Three Wheel Studio
Discover unique, handcrafted art at Three Wheel Studio. While one review noted a brusque interaction, most customers praise the friendly, helpful staff and the diverse, high-quality pieces. It's a welcoming place for art lovers and gift shoppers.
Studio Atmosphere
["Welcoming", "Artistic", "Friendly"]
- Pottery Classes
- Ceramics Workshops
- Hand-building
- High-quality, unique art pieces
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Great selection of gifts
- Welcoming atmosphere
- The staff member who served the reviewer was extremely brusque and made multiple errors with pricing. They were also described as rude, unhelpful, and uncommunicative.
- The reviewer had an uncomfortably long wait while the cashier figured out the cash register.
- The reviewer was told to exit by the side door instead of the main entrance, despite spending a significant amount of money.
- The overall positive experience was marred by the negative interaction with one staff member.
I was here two years ago and purchased an extensive collection of items, including a large glass egg, desk tray with birds, a glass pumpkin and some trinkets. I stopped by this studio partially because the artist / proprietor is Taiwanese (so am I and my partner is half). We thought it'd be nice to support local businesses and creative ventures. Unfortunately, the brown-haired woman staffing the store at the time (business partner? artistic colleague?) was extremely brusque and rang us up for incorrectly priced items twice without an apology. It was over a hundred dollars off. While she was figuring out the actual tally of everything, we tried making some small talk and she was incredibly rude. No, she didn't know what we were wondering about, can we go over there, etc. In hindsight, we probably should have just walked away. It took her a while to figure out the cash register so we were uncomfortably standing there for some time. After waiting in silence and spending $300+ (the last purchase we made before moving away from PVD), she didn't even look up when we left the store and only told us to exit by the side door instead of the main entrance. We briefly met the artist and one of his assistants as we were walking out. It was great talking to them but by then what was meant to be a positive experience was already marred. I don't think he was aware what had happened. This was in October 2022 and I still clearly remember this bizarre encounter whenever I see the decorative egg on our coffee table. I've put the tray away. Sorry, but the cashier, or whoever she was, was an awful representative of this studio and all small shops on Wickenden in general - worst customer service I've had. (These lovely items are normally well out of my budget but I'd stop by again just to ask what her deal was!) This was definitely more of a 2 or 3-star review but I felt it wouldn't have reflected the high quality of the pieces.
Such a great selection of art pieces. They have artists from so many different places that are doing their work here or displaying their work here. The staff is so friendly and helpful. We came here with her son and the staff made him feel so comfortable. Some places are not very child-friendly. they had treats and drinks for everybody during the holiday season they were so welcoming. they had a lot of detailed information about each piece so we could understand who the artist was and what kind of work they do. We got some great gifts for family and friends for the holidays.
I was in town on business and did not have much time to look around town and stumbled upon this place. There was a lady and gentleman in the store who helped me find a great ring crafted from a drummer's cymbal. It was a Zildjian specifically. I also purchased a hand crafted mug. Beautiful piece. It's now my favorite. Highly recommend!
Everyone was so kind and the art shown is marvelous! My sister threw here once & recommended it, partner and I stopped in to get some gifts, we left with some gorgeous mugs.
I've admired the work of Three Wheel Studio at craft fairs around the northeast, and their shop doesn't disappoint. Definitely come here for gifts for yourself and others!
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