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The operating system for creative studios.

Your studio already has a system. It's just scattered — across a POS, a booking site, a clipboard by the kiln and whatever you happen to remember. StudioConnect connects it: the guest at the door, the piece in the kiln, the stock on the shelf and the people behind the counter.

For paint-your-own pottery, clay, mosaic, canvas and candle studios.

Built inside a working studio. Jessica Cowan runs The Pottery Place of Chattanooga — and builds StudioConnect around its Saturdays.
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Juniper Lane PotteryLive board
Live
  1. 6Tom HendersonFamily of 4 · Waiting 4 minNeeds help

    “Could we get a little more of the teal?”

    2 × Dinosaur Bank2 × Footed Cereal Bowl
  2. 4Grace KimParty of 3 · 6 minArrived

    Third visit — happy birthday, Grace.

    🎂 BirthdayBack again
  3. 3Rosa DelgadoParty of 2 · 1 hr 10 minPainting

    Painting since 1:08 pm

    Belly MugSleepy Fox Figurine
  4. 2Keisha BrooksJust her · 1 hr 35 minReady to check out

    Pressed “I'm done” on her phone

    Coupe Dinner Plate · $32
These are the four tables waiting for you in the demo. Same guests, same teal.

How it works

One guest. One piece. One team. Connected.

Four moments from a real day at Juniper Lane Pottery, our demo studio — each one a few taps in the demo.

  1. 01

    Table 6 needs more teal.

    The Hendersons tap “Need help” on their own phone. Their card on the live board above turns orange with how long they've waited — no walking the floor to find out. Answer it, and the card settles.

  2. 02

    An invoice becomes priced stock.

    Upload what the supplier sent. StudioConnect reads every line, turns three cases into eighteen bowls, works out each piece's cost and suggests a price for you to approve. Paint stays studio-use. A new piece waits for your price instead of quietly selling for $0.

  3. 03

    A mug goes from the table to the pickup text.

    Painted, fired, unloaded in The Forge — and the moment it's marked ready, the guest's pickup text is sent and the visit shows it. “Where's my plate?” has an answer.

  4. 04

    The team behind it learns your way.

    Studio Standard puts your handbook, training trail, schedule and notices in one place — in your words — so a new hire's first Saturday isn't their first time seeing any of it.

02

Drop in an invoice. Check it. Receive it.

  1. Supplier recognized
  2. Case packs counted
  3. Cost per piece
  4. Price suggested
  5. You receive it

Anything it isn't sure about comes to you — it never invents a line. Pressing Receive twice doesn't receive twice, and a guest's hold prints a pull slip before the box is shelved.

Document check Invoice understood · Gare · 5 lines · 84 pieces
  • Footed Cereal BowlSKU 2004 · 3 cs × 618$4.10$24
  • Tall Latte MugSKU 3310 · 4 cs × 624$3.80$22
  • Tiny Espresso CupSKU 3360 · 2 cs × 12 · Was out · 1 hold24$2.10$14
  • Funstrokes Royal BlueSKU FS-21 · 1 cs × 1212$3.25Studio use
  • Noodle BowlSKU 2290 · 1 cs × 66$5.40Price required
4 handled · 1 needs your judgmentReceive 84 pieces
One mug Real photos
A painted mug before firing, beside jars of Mayco Stoneware and bottles of Gare FunstrokesThe same mug after the glaze firing, glossy yellow and white
  1. Checked inRosa · Table 3
  2. PaintingFrosted Lemon & Old Yeller
  3. In the kilnGlaze firing
  4. ReadyShelf B · Bag 12
  5. Text sent“Rosa, your mug is ready!”
  6. Picked upHome, and loved
Juniper Lane PotteryToday, behind the counter
2 on the floor
  1. Maya Chen⭐ Shift lead · On since 9:30
  2. Theo Marsh🎨 Floor · On since 12:00Training
  3. Priya Nair🎉 Party lead · In at 3:00
New glaze shelf orderRead at clock-in · 4 of 7 have tapped “Got it”

Theo's training trailDay 9 · trainer Maya

  1. First days3 of 3
  2. On your own1 of 2
  3. Ready to lead0 of 1

“Theo ran his first checkout on his own today and didn't miss a thing.”

