Sip & Stroke

This map doesn’t show exactly where the pace is, but we went there. It was a laid back atmosphere but there was a lot of art around and you knew they knew what they were doing. It was very fun and very cool to see yourself make a piece that you didn’t think you could. It was hard but worth it. The place is byob and the website doesn’t say but it was fun. I would go again. I wish you could see what the options for that night would be online.

This was my first experience with BYOB and painting class. The instructor/​owner couldn’t figure out the voucher on my phone which was a little awkward (my friend gave me it as a gift through Amazon). Definitely print it out. Also recommend going early, everyone arriving on time was a little chaotic and I ended up asking other people for instructions. Once things got going everything was okay. If I probably were to try a similar class, I probably wouldn’t go back. There is nothing especially spectacular this place, but I did have a lot of fun.

What is the deal with all the hating people?!
I went here with a date, and I had a blast! I don’t know what the others were looking for, but I have absolutely no artistic abilities and the instructor had me feeling like a Picasso in there. Even my date had a grand ol time. I’ll recommend this to any dude looking to impress a date. The lower ratings belong to people who obviously aren’t open to new experiences, and were not treated by their man to a night out at the ol Sip & Stroke. Bitter/​Lonely women + Sip & Stroke = low ratings. SMH.

While the instructor was incredibly nice, I found this BYOB drinking place really disorganized. Honestly, with all the other options in metro Atlanta, I don’t know if I would come back even with another groupon. The instructor mumbled through most of the steps and expected the rest of us to follow despite someone requesting a repeat of the instructions. She kept messing up and would laugh and just say, «See? Even professionals mess up.» …Not something I really want to hear when I’m following your step by step instructions. On the bright side, she was very encouraging and did help everyone make her piece her own, so it didn’t look identical to the original.

I went this past Fri — 4÷12− this was my first time ever and was it ever a GREAT TIME. The instructor (s) are a bit quirky which makes it fun and it was nice time. I had a groupon which I needed to use or it would expire. Turned out I picked a great night and I am pleased with my picture and the entire experience. Well worth it… especially if you have a groupon. I am loyal to this location though!
I will be back with a date no doubt!

I can’t attest to the actual painting experience but I recommend against buying the Groupon. We called MANY times and no one ever answered the phone. We even called before and during scheduled class times. We left multiple messages but none were returned. I finally found their facebook page and explained my issue. I told them that clicking on the voucher button did not work and they replied for me to click on the voucher button and offered no additional assistance. After a week and a half of trying to schedule, I contacted Groupon for a refund.

I had a groupon and they wouldn’t let me sign up for the class that I wanted because although there were spaces left, she won’t let groupons have the last 10 spots! Very unpleasant way to do business, a complete waste of my money.

Old school art teacher stuck in the 70’s with Lou Rawls music playing via Pandora that she won’t even pay the $ 5.00 monthly so you don’t get the commercials! No Fun!

This was such a great time for my sister and I! (Ages 22 and 24) I had bought a groupon for the class because I had never been and was thoroughly impressed. The vibe was very laid back and there was no rush to finishing or leaving. The teacher was very helpful and would come around to give you pointers if you needed them. She would give a few instructions then turn up some fun music and gave us time to paint, drink, and chat.
I had never painted a canvas before ever! And I think my painting turned out pretty well! I’ll try to post a photo. I live closer to Atlanta but I would still make the trip up to johns Creek to attend this same facility. There was a range of ages at the class and everyone was open friendly. Very laid back atmosphere. You can bring alcohol and food if you wish and I suggest both as the class runs over 2 hours but it flies by.
So overall, I would definitely suggest this Sip & Stroke specifically because of the atmosphere, the laid back and helpful style of the owner, and how much fun we had!

