Il mio amore!

Growing up, we didn't have a lot of money. But, we still had a lot of fun! We had a mother who loved arts and crafts. She taught us to do it all. Macrame, decoupage, cross stitch, needlepoint, and of course ceramics. A trip to Michael's with Mom was a really big deal for us. I would say that doing the ceramics was my most favorite. That would make perfect sense, huh?

Mom and I would go to the ceramics shack, clean the greenware, paint it, and anxiously wait for the piece to be fired. We were always amazed when our piece came back shiny and colorful. Thus began my love affair with pottery.

Many years ago, before I owned my own studio, I decided I wanted to start collecting pottery from all over the world. There are ceramics artisans in every country. Anytime someone went on a trip, I would beg them to bring me back a pottery treasure. My favorite pieces are a bowl from Israel, a plate from the Bahamas, several pieces from Spain, and a plate from Italy. I have even gotten some nice ceramic pieces from garage sales. You never know what you can find! I would bet I now have a whole set of dishes.

My husband and I lived in Maryland about 17 years ago. While we lived there, I took one of those adults learning classes in throwing clay on the wheel. I was so bad at it. No, really, I was. But, I loved it!! So much that I took the same class twice. I never got good at it, though. It didn't matter, I still had my love of pottery. During this time I was also introduced to my first ever paint-your-own-pottery studio. What? Really?? Dream come true! This became the reward my staff wanted when we had a good sales quarter in my corporate job. I dreamed someday of owning a place just like that.

Once I opened my own paint-your-own-pottery studio, I was constantly trying to copy those styles of Spanish, and Italian pottery I had collected years before. They never quite looked the same. Until now. One of my suppliers has found a way for regular people, like me, to create that Italian/Spanish design on pottery. And it is so easy. This Saturday, at Glazed Over, we are starting our new Italian Pottery Painting Club. We will show you the very easy, and fun, way to create pottery just like the Italian and Spanish artisans did on my collectibles.
Just call to sign up. 281-497-7272

The artist within...

One thing that many people don't know about me is that I am not an artist. Okay, there, I admitted it.  I have never studied art, I didn't sketch as a kid, but I always wanted to be an artist. I have two brothers who are amazing artists, and I always wanted to be as good as them. But, I love art, and I love business, which is why I opened a paint your own pottery studio. So, if I can open a pottery and glass business, as a non artist, you can bet I can teach you how to do art!
Most of the people who come to my studio, tell me that they are not artistic, and couldn't possibly do the work we do. Yes, you can. Most of what we've done, we've traced, or copied. (Only about 1% of the people who set foot into Glazed Over are true artists). But, by gosh, we will show you how to do work like an artist!

This fleur de lis was etched using a template. This will be a class in April!


When our customers tell us that they are not creative, or artistic, we steer them towards glass. You do not need one creative bone in your body to do glass. It is the art of cutting, and breaking broken glass to form a shape or design of your choice! And you can even copy and trace designs. Then we melt it into shapes such as bowls, plates, platters, vases, crosses, candy dishes, necklace pendants, and more!

If you like to keep it easy, (1"x1" squares) it can still be a stunning outcome.

This was also done using a template. Easy breezy.


Come in, and be the artist you always wanted to be. We'd love for you to break some glass with us. It is so easy, and fun. We even allow kids 5 and older with a parent supervising.  (P.S. Men love glass because there's tools, safety glasses, and a little danger involved.) It makes a great date night, so don't forget your favorite bottle of wine!

Come along for the ride...

We'd love for you to follow our blog, and tell others, who will tell others, and so on and so on. Come along for the ride, and we will show you what we do, and what we can help you do in the world of pottery, and glass. Hopefully we'll give you some good ideas, and help to get you inspired!

Hope to see you soon!

Let me introduce myself....

We are a paint your own pottery, and glass fusing studio in Houston! We opened in 2003, and just celebrated our 10th anniversary. You can come in to our studio, and paint pottery, or play with fused glass.
We started out doing paint your own pottery. We carry mugs, animals, banks, plates, bowls, platters, jewelry boxes, pitchers, picture frames, vases, and much more. You come in pick out a raw piece of bisque, paint and decorate it, using our array of brushes, stamps, and sponges. We also have dozens of idea books, and a way to trace almost anything onto the piece. Once, you are done, you leave it with us while we hand glaze and fire it, which takes a week. After it's fired, the pottery is food safe, and useable.

About 2 years ago, we added glass fusing to our offerings. This was inspired by my visit to Murano, Italy. Glass fusing is the art of cutting, and breaking colored glass, and arranging it onto a "base" in any design of the artist's choosing. It can be something copied, or something abstract. The possibilities are endless! Once the artist has decorated, and glued their glass to their base, we fire it in the kiln. Glass pieces are first fired into a full"fuse" and then "slumped into a mold. We can fuse and slump our customers pieces into dozens of shapes such as: bowls, plates, platters, clocks, crosses, neacklace pendants, vases, candy dishes, candleholders, and more!

We accept walk ins during any business hours, or you can schedule a group if it's 8 or more people. We host kids and adults birthdays, baby, and bridal showers, scout troops, women's groups, and Corporate team building. You could also join one of our classes. Every Friday night, we hold an Intro To Glass Class. Every holiday, we have kid's camps. We also do Ladies Nights every few months. We hold field trips for schools, and do dozens of projects for school auctions each year.
To help you celebrate, we allow legal adults to bring in wine and beer, and anyone can bring in, or order in food.
Come on in, and have a good time  creating. You need not to be an artist to have fun. Our friendly, and helpful staff with assist you every step of the way!