Greetings and COVID-19 Update

We hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. We, at Paint Away!, miss our customers and the hubbub that would usually be going on right now during Spring Break. It would normally be a busy time. I wake up every morning to Facebook memories of Spring Break pasts. And, oh, how different it is this year during COVID-19 which has temporarily closed our doors.

But we hope you are staying engaged and connected through many virtual means, as well as staying physically active to stay healthy and to lift the spirits up. These are “essentials” these days.

We will, someday, return and continue our services and offerings that bring much needed relief and enrichment to our community. We understand that being able to be creative can be comforting during this time of high anxiety and stress – I would even argue that it is also essential.

We have asked the Governor’s office to allow us to do Pottery-To-Go with No Contact curbside pickup or front door delivery option. They have denied us our request because we are non-essential, and therefore, it is against the Governor’s mandate to do it, otherwise. We are doing our part to flatten the curve, and we hope that other non-essential businesses are doing the same.

Until such time when we can welcome you back in our store or able to offer Pottery-To-Go curbside or delivery, this is just a short note to say hello, we’re thinking of you, and we’re wishing you health and safety.

As a Governor of another state has said - Stay Home. Stop the Spread. And Save Lives.

Love, Peace, and Paint Away!

COVID-19 Update on Closure and Pickup of Finished Items

In the past few days and weeks, across the country, we have been asked to practice social distancing, which we rather think of as physical distancing. However, in our determination to create an outlet for creativity for our customers, as that is what we do best, during this time of high anxiety and insecurity, we created an online Pottery-To-Go program with curbside pickup/drop-off that was in keeping with Social/Physical Distancing and keeps everyone safe – customers and employees alike.

We were ready to launch this program just before the Governor announced his Stay-At-Home mandate on March 23rd, which directs all nonessential businesses to close. As a small business, these are trying times for everyone in our immediate reach – our employees, customers, vendors and suppliers, as well as our landlord. We are seeking guidance from the Sate of WA as to whether our curbside program would be consistent with the latest guidelines. Until we obtain such guidance, our pottery-to-go program is on hold.

The store remains closed as we have been since March 19th. We regret that we cannot open for customers to pick-up their finished items or their work-in-progress at this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience. We are anxious to open as soon as we’re able and allowed. We love our customers and we so much appreciate your support during these trying and economically uncertain times.

Thank you for your patience. We hope you and your family are staying safe & healthy.

Love, Peace, and Paint Away!