Come join us to celebrate Artsworth's first year! Our open house will be a great opportunity to learn about Artsworth, meet the board of directors, and see our space. We will provide wine and snacks to enjoy while we make pyroglyphs. Pyroglyphs use hot glass as a tool to stamp images and patterns onto paper. Come learn how it's done and give it a try! At Artsworth, we have a vision of using our space at 25 Pine Street to develop creative opportunities for all members of our community. If you are interested in teaching a course in conjunction with us or want to learn more about what we offer, the open house will be a great chance to get connected. We hope to see you and your friends for a fun evening!

Watch Ken and Linda Perrin with their team of glass blowers create blown glass pumpkins right before your very eyes. The studio of Atlantic Art Glass will be turned into a glass pumpkin patch as the molten glass is pulled from the furnace, blown and hand formed on the end of a blowpipe. The glass pumpkin patch charms visitors of all ages. The gallery will be filled with autumn inspired work for sale. Every Saturday in October!

Every Saturday November 21 & 28th. through December 5 & 12th 

$40

This experience allows you to work with hot glass up close, while staying on the cool end of the glassblowing equipment at all times. You’ll start by choosing the glass colors you want to use in your ornament, and then partner with our professional glassblowers to create it. You will shape the ornament by blowing air through the moving blowpipe as the glassblower guides the glass with special tools. After you and the glassblower have shaped your ornament, it is removed from the blowpipe, a glass loop is added and it is placed in an oven to begin an overnight slow cooling process. Ornaments are ready for pick up the following week or may be shipped for an additional fee within the US and Canada.

Call 207-664-0222 to register-you will be  scheduled to arrive during a one hour time slot.
When you get to our hot shop, please check in at the front counter. There you will receive some information on color choices and we will verify any payment info you may have given us to reserve your spot.
You can expect to spend at least an hour in the shop, as we make our way to your turn. Making a blown glass ornament is a swift process. The glass maker must work with the blower (you) to both expand the glass to it’s largest and thinnest capacity while also squeezing it to create the very smallest of openings at the crack off point of the blow pipe. By it’s very nature making an ornament happens quickly but it is so memorable and dramatic!  It’s the perfect introduction to how hot glass works. We are really looking forward to sharing this with you.

Age Restriction -14 years or older, under 18 accompanied by an  adult.

As always, this event will be filled with fiery creative energy, featuring demonstrations in glassblowing, blacksmithing, and torchworking from 10am-5pm. This year our Fire Gathering will also include an Artisan and Specialty Food marketplace featuring local artisans from 10-4. Items include local sourdough breads, local farm produce, knit hats, organic frozen blueberries, cards, calendars, wreaths, fine jewelry, felted ornaments, blacksmithed candlesticks, glass beads, and more. It's a great opportunity for last minute gift shopping that helps support local talent. Evening music will be provided by Rose Hips and Ships from 7pm-10pm, a New York City band with locally grown musician Katherine Perkins. All are welcome!

Intuitive Assemblage with Roberta Sprague

Gathered memories

10am-1pm
$40.00

Assemblage provides the opportunity to include materials, found and created, that have been collected, such as: shell, rocks, beach glass, small bones, keys, beads, grasses, old greeting cards and papers that have accumulated like flotsam and jetsam of life's journey.

"Anyone could do this type of art. I have been working with collage materials for 20 years. Once I started, every walk on the beach or in the woods, yard sales and antique stores became sources for materials. You can made assemblages as celebrations or memorials for friends and loved ones and as birthday presents." Sprague

Some materials provided- students will get a course info packet upon registration.

Call 207-664-0222 to sign up

HeartFelt Valentines with Heidi Jai-
Beginner Needle Felting Workshop

10am-12pm
$40.00

Looking to make unique valentines this year? Trade in your paper and scissors for wool and felting needles! Come join Heidi Jai and make woolly felted valentines while you learn the basics of needle felting. Needle felting is an easy to learn, inexpensive craft that requires no sewing, no counting and no measuring. After one beginner class you’ll be ready to stock up on wool and spend the rest of winter making fuzzy creations. All materials are included for several felted hearts. (This class uses very sharp needles.)

Minimum age 12. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult

Call 207-664-0222 to sign up

Indigo Shibori with Amelia Poole

10am-4pm
$95.00- includes all materials

Explore techniques of traditional Japanese resist dyeing.  Learn binding, stitching, and pole wrapping techniques.  Experiment on cotton and silk cloth, make one finished silk scarf and cotton yardage perfect for your own fiber work like quilting or other sewing projects.

Indigo - Indigo is a natural blue dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and other pigment bearing species. Indigo has been used as a colorant for nearly 5,500 years. The dye is extracted from the leaves through a lengthy process of soaking and fermentation, drying and grinding.  When the cloth or fiber is removed from the dye vat it changes, as if by magic, from yellow-green through green and turquoise to blue.  Multiple dips in the dye vat are required to create dark shades. 

Bring a bag lunch and scissors, beverages and snacks provided. 

Call 207-664-0222 to sign up

Amelia Poole holds a degree in Textile Design and Construction from the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham, Surrey, UK.

This workshop is generously supported by the Maine Community Foundation, Maine Expansion Arts Fund. Scholarships are available please submit a letter to request assistance based on need and interest in the workshop to artsworthstudios@gmail.com by Jan. 29^th. to be considered.

Casanova Marketplace

Casanova Marketplace 2015

Our second annual Casanova Marketplace will feature work by local artisans. Stop in to buy a last minute gift for someone special or a treat for yourself. We will also be doing glass heart demonstrations in our hot glass studio. Stay tuned for more information!

Art Talk with Guest Jeweler Tom Ferrero

Mace by Tom Ferrero

1pm-3pm
Free

On February 19^th, Artsworth will be hosting guest lecturer Tom Ferrero for a free presentation about him and his work as a metal artist and jeweler.

Tom is a metal artist and Assistant Professor of Jewelry at Nova Scotia College of Art & Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is also the Department Head of a metal arts program at Camp Laurel in central Maine where he has taught students ages 7-70.

He is a first place winner of the Niche Award and the International Saul Bell Design Award Competition. He has also been featured on the cover of Metalsmith Magazine and is published in several jewelry books.

Tom’s lecture will discuss his work, process, and approach to design and construction. He will discuss his early work and its development with a special emphasis on his latest work, The Mace.

We are working with Tom to organize metalsmithing workshops at Artsworth in the future.  If you are interested in taking a workshop with Tom someday, this lecture would be a great opportunity for introductions to him and his work.

Hands on Words: Articulating the Maker

with Candice Stover

10 am - 4:30 pm
$90.00

This one-day, multi-media workshop is designed for visual artists and makers of all kinds-including writers- who want to explore this work in image, memory, and words. Each participant needs to bring the following materials: (1) a notebook or journal to write in; (2) a pen or pencil to write with, (3) a pair of scissors, (4) an example of your work (portable, not enormous), and (5) a readiness to see and hear what you make freshly.

Workshop limited to 12 participants. All skill levels (in your craft and in words) welcome. 

Time will be allotted for lunch, feel free to bring a bag lunch to enjoy in the studio, or to go with Candice on a short walk to main street in Ellsworth where you can purchase yourself a tasty lunch at 86 This or Flexit Cafe.

Candice Stover is a poet and teacher who designs and facilitates workshops in writing and literature focusing on discovering who we are in words. Her workshop experience includes the voices of children, decades of courses for college students, two years in Shanghai, three published collections of poetry, and continuing work with a women's writing group she began in 1992 on Mount Desert Island where she lives.

Call 207-664-0222 to sign up

Introduction to the Amazing Mandala

With Susan Aripotch

10am-1pm
$40.00

Winter is the perfect time for this inwardly-focused art form.

The design of the mandala is meant to be visually appealing so as to absorb the mind in such a way that chattering thoughts cease, and a more philosophic essence envelops the maker. In this workshop, you will learn the technique of setting up a mandala, a bit of its history and how to make this type of radiant drawing. No art experience is required, and all materials are provided.

Lunch not included, but snacks will be provided.

Susan Aripotch has drawn all her life, and in 1995, she invented the mandala, or thought she did. Many mandalas later, she learned that countless others had been experiencing their magic for eons. She has welcomed hundreds of children and adults into the self-revealing world of making the circle in workshops such as this.

Call 207-664-0222 to sign up

Make a Glass Bead with Tara Parker

Reservations available between 10am-2pm
$40.00

This experience introduces you to the basics of flameworking and offers a focused experience with hot glass. Tara Parker demonstrates how to work with molten glass at the torch, and guides you through the process of making one of your very own glass beads.

You’ll start by turning a mandrel - a metal rod used in beadmaking - in the flame.

Melting colored glass rods in the flame and applying the molten glass to your mandrel will create your bead design. How you wind the glass onto the mandrel makes patterns and beautiful unique glassy designs.

Students should expect to spend one hour in the workshop as Tara makes her way to your turn the actual time spent making a bead is a fairly swift process and usually takes about 20- minutes.

Pieces must cool overnight and can be picked up the next day, or shipped within the US and Canada at no additional cost.

Call 664-0222 to make a reservation 

Internet Marketing for Artists with Nicole Ouellette

10am-1pm
$75.00

This workshop will focus on how artists can use social media to boost their online image and presence, make more money, emerge as a leader in the industry, improve customer service, and more. Nicole will help participants understand technical details to make marketing on the internet easier and more accessible for artists that are looking to deeper their business connections online.

The opposite of this class is to overwhelm you. We want you to cross
things OFF your to do list or find quicker ways to do them. You may
leave this class, say, deciding not to do Instagram... and rather than
feeling flustered when someone asks you why you aren't doing
Instagram, you'll calmly tell them why you aren't and be completely
fine with it. So, you can space out during parts of this workshop, if they don't apply to you. Parts of it, you'll take mad notes. This workshop is about options and making money more easily, not to make you feel bad about all the things you aren't doing. Ready to work smarter not harder? Know that online is the ticket to your growing
success? You should be at this workshop.

Not an artist? Come anyway. Nicole isn't either. We'll be giving
examples of artists but that doesn't mean you can't apply the same
ideas to your accounting practice, etc. Andy Warhol said doing great
business is an art and we couldn't agree more.

10:00 AM- Goal Setting AKA What can I measure online to see if what
I'm doing is working?
10:15 AM- Who's Your Customer?- Figuring out who your customer is is a
good way to figure out what things to do/not do.
What are you good at?- Deciding what you like doing in terms of
creation is another good way to figure out what you can do/not do.
10:45 AM- Social Media Guided Tour: Facebook (think of each one of
these as going over demographics of who uses the site, how to post
things, and some examples of good useage. It's a quick tour but good!)
11:00 AM- Social Media Guided Tour: Twitter
11:15 AM- Social Media Guided Tour: Google+
11:30 AM- Social Media Guided Tour: Pinterest
11:45 AM- Social Media Guided Tour: Instagram
12:00 PM- Social Media Guided Tour: Youtube/Periscope
12:15 PM- Blogging: The Ugly Redheaded Stepchild that's actually really cool
12:30 PM- Email Marketing: The Grandparent you love but don't visit as
much as you should
12:45 PM- Some Ways To Put It All Together between your website, blog,
email newsletter, and social media

Nicole is the owner of  Breaking Even Communications, an internet marketing and web content creation company in Bar Harbor. Her and her team have worked with hundreds of individuals , companies, and non-profits in Downeast Maine to help them boost their media presence and feel comfortable maintaining their online image.

One Day Website with Nicole Ouellette

10am-3pm
$200.00

The goal of this workshop is to leave with a basic, functional website that you can keep up-to-date and grow over time.

Participants can expect to learn the different components of a website and how they work together, how to make pages and blog posts, customize your website's appearance, add features to your website (contact forms, image galleries, and more), track your website data, and understand ecommerce.

The workshop fee includes a domain and one free year of web hosting.

This is an active workshop so be ready to work on your site!
Before this workshop, we'll have Wordpress installed on your chosen
domain (or if you already have a website you don't want to get rid of
just yet, we'll make you a space you can work and then we can move
your new site live if you are ready to do so after the class!) Bring a
computer, bring your questions, and, most importantly, bring your
ideas. You are NOT going to want to write your company history or crop
photos in the middle of this workshop so the more stuff you have to
work with, the better your website will be at the end of the day.

If you have an existing Wordpress website and simply want training on
it, this is also a good class to attend. You'll have less to do but
you'll have more time to look around your current site and understand
how it works better.

10:00 AM- Website Needs and Costs (domain names and hosting)
10:15 AM- Your website options (DIY software like Squarespace, free
stuff like Google Sites, and Wordpress) AKA Why this is a Wordpress
Class
10:30 AM- Basic Website Principles: Calls to action, where we
traditionally place certain elements like navigational menus, thinking
about mobile experience
11:00 AM- Making Pages on your site (adding links, formatting, adding photos)
11:30 AM- Making a navigational menu
12:00 PM- Lunch
12:30 PM- Choosing your design/theme: What are your options and
figuring out what you like
1:00 PM - Design 2.0: Customizing your design for you
1:30 PM- Adding Function to your website with plugins: Adding dynamic
elements like Facebook like buttons, a contact form, and more. A list
of some of my favorites.
2:00 PM- Tracking your website with Google Analytics
2:30 PM- Q and A, work time to finish website

Example site made in this class last year: http://birchmoonboutique.com/

Call 207-664-0222 to reserve a spot!

Please join us on April 9th for an evening of wining and dining, dancing, and a silent auction to benefit Maine organizations in need. All proceeds will be split between Artsworth, The S.P.C.A. of Hancock County, Midwives of Maine, and the Acadia Wildlife Foundation.

If you would like to buy tickets in advance, volunteer at the event, or donate an item to the silent auction, please contact us at 207-664-0222 or artsworthstudios@gmail.com or email Julie Havener at mail@juliehavener.com.

If you are unable to attend, but would like to make a monetary donation to Artsworth please click here.

$40    •    10am-2pm by appointment
Availability December 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd

Age Restriction: 14 years or older, under 18 accompanied by an adult.

This experience allows you to work with hot glass up close, while staying on the cool end of the glassblowing equipment at all times. You'll start by choosing the glass colors you want to use in your ornament, and then partner with our professional glassblowers to create it. You will shape the ornament by blowing air through the moving blowpipe as the glassblower guides the glass with special tools. After you and the glassblower have shaped your ornament, it is removed from the blowpipe, a glass loop is added and it is placed in an oven to begin an overnight slow cooling process. Ornaments are ready for pick up the following week or may be shipped for an additional fee within the US and Canada.

Call 207-664-0222 to register. You will be scheduled to arrive during a one hour time slot.

When you get to our hot shop, please check in at the front counter. There you will receive some information on color choices and we will verify any payment info you may have given us to reserve your spot.

You can expect to spend about an hour in the shop, as we give you a safety orientation and make our way to your turn. Making a blown glass ornament  is a swift process (only about 15 to 20 minutes). The glass maker must work with the blower (you) to both expand the glass to its largest and thinnest capacity while also squeezing it to create the very smallest of openings at the crack off point of the blow pipe. By its very nature, making an ornament happens quickly but it is so memorable and dramatic! It's the perfect introduction to how hot glass works.

For the second year in a row our annual Fire Gathering will feature a pop-up marketplace. Local artisans will sell handmade fine arts and crafts and specialty foods from 10 to 5. This is a great opportunity to get last minute Holiday gifts for a loved one, or something for yourself.

Featuring....

Jeanne Seronde Perkins   •   Julie Havener & Jon Ho   •   Leslie Jones

Jessica L. Harris Designs   •   Island Soap   •   A Stones Throw to Health

Sierra Henries, Birch Bark Artist   •   Roberta Sprague   •   Jenny King

River Wind Woolies   •   Sage Moon Apothecary   •   Cute Knits   •   Tara Parker

Katia Ancona   •   Salt Run Farm Crafts   •   Michelle Levesque

Debbie Sitterly   •   Kristen McNulty

10am-5pm
All are Welcome!

For the 7th year, we open our doors and welcome you to an event full of fiery energy and creativity. As always, there will be glassblowing, blacksmithing, and torchworking demonstrations happening all day. Come warm yourself by our fires and welcome the winter with us.

HeartFelt Valentines with Heidi Jai

Looking to make unique valentines this year? Trade in your paper and scissors for wool and felting needles! Come join Heidi Jai and make woolly felted valentines while you learn the basics of needle felting. Needle felting is an easy to learn, inexpensive craft that requires no sewing, no counting and no measuring. After one beginner class you’ll be ready to stock up on wool and spend the rest of winter making fuzzy creations. All materials are included for several felted hearts. (This class uses very sharp needles.)

Minimum age 12. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Call 207-664-0222 to reserve a spot or click the button below to sign up online!

Make a Heart of Glass with Atlantic Art Glass

Saturdays, February 4th & 11th
$40.00  •  Reservations available after 10 a.m

Make something really special - a gift from the heart! You will transform molten glass into a small solid heart shaped paperweight with our expert help. This experience allows you to work with hot glass up close, with help from our glassblowers.

You’ll start by choosing the glass colors you want to use in your solid glass heart, and then partner with our professional glassblowers to create it. After applying and heating the colors you will sit at the glassblowing bench and learn how to use the “pucinellas” to shape and swirl the molten glass. When the interior design is complete, the glass will be cased in clear crystal, and shaped into its final heart form. Although this is a swift exercise it reveals ancient glass techniques, that are a true wonder to experience.

Age Restriction -14 years or older, under 18 accompanied by an  adult.

Call 207.664.0222 to reserve a spot.

Open Valentine Making Studio

10am-2pm
$5.00 • Supplies included

Everybody has a special person in their life that deserves a handmade valentine. Join us on February 11th to make something unique for someone special during our open valentine making studio.

For $5, we'll provide a variety of materials (paper, paint, stamps, stencils, and more) for participants to make up to 3 valentines. There will no formal instruction, although staff members will be around to help orient you and be a creative resource.

Our glass studio will also be fired up for our Heart of Glass workshop, so the space is sure to be warm and full of creative energy! The valentine studio will be open from 10-2. Drop in at your leisure!

Additional valentines can be made for an additional donation, depending on materials.

Beginner Glassblowing with Atlantic Art Glass

Saturdays  •  February 18th- March 11th  • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
$375.00

This course is designed for beginners. Emphasis is placed on learning the basic skills necessary to complete simple blown vessels. Class time is divided between demonstrations and supervised work time with individual attention for each student. No glass working experience is required. This is a four week course meeting once each week for four hours. Registration is on a first come first served basis, as class sizes are limited. You must be 14 years of age or older, under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Full payment is expected by the first session.

Call 207-664-0222 to sign up!

Make a Glass Bead with Tara Parker

Reservations available between 10am-2pm
$40.00

This experience introduces you to the basics of flameworking and offers a focused experience with hot glass. Tara Parker demonstrates how to work with molten glass at the torch, and guides you through the process of making one of your very own glass beads.

You’ll start by turning a mandrel - a metal rod used in beadmaking - in the flame.

Melting colored glass rods in the flame and applying the molten glass to your mandrel will create your bead design. How you wind the glass onto the mandrel makes patterns and beautiful unique glassy designs.

Students should expect to spend one hour in the workshop as Tara makes her way to your turn the actual time spent making a bead is a fairly swift process and usually takes about 20- minutes.

Pieces must cool overnight and can be picked up the next day, or shipped within the US and Canada at no additional cost.

Call 207-664-0222 to make a reservation 

Saturday, March 4th  •  5 p.m.
Free  •  Donations accepted

Written and Directed by Sophie Cameron, Home in Time for Suppah is sure to be a treat:

Ms Maxine, an eccentrically endearing music teacher, is missing and it’s up to her students to find her.  Along the way they run into creatures, spirits, witches, and even a princess! Based on an interwoven collection of Downeast tall tales, scout songs, and the work of Maine’s Queen Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay,  and featuring talented actors aged 8-22, Home in Time for Suppah ensures that the legends of this coast shall be as immortal as any ghost.  Come enjoy warmth, comedy, and adventure!

This event is free to the public, although we will be accepting much appreciated donations to Artsworth and the YWCA; suggested donation: $10. Donations from all three performances will be split between the two organizations, who have partnered with Sophie to provide practice and performance space for this production.

Sophie Cameron, a Senior at the College of the Atlantic, developed this production as her senior thesis. It is a culmination of several years of work and academic study in theatre and childhood education.

Warping Weaving Workshop

Freestyle Hand Weaving with Master Weaver Susan Perrine

10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
$60.00 • Supplies included

This workshop is designed for beginners or anyone wanting a warping refresher. All levels are welcome.

Students will choose yarns from our supply to create a one of a kind textile, such as a scarf, table runner or hanging fiber art by combining yarns of different weights and colors. Weave fabric to adorn your home or body while learning how to thread your loom, or ours.

You will have access to a warping board and warping mill, and will learn how to use your tabletop to make a warp. Next a large variety of yarn and fiber of all types, colors and weights will be made available to you to use in your "scarf". Susan Perrine will show you fun and useful new techniques like creating a buttonhole, tapestry weaving, and lace insertion.

Think of this workshop as a kind of weaving sampler, where you can explore different techniques and traditions that speak to you with Susan's expert guidance.

You may not finish your piece during the workshop. But we plan to have our weaving studio open for students to continue during the following 3 weeks. More information on open studio time will be discussed during the workshop.

Students will make small warps with about 100 warp threads/ends. (about 3-3 1/2 yards by 9 inches wide).

All materials needed to make a complete piece will be provided. Although, specialty yarns (cashmere, silk, hand spun yarn, etc...) will be available for an additional cost.

Call 207-664-0222 to reserve a spot on our wait list.

Dyeing for Vibrant Color! with Julie Havener

10am-2pm
$75.00 • Supplies included

Come play with vivid color during these first muddy days of spring. This is an acid dye workshop designed for beginners or those looking to learn a few new skills Julie will offer instruction on various dyeing techniques and offer guidance as you create your very own one of a kind fiber piece. This project is sure to help brighten up your future fiber projects. Julie Havener is a fiber artist, jeweler, and midwife that lives and works in Northeast Harbor.

Julie will provide all the necessary equipment for this 4 hour workshop. Bring your enthusiasm and wear clothes you won't be afraid to get a little messy in.

This class has been temporarily postponed until further notice. Please call 207-664-0222 for more information .

Make a Glass Bead with Tara Parker

Reservations available between 10am-2pm
$40.00  •  Supplies included

This experience introduces you to the basics of flameworking and offers a focused experience with hot glass. Tara Parker demonstrates how to work with molten glass at the torch, and guides you through the process of making one of your very own glass beads.

You’ll start by turning a mandrel - a metal rod used in beadmaking - in the flame.

Melting colored glass rods in the flame and applying the molten glass to your mandrel will create your bead design. How you wind the glass onto the mandrel makes patterns and beautiful unique glassy designs.

Students should expect to spend one hour in the workshop as Tara makes her way to your turn the actual time spent making a bead is a fairly swift process and usually takes about 20- minutes.

Pieces must cool overnight and can be picked up the next day, or shipped within the US and Canada at no additional cost.

Age requirements- 18 and over

Call 207-664-0222 to make a reservation

Private lessons with Tara are also available upon request, Tuesday–Saturday for $60 an hour with a two hour minimum. If you've taken a workshop with Tara before, this is a great opportunity to get more hands on experience and guidance. It is also a great option for beginners looking for a better schedule fit. Call 207-664-0222 to schedule your private lesson.

Make a Blown Glass Flower 

            with Atlantic Art Glass

Reservations available between 10am-2pm
$50.00  •  Supplies included

Celebrate the arrival of spring and Earth Day with us as we help you make a colorful glass flower that will stay in bloom no matter the season. This experience will take approximately 20 minutes, and pre-registration is required. Participants will sign up for an hourly time-slot between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

This experience allows you to work with hot glass up close, while staying on the cool end of the glassblowing equipment at all times. You'll start by choosing the vibrant glass colors you want to use in your flower and a colorful marini that will become the flower's center. You will then partner with our professional glassblowers to create it. After you apply the color, the glassblower will help you guide the molten glass into an optic mold, where you will shape the flower's petals by blowing air through the blowpipe. After you and the glassblower have shaped your flower, it will be removed from the blow pipe and a glass stem will be added. Your completed flower will then be placed in an oven to begin an overnight slow cooling process.

Flowers are ready for pick up the following week or may be shipped for an additional fee within the US and Canada.

Call 207.664.0222 to sign up to make a glass flower with us.

Minimum age 14. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Weaving Structure and Design Tutorial

with Master Weaver Chris Leith

10 a.m.–2 p.m.
$40.00

This tutorial with master weaver Chris Leith of Eggemoggin Textile Studio is an opportunity for students from our Warping Weaving Workshop to advance their study and gain more technical knowledge as they tackle new weaving projects. The four hour tutorial will focus on weave structures and the challenges of designing a project.

Weave Structures

Students can expect to learn about some of the weave structure families, including: plain weave, twill, lace, and double weave. We will also compare commercial and handwoven samples made with different fibers and yarns. Our discussion will focus on how various cloth structures are used and the weaving notation (draft) for these structures. This tutorial will help new weavers understand new structures, and affirm that they are less confusing than they may look!

Designing a Project

The second portion of this tutorial will focus on the challenges of designing a project. Selecting a pattern and materials leads to all kinds of other decisions. Chris will help explain how to navigate these decisions as you move forward with your design. We will go through various approaches to planning your project, including ways to design an interesting warp without breaking the bank (How much yarn should I purchase?) and the importance of sett (ends per inch or EPI). This portion of the tutorial will also include some practice project worksheets.

Call 207.664.0222 to reserve a spot or click the button below.

Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House
Invitational Arts and Crafts Show

Artsworth is excited to announce that we will be teaming up with longtime curators Jodi Aragona and Linda Perrin to host the eleventh annual Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House Invitational Arts and Crafts Show. Happening:

Thursday, August 10, 2–7 P.M.

Friday, August 11, 10–5 P.M.

Saturday, August 12, 10–5 P.M.

This show will take place in and around the grounds of the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor. The curators, Jodie Aragona and Linda Perrin, have selected approximately thirty distinguished artisans in a variety of mediums to participate. Many of the exhibitors are quite local, while some are from other parts of ME, MA, NY, PA, RI, etc... 

With the help of the Neighborhood House's beauty, we create a simple direct marketplace where artisans bring their wares and meet their audience face-to-face. This show has a relaxed and elegant atmosphere, with no admission charge. Join us on Thursday evening for a delightful wine and cheese opening.

At this time, we are accepting applications from artisans interested in becoming exhibitors. To apply to this show as an exhibitor, please click the "apply" button below.

Hymn for Her Concert

Friday, October 13th
6 PM – 9 PM  •  $20.00

Join Artsworth and dynamic duo musical act Hymn for Her as we boogie down in celebration of Maine Craft Weekend! Hymn for Her's sound draws on inspiration from blues, country, and punk, and has been described as "Hillbillies with electronics opening Pandora's Box." Their 3rd release, Lucy and Wayne's Smokin Flames, was described as a riotous, socking roadkill stew" by U.K. music critic Steve Bennett.

Hymn for her has been touring their unique sound across the country and abroad for the past few years. Before they hit our Ellsworth studio on October 13th, they will have toured in Italy, Germany, and many states along the east coast. We can't wait to get groovy Artsworth style. For a sneak peek, click the links to hear their music on their website or on their Facebook page.

Tickets are $20.00 and can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com. You can also drop by our space at 25 Pine Street to buy tickets or give us a call at 207-664-0222. Come join us!

10am-10pm
All are Welcome!

For the 8th year, we open our doors and welcome you to an event full of fiery energy and creativity.

FireGathering 2017 at 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME hosts a marketplace featuring work by local artisans. This is a great opportunity to get last minute Holiday gifts for loved ones or for yourself! At this annual event we share our love of the fire arts with you as we do demonstrations of glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery and torch-working.

This open studio event is our way of saying "hey neighbor, come gather around our hearth!  Let's enjoy community and creativity together as we beat back the cold and dark of approaching winter". This year we will have a large 4 harness loom set up so you can try your hand at weaving!  Come warm yourself by our fires (and wooly fuzz) and welcome the winter with us.

The Firegathering continues to bring new offerings to the Annual solstice celebration.

Enjoy the Firegathering Marketplace 10am-4pm, check out the work of over a dozen artisans, many of whom will be happy to show you how they make their work, meet Fogtown brewers and taste the craft  beer they made especially for the Firegathering,  grab a bite at the pot luck & from some sausage makers barbecuing next to the coal forges and be ready to dance it all off in the evening (at 5-10pm) to the music of Hymn for Her in the brick ware house!!

Participating Artists

Glassblowing--Linda and Ken Perrin, Derrick Sekulich, Jon Ho, & Brier Rose Werner

Blacksmithing--Jeff Toman

Pottery--Kreg McCune, Jon Ho

Glass Lampworking.--Tara Parker

Others artists include, Julie Havener Designs, Rusted Pulchritude, Sage Moon Apothecary, Roberta Sprague, Cute Knits, Riverwind Woolies & Seirra Henries

Gathering, as the season changes before we turn inside to our studios, homes and hearth, is important to connect with those we hope to get" hygge* with"!

*(“hygge,” a Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” Pronounced “hoo-guh,” the word is said to have no direct translation in English, though “cozy” comes close. It derives from a sixteenth-century Norwegian term, hugga, meaning “to comfort” or “to console,” which is related to the English word “hug.” Associated with relaxation, indulgence, and gratitude, The dark winter can be cold and bleak, with long hours of darkness and, in some of the northernmost regions, shortened days of sunlight. In Denmark this helped turn "hygge" from a mere word into a kind of cultural panacea, manifested in various ways to buffer against cold, solitude and stress...."

"Firegathering" just might be the new english word for "hygge" don't you think!?

Meet your Maine Arts Commission

Downeasters, the Maine Arts Commission is coming to YOUR community or region this winter. Our Arts Iditarod 2018 will feature Commission staff braving the elements to travel to four of the state's eight tourism regions in January and February. Why? As we implement our five year Cultural Plan, we've got a lot to talk about, to hear from you, and to deliver as promised! This winter's Iditarod will include three 40-minute workshop intensives for your professional development: Cultural Tourism Readiness/Destination Marketing; Strategic Planning for Artists and Arts Organizations; and How to Be and Build a Better Board. Plus whatever you bring to the table! These meetings are free and open to the public, and we hope to see you at one of them.

Needle Felting with Heidi Jai

Fee: $60 (Includes materials and take-home kit)

Warm your hands and heart while learning to sculpt with wool! Needle felting is an easy to learn, creative outlet that requires no sewing, no counting and no measuring. In just a few hours, you’ll have the skills to make an ornament, a fuzzy animal, or a woolly treasure from your imagination! 

Minimum age 12 (class uses very sharp needles). Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required. Limited scholarships available. If you have previously taken a needle felting class and would like to sit-in for coaching and encouragement, bring your tools and fiber. Sit-in fee: $40

Call 207-664-0222 to Register!

Mobius Scarf

Plain weave, Herringbone, or Twill 

 Call 207-664-0222 to enroll.

Fee $185. all materials included.

Friday February 23, 5-7pm

Saturday February 24, 10am-4pm

Sunday February  25, 10am-1pm

Please join us with returning weaving instructor Susan Perrine as she guides you through the creation of a Mobius/Infinity Scarf.

Get ready to create a one of a kind woven accessory. Learn about the Tabby, