Alpaca Art — Attraction in Kenosha

I love Alpaca Art but today they scorned me. I live far away but I drive the 30 minutes to Kenosha because I really like it. The policy is that your pottery is finished in a week. I, as planned, went in a week later to their new location and alas my pottery was not ready because not everything had been fired in the move. They said they called people but I thoroughly scoured my phone records and I was never notified. So I lost an hour of my day driving there and back and will have to waste another hour and 48 miles all together worth of gas to get my polka dot cup and soup bowl embellished with a sublime, forest scene. Here is an extensive list of all the things I could do with the two hours lost to Alpaca Arts egregious mistake: Lint roll all of my socks Mop my linoleum floor Paint an accent wall Use star stickers to turn my bedroom into outer space Wax my linoleum floor repot my 2 plants Water my two plants Reorganize my sock drawer Drive to both of the pottery places nearer to me than Alpaca Art that won’t destroy my hopes and dreams and car mileage Pick out a New linoleum pattern for my linoleum floor not feel broken hearted and cup and bowl-less I could also write a list for all I could have done with that $3 in gas I wasted but I will spare you. Anyway... I loved you guys and you hurt me. I shall never...

This place is awesome! I love going there and spending a few hours relaxing, chatting with friends, and working on a project (or 2... or 5... you'll understand 😉). Everyone there is friendly and knowledgeable about lots of different techniques and they are eager to help out if you ask. They have everything you need to complete your project, all you need to do is decide what you want to create (whether your project is big or small, takes an hour or takes a year, everything is included in the studio fee, even the glazing and firing). When you decide you are done, you leave your item there for it to be glazed and fired and it will be ready to be picked up in only one week.

The place is a bit of a diamond in the rough, being located in Kenosha's "Historic" (dumpy) Downtown, but somehow that fits Alpaca perfectly. They hold lots of events and they are available for booking parties or other gatherings (they must be contacted in advance to work out the details). There is extremely limited parking in the front, but there is a large parking lot in the back and customers are free to use the back door.

Check out their website and their Facebook page to learn more, or just stop by and check it out for yourself and enjoy the...

The best family friendly activity available in Downtown Kenosha every day.

This locally owned shop provides a HUGE selection of pottery to be customized. Whether you want a mug that no one at the office dare steal, or a giant lawn gnome for the garden, alpaca has you covered. I take my daughter here almost weekly and we never run out of new, exciting creations.

Not looking for family fun? You can also bring a bottle of wine and spend time getting creative with your best pals. I run a local restaurant and many of my staff members spend their day off here sipping wine and painting. P.s. pick up your wine at The Buzz downtown :)

They also organize children's parties as well as adult get-togethers like ladies night. If you've lived here all your life, or you're just visiting, alpaca should be on your list...