Maine Clay Collaborative
A community of potters and ceramic artists learning and creating together.
Maine Clay offers classes, workshops, and all-hours studio membership for people seeking space to work, grow, and find inspiration in each other.
Come see the human forms I have in the garden.
Then maybe join us in the studio this summer for Family Clay: Art in the Garden or Human Forms π
Link in bio to register
How many bowls can a bunch of potters make in two hours (handbuilding + wheel throwing)? Leave your guess below π₯ΈππΌ
All bowls will go towards fundraising for the Maine Harvest Bucks program
Shoutout to our MVP of the evening βΌοΈ
Yesterday, all our wheels were full with potters! Another wonderful First Friday in the books.
Clay Play is a free First Friday invitation to get muddy.
Come try the wheel, make a mess, meet some clay people, and see what pottery is all about.
We try to offer these most First Fridays, but we're also humans with a small business. Occasionally we run out of social batteries and skip a month. If you're planning your evening around us, just check in first.
Freddie unloaded πΊπΌ
06/04/2026
We know. Summer in Maine is meant to be spent outside ππ
But hear us out: a few hours each week in the studio might be the perfect complement to all that sunshine, and a chance to channel the creativity that summer seems to spark so effortlessly.
Clay offers a different kind of summer rhythm. A few hours each week to slow down, make something with your hands, and follow your curiosity. It's there for the rainy days, the foggy days, and the afternoons when it's just. too. hot.
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Classes meet one evening a week at 6 PM for eight weeks (July and August) with plenty of Open Studio access between classes to keep the momentum going. In addition to beginner clay classes, we're offering opportunities for more experienced clay folks to explore surfacing, thrown and altered methods, and conceptual approaches to clay.
β Registration is open now. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up, and reach out with any questions.
So. Many. Bowls. And we're making more THIS FRIDAY!
June 5, 5-7pm
No need to register, just stop on by
The bowls we're making together will be sold at farmers markets across Maine this summer in support of the Harvest Bucks program through the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, helping increase access to fresh, local food while supporting Maine farmers.
Make something. Lend your hands, give you time, support food access in Maine.
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So. Many. Bowls. And we're making more THIS FRIDAY during Portland's First Friday celebration!
June 5, 5-7pm
No need to register, just stop on by
Ways to participate:
πΈAnyone can paint a bisqued bowl with underglazes
πΈ Those with experience can throw a bowl on the potter's wheel
πΈ Join to pinch and coil an handbuilt bowl
πΈ Bring a friend!
πΈ Watch someone else making, it's a great way to learn and develop an appreciation for makers
πΈ Members and students, you're welcome and encouraged to trim someone else's bowl, or use our studio glazes to finish a bowl
The bowls we're making together will be sold at farmers markets across Maine this summer in support of the Harvest Bucks program through the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, helping increase access to fresh, local food while supporting Maine farmers.
Make something. Lend your hands, give you time, support food access in Maine.
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Summer is here, and weβre ready for it ππ
Join us in the studio for something new. Match that special summer energy with fresh inspiration, new techniques, and time to make with your hands.
Weβre launching Special Topics classes for those of us who already have the clay itch, alongside beginner classes for anyone still feeling clay curious.
Come try the wheel, explore surface and form, learn something unexpected, and spend your summer making
Link in bio to register
See you in the studio π
Skye took a workshop here at last fall and discovered a new technique that resonated deeply and has been at the heart of their work ever since (thank you, .christensen.77)
One demonstration, one new idea, and suddenly your work begins to move in an entirely new direction.
No matter how long youβve been working with clay, there is always something new to discover.
If youβre looking for that spark, our special topics summer session launches May 20 (that's Wednesday π΅βπ«)
Weβre excited to share fresh techniques, new perspectives, and plenty of inspiration ππ
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Portland, ME