New Art & Pottery Studio Opens In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Happy Hands Art & Pottery celebrated the official opening of its new location in Fairfield with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 26. Happy Hands Art & Pottery, which also has locations in Wilton and Shelton, is located at 85 Mill Plain Road within the Fairfield Sportsplex. The Fairfield studio represents a bit of a homecoming for owner Alla Ionescu, who is a longtime Fairfield resident. Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau and Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart were among the dignitaries and other guests on hand to help Ionescu mark the occasion.

“We are thrilled to welcome Alla and Happy Hands Art & Pottery to Fairfield,” Mark Barnhart, Director of the Department of Community & Economic Development, said in a press release. “Small businesses like hers are what make Fairfield what it is, and we wish Alla and the rest of her team much success in this latest endeavor.”

Happy Hands Art & Pottery is a paint your own pottery and clay studio in which people of all ages can create their own masterpieces. The vibrant design of the studio represents a clean and green environment. The studio offers a wide variety of programs ranging from birthday parties, after school programs to ladies nights and fundraisers.

“The studio always strives to deliver the best in customer service while also creating an atmosphere of relaxation and creation,” according to the press release. “Being privately owned and family operated has allowed for the studio to grow in ways that Alla had wanted to from its inception as an idea from her then 8-year-old daughter who loved to paint. Happy Hands hopes that this new location in Fairfield will allow for new artists to share their experiences and use the studio to their advantage as a place in which creative projects can be born.”

For more information about the studio, visit their website here and on Facebook here.

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