I got a groupon here thinking it was a competitor store with a very similar name. Upon arrival, I could see that the owner/​instructor/​only person running the store was a little frazzled between setting us up and handling the phones. I had to ask her about everything such as where the brushes and aprons were since it was my first time here. If you’re a germaphobe, they have plastic disposable aprons here as oppose to the overused canvas ones most places have.
Had I not been to several of these BYOB painting classes before I would have been really confused. The instructor was really unclear and barely explained herself throughout the whole process. We kept having to ask her to clarify which brush she was using. She also situated herself awkwardly in front of only one table and stood the entire time. There is no stage where she could be elevated enough for everyone to see. Also, thankfully we were a pretty quiet class because she has a quiet voice that may be hard to hear above a bigger class size.
The good part about this though was that half way through the class I started getting really confident with myself and just started painting on my own. The painting I have now is definitely unique and definitely my favorite painting yet.
One thing I did like about the instructor was she was great about coming by to offer individual pointers and tips. I can definitely see her being a great one-​on-​one instructor but her very vague instructions got lost in a big group setting.
Things to look out for in the future: She said they were going to install overhead LCD TVs throughout the classroom to make it easier to follow the class. Also, they might record instructional videos about painting and jewelry making and post them on YouTube.

After having been to a similar place before, I was excited about a fun night with girlfriends and painting. Oh, what a disappointment! When we arrived, we were not told where to get an apron or brushes and ended up with brushes for painting pottery instead of canvas. The instructor/​owner is not a teacher. You could not hear her (even when she turned off the oldies music), she did not demonstrate to the whole room but rather just the «audience right» side of the room, and she proceeded too quickly. When she did walk around the room to offer assistance, not once did she come to the table where we sat, leaving 10 people without feedback/​guidance. The class started late and ran way over; several people just gave up and left. I wouldn’t have gone to this location if I didn’t have a Groupon, and I certainly won’t be back.

One word to explain the experience: underwhelmed.
First of all, I do not know who had the name first — Sip & Stroke or SipS and Stroke but SOMEONE did not do their marketing research OR someone was intentionally spiteful and the person who suffers is the potential customer. Pretty silly, the customer can make a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ mistake & it could quite likely go the other way with an innocent misplace of the letter ‘s’.
Now, on to the evening. Of course… I had a Groupon, actually 4 of them. Why else would a Marietta dweller end up all the way in Johns Creek. As each mile ticked by in my odometer, I wondered if it was all worth it. I purchased the groupon MONTHS ago, I thought that it was for the place with an ‘s’ whose paintings I had been admiring for quite some time. I do not tend to enjoy the paintings on the website for this location. I had a few other folks who really wanted to go to paint, so I was able to use 2 of the Groupons on other folks (translate — I do not have to go back to John’s Creek again).
I get there early, I am one of the first to arrive. I turned in the groupons and was not given direction. I was eventually told to grab an apron (a garbage bag would have been more effective than this little piddley plastic thing). We sat down at the tables that are awkwardly placed in the small place and waited for instruction. The painting of the night was placed on the wall. Based on where I was sitting, I was able to see it, but everyone could not be positioned in such a location, so it was a strain for some. About ½ of the way through, the instructor removed the painting and it was placed on the table where she was seated (not elevated) so only a few folks were able to see it as a guide.
The instructor kept telling us how new this painting was — so new that she had never done it herself. Oh, really now? There was no offer for us to have different colors — the painting was not complementary colors to the décor in our home, so I would have preferred to have options. We could hardly hear her instructions. Other places have a headset that amplify the teachers voice. They also have assistants in order to help complement the main teacher, there was no assistant here. There was oldies music blaring, so it made it harder to hear instruction. She had us to draw lines on the canvas in order to help as a guide for the painting. It hit me partially through why I had never done this before — we had been given lines on the canvas that complemented the basic shape of the design prior to our arrival as a guide so that we did not have to bother with covering up the guide lines later on.
I initially bought along a few items to accessorize my painting, no need for those — I am not sure if I will be hanging this painting anywhere visible to the rest of the world.

What a fun way to start off the festivities of the evening! You can make jewelry (there are tons and tons of beads to choose from), make a painting, or paint your own pottery pieces here. Our group went with pottery, which came along with a bowl of un-​ending popcorn and some fabulous stories with the owner. She was pretty awesome. :)
The prices aren’t too bad when you consider that hey, it’s YOUR art going onto that bowl or plate or giant freaking teapot. It was a lot fun to mix and match colors, creating our own works of art to bring home in a week after it’s all glazed and fired. The paintings you can work from if you go the canvas route were interesting and varied — everything from Cubism to Impressionism are represented. The owner has a lot of knowledge about art, which really shows in her work. I also loved that she was involved with our group, talking to us about her shop, telling fun stories, and sharing in the madness of our painting.
Can’t wait to see the final product!!!