Düsseldorf tips: Pottery painting

As we are moving from places to places, from country to country it is great with all these forums and groups which is now available on Facebook. And it is one of the things I do before moving to the new place is to scan the selections of groups which fits me. For example expats in Düsseldorf, Swedes in Düsseldorf, internationals in Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf toddlers play group ( although realized that I don't have toddlers anymore..), Life in Düsseldorf etc. Some groups are more active then others, some groups you realize is good for nothing and some groups are gold worth with great information about your new destination and tips of what could be cool to do in the new city and surrounding area. Also meet-ups is a great way to meet new people who are also international and looking to find friends. I have made great friendships that way and most of them I am still in touch and we are visiting each other.

Last Sunday I went to a fun meet-up doing pottery painting at a very cute place here in Düsseldorf called Eigenlob - ceramic selbst bemalen.

We were 8 girls from all over the world - Taiwan, Canada, USA, Greece, France and more. At first we were so concentrated what we were painting but after a while we could paint and socialize at the same time. Great place with such wide selections of pottery, colors to pick from and also ideas and instructions of different techniques. Clean and organized.
So how it works. Well you pick a piece of pottery which ever you fancy painting. A cup, a plate, a figurin or a vase maybe. Then get creative. Endless of different techniques, patterns, colors and ideas. For me even a little overwhelming and hard to pick and decide what to paint, what to paint on etc etc.
But eventually I painted a plate and also a small bowl and I paid 25 Euro - only paying for the pieces you pick to paint and no tuition fee. After you are done painting you leave the piece in the store and they will burn and glace the pottery before you can see the finish result and pick it up. Mine is ready but I havn't yet managed to pick it up. Looking forward to see the result as it will differ a lot from before been in the owen.
After finishing painting we went to a restaurant nextdoor for some late lunch and a beer.

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