Sam → Theo · ♥ 3
Juniper Lane's team is waiting for you in the demo. Same people, same notice.
Staff a week in one tap — play with the scheduler
More of what it does — firing costs, the glaze forecast, the handbook, the small things

An estimate of what each firing costs.

Most studios know what they charge for a mug, and almost none know what it cost to fire one. The Forge estimates every load from its run time, your kiln's power draw and your electric rate, plus a share of element wear and the cones and shelf paper — then divides it by what was on the shelves.

You record the witness cones on every unload, and element life is counted in firings against the life you set, so a tired element shows itself early. No kiln controller or sensor is needed — or read.

The ForgeKiln 1 · Glaze · Cone 06
Pieces
48
From visits
19
Fired
9 h 30 m
Witness cone
Recorded · on target
Electricity · about 126.5 kWh$17.08
Element wear, this firing$2.85
Shelf paper, cones, wash$0.50
This load, estimated$20.43
Each piece, estimated43¢to fire
Elements · 186 firings since they went in

A glaze forecast that reads your calendar.

It learns how much of each color a guest uses from the last ninety days, then counts the guests already booked. When Saturday's party is what empties the Hot Tamale, it says so — the day, the party, and how many to order from the supplier who carries it.

You start the order; StudioConnect suggests what goes in it.

This week
  • ThuDate Night: Paint a Mug Pair12 seats
  • SatBirthday Paint Party — Lily10 guests · “loves dinosaurs”
  • SatUsual Saturday walk-inslearned from the last 90 days
Glaze forecastMayco · 2 to order
  • SC-74 Hot Tamale2 on hand · runs out Saturday — Lily's partyOrder 6
  • SC-27 Sour Apple14 on hand · lasts 11 days with the bookingsOrder 4
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail20 on hand · fine for a month✓
Start the Mayco order
Juniper Lane PotteryThe way we do thingsTeam handbook · every location

“Welcome to the team. Everything here is how we actually do it — and if something's off, tell me.”— Alex, owner

  1. 1Welcome to Juniper Lane1
  2. 2Opening and closing3
  3. 3Guests at the table7
  4. 4The kiln, start to finish11
  5. 5Parties and classes15
Print the handbookLetter · cover, contents and welcome note · or the cheat cards, 4×6
Juniper Lane's handbook is in the demo's team room — print it yourself.

The handbook

Write it once. Read it anywhere. Print it beautifully.

  • Change it, and the right people know.Every save is a version you can put back, and a real change can ask everyone to read it again.
  • Answers in your own words.Ask Daisy reads your handbook, not the internet — and when she doesn't know, she tells a manager instead of guessing.

And the small things that save a Saturday.

  • Holds that find youA guest asks you to save a piece. When it arrives, receiving prints a pull slip so it's set aside before it reaches the floor.
  • Guests' phones helpGuests tap “Start painting” and “I'm done” on their own phones, and the board changes color without anybody walking over.
  • Every location, one loginEach location keeps its own board, stock and settings. Owners switch between them in a tap.
  • Nothing behind your backWhen our team helps inside your studio, you grant it, you see it, and every change is written down for you to read.

The live demo

Don't watch a demo. Walk in.

Juniper Lane Pottery opens just for you — the real StudioConnect, not a video. A short guide hands you your first job and ticks each one off as you do it. Come in the front and work the counter, or come in the back and run the team.

Nothing leaves a demo: no texts, no emails, no cards charged. The messages your guests would have received show up on screen instead. It's yours until tomorrow, then it's cleared away. No signup.

