Purple Glaze

Unleash Your Inner Artist

What makes it fun

Purple Glaze is the perfect date spot for some crafty romance. This charming paint-your-own ceramic studio has been helping lovebirds unleash their creativity since it opened. With its cozy, colorful ambiance and shelves of blank pottery pieces ready for your artistic touch, it’s a date idea that’s both playful and personal. Choose from mugs, plates, vases or whimsical figurines to paint together—perfect keepsakes for a date you’ll never forget. Don’t worry if you’re not Picasso; the friendly staff is always on hand to help. Your masterpiece gets fired in a kiln and will be ready for pickup within a week, giving you an excuse for date #2!

Google Reviews

Purple Glaze

4.8

Based on 79 reviews

Phyllis Spiegel

1 month ago

What a great experience. Don't hesitate to share your vision and ask for advice. If you have your own brushes bring them along. The owners are wonderful and very thoughtful.

Mimis

3 months ago

Absolutely adorable place! Me and my friends went to paint, we each got different things. Owners are so sweet and explain and help very well.

Hayden Hernandez

4 months ago

The best paint your own pottery place in Houston! The owners are extremely welcoming and truly care about your progress throughout the process. They are very thoughtful and compassionate with their advice.

Sama Ilyas

4 months ago

Really great studio with kind owners - they even stayed open late to let us finish our pieces! It is very reasonably priced and the final outcome is really beautiful. We will be back many times. Edited 2026: this is my favorite small business in Houston. I've been many times and have had lots of fun making footprint plates of my baby. I even took my toddler to paint her own piece and she really enjoyed! The owners feel like family, and this place feels like home. I wish I wasn't moving but I wish this business all the best (please support - would hate to see another business close because of rising rent prices!)

k g

5 months ago

Mr. Lee is amazing! I hope to come here again the next time I visit Houston. When we got there, he explained how to do everything, and during our painting session he changed our water cups and gave out snacks. The store is cozy, there's a good selection of different pottery, and it's all reasonably priced for great quality. My family had planned a 4-day trip to Houston and 3 days outside of it. This was our first time going to a pottery shop and we didn't think about the pottery needing time to be fired, so we ended up going on our last day in Houston. Mr. Lee let us stay after closing so we could finish painting, and he made sure our pottery was done by the end of our vacation so we could drive back through and pick them up.

Lindsay Francis

2 years ago

Great place to hang with friends and enjoy a creative outlet. Owner very friendly and gave tips to help the first timers. Looking forward to coming back!

Melissa Dees

2 years ago

Hello Imahuman

2 years ago

It was super great! My long-distance friend was visiting for a couple days, so we decided to go paint pottery together. She was leaving in 3 days so I was just going to mail it to her, but the guy working there said he would do it super fast just for us. He was really nice and I had a lot of fun. He also gave me fruit snacks :)

Dave Gaer

2 years ago

A great time!!

Vivian Wiener

2 years ago

I went here on a date and we had so much fun! The selection of pieces isn’t quite as varied as some other places but the vibe is SO good and I like supporting a small local business. Prices are very reasonable. Also we got a late start and they let us stay half an hour past closing to finish, which we really appreciated.

Greta Connolly

3 years ago

I decided to have my 26th birthday party here and it was the best decision I have ever made. My 13 friends came, and we all painted our own plates, and the following week for my boyfriend‘s birthday, we had a dinner party with the plates! It was such a fun night and it was such a priceless memory, and all my friends are so excited to go back for any excuse that we can!! We were in such good hands here- they let us bring our own food, alcohol, we even had an iPad with the Texans game playing, and we had a section of the place blocked off for our party. They pulled plates for us in advance, so we all were guaranteed to have a dinner plate to paint. The tables were set when we arrived with plates ready, and they even let us move the tables around so that we could all face each other, and when I picked up the plates five days later, all of them were set out so I could see them all and they were packaged up so nicely and bubble wrap in a box for me to take. I can’t recommend purple glaze more. I told everybody I know about it and if you’re thinking of throwing a party or even just having a couple friends go or even just going yourself I 100% recommend you go and make this incredible memory!!!

Alexys Shae

3 years ago

beautiful pottery painting AAPI-owned studio! The owners are the absolute kindest people on earth. located in Rice Village, this place is perfect for a group of friends, a fun date, or a birthday party. I love painting my own “masterpieces” here with their huge variety of colors. The atmosphere is cozy and warm. I will never stop coming here :)

Briana Donis

4 years ago

Local to the West University area, it’s a great place to host a birthday party, date, or kids day. Fun for the kids to pick and choose a item to paint and take home. Love love love. The owners are lovely and very involved with the community, it feels great to support their small business.