERAMICS OF CLAY CASA Clay Casa in downtown New
Braunfels o ers dozens of di erent ceramic pieces to paint or assemble with roughly 60 colors of paint and other materials to use. Here are some of the types of pieces patrons can be creative with.
Clay Casa has dozens of ceramic gurines for painting.
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Various kitchen items can be customized for gifts.
Mosaic pieces are glued to wooden boards and grouted at home.
From left: Kyla Trlica, Cori Cano, owner Sandi Kirkwood, Marla Acker and Lacee Mims make up the Clay Casa team. Kirkwood purchased the business in 2014.
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Clay Casa Ceramic studio encourages creativity with friends C lay Casa in historic down- paint however they like. Additionally, mosaics can be made with pieces of glass, tile and stone.
shop for glazing and ring in one of the shop’s kilns. Although Kirkwood said walk- ins are a sizable portion of her business, she recommends reser- vations on weekends to ensure a spot on busy nights. Group reservations can be made for birthdays, parties or other events as well as date nights and anniversaries. Patrons of the art studio can also bring their own snacks and adult beverages to help fuel their artistic re. Kirkwood said Clay Casa provides a relaxed atmosphere for new customers and regulars. “We’ve become really good friends with a lot of people,” she said. “People feel at home.”
town New Braunfels o ers a selection of earthenware ceramics for customers to paint, whether for a celebration, date night or an afternoon outing. Owner Sandi Kirkwood opened her rst ceramic painting studio in San Antonio in 2001 but sold it in early 2020. New Braunfels’ Clay Casa was purchased by Kirkwood in 2014. “This one was started in 2004 by a friend of mine,” Kirkwood said. “I heard she was going to be selling it, so I called her and wished her good luck and she [asked,] ‘Would you want to buy it?’” Patrons of Clay Casa select from a variety of gurines, dishes, orna- ments and other types of pottery to
Clay Casa is located in historic downtown New Braunfels.
“One thing about ceramics, they’ve been around for thousands of years,” Kirkwood said. “I think that’s one of the things that drewme to it, was that there were so many options.” Some 60 colors of nontoxic paint are also available to choose from. Kirkwood said the paint is also easy to remove if it gets on clothes or skin. “Once it dries it just akes right o , which makes it really, really nice for kids if people are afraid of that,” Kirkwood said. Pieces range in price from $10-$120 and include everything needed. Online orders can also be painted at home and returned to the
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Clay Casa 301 W. San Antonio St., Ste. 122,
New Braunfels 830-629-5475 www.claycasanewbraunfels.com Hours: Mon.-Thu., Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.
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