Studio Flow · the front doorWork a shiftAbout 10 min
  • Get Table 6 their tealThe Hendersons asked from their own phone. Start here.
  • Ring up Keisha at Table 2She's done painting — and her receipt shows up on screen.
  • Check in Anya's birthday partyTen guests, booked by her mom, Elena.
  • Move a piece to ReadyThen read the pickup text the guest would get.
  • Check in tonight's Date NightTap each couple in on the roster.
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Studio Standard · the back door · Available nowRun the teamAbout 10 min
  • Sign off Theo's next stepHe's nine days in. Maya's his trainer; you can sign too.
  • Read the notice by the clockTap “Got it” and watch the count move.
  • Give someone a shout-outSam did something kind yesterday.
  • Draft next week in one tapSchedule my week — with Undo if you don't like it.
Step into the team room
StudioShelf · the side door · Preview in the demoOpen the maker shopAbout 5 min
  • See who's selling and what's sittingThe glass hasn't moved in a while — and StudioShelf noticed.
  • Read a maker's statementTheir sales, your commission, what's been paid.
  • Open a signed agreementThe terms each maker agreed to, kept with their shelf.
  • Count the shelfWhat's really there, against what StudioShelf expects.
Meet the makers
Markets · out on the lot · Preview in the demoRun a makers marketAbout 5 min
  • Seat the last two makersTwo accepted vendors still need a booth on the map.
  • Answer an applicationAccept, waitlist, or say no — with a note.
  • Read the vendor guideLoad-in, parking, the weather plan — already written.
  • Check the booth prices$75 for a 10 × 10 — corners and power cost extra.
Walk the market

Getting started

How we get your studio connected.

You don't have to move everything on a Monday. Set up the essentials, run one real piece of work, bring your people in — then bring the rest over.

  • Every piece followed from the table to the kiln to the pickup shelf — and a pickup text sent the moment it's marked ready.
  • A glaze forecast that counts Saturday's parties before it suggests what to order.
  • Parties, gift certificates and memberships, all in one place.
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  1. 1Set up the essentialsYour locations, hours, sales tax, how you take payment and your printer — the setup journey walks you through it.
  2. 2Run one real workflowTake one kiln cycle from a guest's table to their kitchen.Take one bisque and one glaze firing from the wheel to the shelf.Take one mosaic board from the table to the pickup shelf.Run one paint night, from the first seat sold to the next one booked.Take one candle from the vessel a guest picks to the day it goes home.
  3. 3Bring in your teamInvite each person by email. With Studio Standard, your handbook and training are waiting for them.
  4. 4Bring the rest over, then growGuests, gift certificates, your calendar and past sales — then add what you need, when you need it.
What can I bring in?
  • Your guest list, from a spreadsheet.
  • Gift certificates still out there — with their redemption history, so every balance is what really happened.
  • Your calendar: parties, classes, sign-ups and appointments from the old system's export.
  • Your product catalog, from a spreadsheet, reviewed before anything is created.
  • Past sales from your old system's ticket export, so your reports don't start at zero.
  • With Studio Standard: your team's cards, signed policies and training, and your old time clock's hours.
What do I need to set up?
  • Your locations, hours and sales tax.
  • How you take payment, and your receipt printer.
  • The programs you run — paint-your-own, clay, mosaic, canvas, candles — each switched on when you want it.
  • The setup journey walks you through it, one step at a time, and remembers where you stopped.
How do my staff get in?
  • Invite each person by email from Team; everyone gets their own sign-in and only sees what their role allows.
  • At the counter, staff can clock in with a PIN.
  • With Studio Standard, your handbook, training trail and schedule are waiting for them on day one.
What help is there?
  • Help & ideas, inside StudioConnect, comes straight to us — so does create@studioconnect.art.
  • Every screen has a Learn & teach path for staff.
  • If it helps for us to look at your setup with you, you grant us access, you see that we're there, and every change we make is written down for you.
Can I start small?
  • Yes. Start with Studio Flow or Studio Standard on its own, and add the other when you're ready.
  • Run one workflow first — a Saturday's check-ins, one kiln load — before you move the rest.
  • Imports can be checked before they run, and taken back out if something looks wrong.
What can I keep?
  • The card machine you have — record those sales with the last four digits and the approval code.
  • Your thermal receipt printer: USB or network, through a small print helper on a computer at the counter.
  • Your suppliers: StudioConnect reads their invoices.
  • Your own rules — policies, training stages and checklists are in your words, never a template's.

