An entrepreneur is using art as a medium to help business people relax, team bond and get in touch with their creative side.Doris Wade, owner of X-Clue-Sive Creations, will be holding a grand opening of her visual arts centre at 135 Front Street in Hamilton on Sunday between 1pm and 5pm with an official ribbon cutting by Dame Jennifer Smith.Ms Wade, who launched the arts and crafts centre in Reid Street seven years ago, prior to a move to the Berkeley Institute, has developed it into a fully-fledged pottery making and painting business offering everything from unique designs and sculptures to classes and workshops for adults and children alike.And she believes her new concept and location will provide an outlet for stress release at the end of a busy day, enable co-workers to get to know each other better outside of the office and to express themselves through art.With 20 years experience in the industry and a Ceramic Art Ambassador Certification, Ms Wade has turned her passion into a business and when the opportunity came to move into the space previously occupied by Gallery 135 she jumped at the chance to relocate back to town with easy parking and accessibility.“We were fortunate to find this location with the open ceilings which really gives the place an arty feel,” she said.“We try to keep it affordable so that everyone can enjoy it, while it is also a great stress relief, it can be therapeutic, you hopefully learn something and above all it is good fun.”Initially setting up the centre with former business partner and mosaic artist Kendra Earls as Hamilton Visual Arts Centre seven months ago, the pair went their separate ways at the start of the year and Ms Wade has since gone about making her new home with decorations throughout the studio and even in the bathroom to serve as inspiration to wanabee artists.Ms Wade also caters to walk-ins and camps, parties, birthdays and functions for children and adults, as a well as a popular social night on Thursdays where budding artists can try their hand at producing their own house sign with all of the tools and equipment at their disposal, including a slab roller, cast moulds and a kiln, while socialising with other people. Meanwhile kids can draw on the big chalk board while their parents do their art and there is also a cafe serving coffee.“We are the only pottery painting studio on the Island,” she said.“I love what I do and my aim is to highlight the potential of art and everything we have on offer here at the grand opening.“I know in these economic times it is up to the public to utilise and make the most of this facility - it’s about coming and experiencing art, having fun, doing something different, thinking outside the box and just expressing yourself.”Ms Wade herself has enjoyed an interesting and varied career, starting off at Island Pottery in Dockyard where she was responsible for stocking the gift shop and “painting 100 lighthouses a day” for convention groups staying at the hotels, as well as creating a special line for Trimingham Brothers, during her six-and-a-half years there, before joining the Fairmont Southampton as a chef and then Hayward’s Deli as an assistant head chef, prior to quitting her job, writing a business plan and going it alone.Having struck up a business relationship with Jack Bittner at distributor Mayco Colours, she was able to realise her dream and has never looked back since.In the future Ms Wade plans to go on a wheel throwing course and to bring in a potter’s wheel in June in addition to bringing in artists to run classes and hold exhibitions of members’ work. A modelling show by UK-based Swansea Magazine and a corporate event have both been pencilled in for later this year and Ms Wade aims to expand the business by taking on new staff as the popularity of such events takes off.The grand opening will feature free children’s giveaways, balloons, party bags and free soft drinks sponsored by Barritt’s in addition to the chance to see pottery painting up close. The first 40 children will also receive an X-Clue-Sive Creations art apron.The visual arts centre is open from Tuesday to Friday between 10am and 12pm, and 2pm and 8pm and on Saturday from 10am to 8pm. In the winter its hours of business are on Sunday between 1pm and 5pm in the summer on Monday from 1pm to 5pm, as well as being open for advanced bookings. There is also a Saturday morning kids ‘Pottery Explorers Club’ between 9.45am and 11am.For more information call 296-1676 or e-mail xcreations[AT]logic.bm