Bisque It!

One of the big challenges for WillowBridge since it began has been the inability to go and do things together as a community. Obviously that's a challenge in common with the rest of humanity, but it's a different kind of obstacle when you're trying to build a community of people who haven't previously been a community. We've tried to do the best job we can of creating community within the building, but there are some things that are just extra emphasized by going out and doing life together outside the bubble. 

And this weekend, we had a chance to do just that! 

One of our tenants had a birthday this week, and she already had plans for the day of her actual birthday, but we planned an outing in her honor on Saturday. She loves to be creative, so we found a pottery place in Fort Wayne for her party.

It's called Bisque It (fabulous name) and we had a great time painting pottery together as a group!

They had shelves holding all the unpainted pottery, and we could pick what we wanted to paint. The prices ranged from roughly $10 all the way up to $50 or higher. All the paint and supplies were included in the price. 

It took us a while to figure out what we wanted, but once we did, we received our instructions from the employees on how the process worked. We could pick out our paint bottles and brushes (and they also had tape, stencils, stamps, and more) and take them to our table and let our creativity run wild. Once we were done with our items, they would take them, sanitize them, and put them back in circulation. 

We had to leave our pieces to be fired, so I can't show you the finished products yet, but I'm sure excited to see them! 

(By the way, if you're in the Fort Wayne area, I would recommend this as a fun activity. We saw people of all ages having fun painting away while we were there. One little boy came with his bright green painting shirt that was as big as he was!)

After we enjoyed our outing, we came back to WillowBridge for pizza and ice cream cake - both of which were absolutely delicious!

By the way - don't overexpect on our pottery when you see it. Ryan and I shared the creation of a piece, but I did the detail work, so the blame lies solely with me if it turns out a little preschool-looking!