10 days, free, no card — long enough for one kiln cycleone kiln cycleone board, start to finishone paint nightone candle, start to finish.

  1. 1Check in a guest
  2. 2Sell what they paint
  3. 3Track it to the kiln
  4. 4Fire and unload
  5. 5Text them it's ready
  6. 6Send it home
  1. 1Check a member in
  2. 2Log the clay they use
  3. 3Load the bisque
  4. 4See the firing's estimated cost
  5. 5Glaze fire and unload
  6. 6Hand it over
  1. 1Check in a guest
  2. 2Sell a mosaic board
  3. 3Print its slip
  4. 4Track it to finished
  5. 5Tell them it's ready
  6. 6Send it home
  1. 1Put a paint night on sale
  2. 2Fill the seats online
  3. 3Check in the room
  4. 4Ring up the extras
  5. 5Close the drawer
  6. 6Book the next one
  1. 1Check in a guest
  2. 2Choose a vessel
  3. 3Ring it up
  4. 4Track it until it's ready
  5. 5Tell them it's ready
  6. 6Send it home

In your studio, with your staff. Then decide whether you want to go back to the old way.

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Pricing

Priced by location. Never by person.

Every Studio Flow plan has all of Studio Flow — bookings, the live board, checkout, The Forge, inventory, gift certificates and your shop. The plans differ only in how many locations they cover.

  • 1 location · Studio$84/month, foundingthen $99/month
  • 3 locations · Studio+$169/month, foundingthen $199/month
  • 5 locations · Collective$339/month, foundingthen $399/month

Add Studio Standard for $79/month for your first location, then $49 for each one after.

  1. 10-day trialFree, no card
  2. 12 monthsAt your founding price
  3. 1 monthOn us, as a thank-you
  4. ThenStandard pricing, with notice first
Work out your setup

Founding prices are for studios that join before May 1, 2027.

What's included, and what's an add-on

Studio Flow

Available now

The whole visit, from check-in to the piece going home.

Bookings, check-in, the live studio board, checkout, every piece through every firing, pickup texts, inventory and supplier receiving.

In every Studio Flow plan

The Forge

Available now

Kilns, firings, and what every piece really costs to fire.

Load and unload kilns, watch cone drift and element wear, resolve defects, and see the firing cost of every piece.

In every Studio Flow plan

Gift certificates

Available now

Sold online and at the counter, balanced to the cent.

Sell gift certificates from your own shop page or at the counter, with every balance kept as a ledger.

In every Studio Flow plan

Studio Standard

Available now

Training and operating standards your team actually uses.

Onboarding, training stages, certifications and your own studio policies, all set by you.

Its own plan, or added to any Studio Flow plan

ValueLens

Available now

See what matters. Make more of it.

A human-centered method for people, experience and retention. Know what matters to your team, notice what matters to each guest, and give them a real reason to come back — growing your people with Studio Standard and your second visits with Studio Flow.

An add-on — switch it on during your trial; it's billed once you subscribe

StudioShelf

Preview in the demo

Turn empty shelves into local makers' storefronts.

Rent, commission or gift shelf space to artists, staff and members. Agreements both sides sign, every piece checked in and out, sales rung up at Studio Flow's checkout, and every split and payout worked out for you.

See it in the demo

StudioHire

Available now

Hiring, made for creative studios.

Job posts, applications and interviews for the roles studios actually hire for.

An add-on — switch it on during your trial; it's billed once you subscribe
Jessica Cowan in her studio, holding paintbrushes and waving
Jessica CowanFounder · owner of The Pottery Place of Chattanooga

Built inside a working studio

We don't have a test lab. We have Saturday.

