Watching her 3-year-old daughter, Isabela, paint a small figurine of a cheerleader, Stacey Cardona said she is excited about her new business venture.

Cardona, a graduate of Westbrook High School, recently purchased the Pick and Paint Pottery Shop on Cumberland, and will be running the studio along with her brother-in-law, Andy Cardona, a Westbrook native. She said the studio is currently closed, but she plans to reopen on Aug. 30.

Cardona said she wasn’t looking to purchase the studio, where customers come in and design and paint various clay pieces, but she became interested after she visited the shop with her daughters and learned the previous owner was planning to close the business. “I came in with my daughters and I just thought it would be fun,” she said.

Andy Cardona said while he doesn’t have much experience in the business, he is looking forward to learning. “I like working with my hands,” he said. “It seems like a fun and creative business.”

Stacey Cardona said she thought her brother-in-law would be a good fit for the business. “He’s very creative,” she said. “He loves the arts.”

Pick and Paint works just as its name suggests. Customers come in and select one of the unpainted clay pieces, known as bisques, and paint them with whatever colors and designs they choose. Once the painting is completed, the staff will glaze and finish off the piece in a kiln, and in about a week, the customer’s artwork is ready for pickup.

Stacey Cardona said they plan to have plates and bowls available for painting, as well as seasonal pieces, banks, light switch covers and other items. She said they also plan to host events such as birthday parties and other special occasions, and they are considering offering classes once the business gets up and running.

Customers will only have to pay for the bisques they choose to paint, she said, there will be no charge for most paints and studio time. “People can sit here as long as they want,” she said. “And be as creative as they want to be.”

Checking on Isabela as she painted her cheerleader’s hair blue, Stacey Cardona said she is looking forward to the day when the studio is full of people painting as happily as her daughter. “I think it’s going to be a very exciting adventure,” she said.

Isabela Cardona, 3 1/2, is a study in concentration as she paints a figurine at the Pick and Paint Pottery Shop on Cumberland Street. Isabela’s mother Stacey Cardona and her uncle Andy Cardona recently purchased the business and will be reopening Aug. 30.