In a bright yellow building near FM 1774 in Magnolia, Nancys Fancys Ceramics serves as a getaway for customers of all ages looking to reminisce with friends while creating lasting memories through works of art.
Nancy Jarrett was encouraged by her mother to paint pottery for the first time when she was 9 years old. Over the years, Jarrett refined her craft with the creation of a home ceramics business in the late 1990s. In 2002, Jarrett transformed her love of art into a career by refurbishing the site of a rundown bar to make way for the launch of her Nancys Fancys Ceramics storefront.
"I taught myself [how to paint]," Jarrett said. "My mom always said if [something] stood still long enough, I painted it. I painted everything—canvas, metal, walls, murals. I like that part of it. That's the creativity."
The studio offers open painting hours and hosts hands-on classes to teach customers through a variety of art mediums, such as traditional ceramics and pottery, as well as glass, canvas and clay mediums, Jarrett said. The cost for children to paint ceramics and other projects starts at $12, and special-occasion platters for weddings and other events tend to average about $30, she said.