StudioConnect is built inside a working paint-your-own pottery studio, by the person who runs it. Before a feature reaches you, it has to survive:

  • a birthday party of twelve
  • the Saturday rush
  • a mug nobody can find
  • a new hire's first shift
  • a kiln load at 8 am
  • a delivery mid-party
  • “where's my plate?”
“To help studio owners turn small creative businesses into places where people thrive — both on staff and as guests.”
More about Jessica

Jessica Cowan is the owner & operator of The Pottery Place of Chattanooga, a paint-your-own pottery studio known for blending Southern hospitality with creativity and fun.

With a background in studio management, franchise operations, and customer experience design, Jessica has built a business rooted in warmth, structure, and heart. Her approach to leadership is equal parts hospitality and strategy — creating workplaces where staff feel empowered to solve problems, care deeply, and deliver genuine connection.

Jessica is also the creator of Studio Standard, an internal training ecosystem used to teach studio operations, customer service, and creative leadership through accessible systems and human-centered learning. With StudioConnect, her goal is to help studio owners turn small creative businesses into places where people thrive — both on staff and as guests.

When she's not leading her team or developing new training tools, you'll find her absolutely covered in clay, cheering on her staff, or recording an episode of the Glazed Over Podcast, where she helps studio owners everywhere strengthen their craft, their systems, and their sense of purpose.

Don't take our word for it. Check it.

  • Table 6's tealThe demo's first job. Answer it from the board.
  • The pickup textMove a piece to Ready, then open “What guests received” — the text, word for word.
  • An invoiceThe demo reads up to three supplier invoices — bring one of yours.
  • The team roomSign off Theo's training step and ask Daisy how to load the kiln.
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Questions

What studio owners ask first.

Is the demo the real thing?

Yes. Juniper Lane Pottery is made for you by the same functions a real studio uses, already two weeks into its life, and a short guide hands you your first job. Nothing leaves it — no texts, emails or charges — and it's cleared away the next day. It isn't the trial: when you want your own studio, start the free trial.

Do I need a card to start the trial?

No. The trial is 10 days — long enough for a full kiln cycle — and you won't be asked for a card to begin. Nothing is charged until you choose a plan.

We're not a paint-your-own studio.

StudioConnect was built in one, and it's made for more: clay and wheel studios, mosaic, canvas and paint nights, and candle bars each get their own program space, pricing and supplies.

Who owns my studio's information?

You do — including your guests'. We store it to run StudioConnect for you, never sell it, and you can ask for a copy any time. A few features use an AI service to do their job — reading a supplier invoice, or Daisy answering from your handbook — and send it only what that job needs.

Which card processors work with it?

For online payments — deposits, your shop, pay links — Stripe, Square or Authorize.Net. At the counter, a Stripe or Square card reader. Prefer the card machine you already have? Keep it, and record those sales with the last four digits and the approval code.

Will it work with my receipt printer?

If it's a USB or network thermal receipt printer, very likely — receipts, pickup tickets, pull lists and reorder slips print through a small print helper on a computer at each location. A phone or tablet on its own can't print to it yet.

Do the pickup texts really go out?

Yes — once your studio's texting is set up, a guest's pickup text is sent when their piece is marked ready, and the visit shows when it was sent. (In the demo, it's held and shown on screen instead.)

We have more than one location.

Each location keeps its own board, stock and settings, and owners switch between them in a tap. One account covers every location; the price is per location, and /pricing works out yours.

What happens when the trial ends?

Choose a plan and carry on. If you don't, nothing is deleted — your information stays put, and taking new online bookings pauses until you subscribe.

What is a founding studio?

A studio that joins before May 1, 2027. Your founding price for your first 12 months of paid subscription, then a month on us as a thank-you. We email you before standard pricing begins.

Your studio, connected.

Spend ten minutes running Juniper Lane. Then decide if you want to run yours this way.

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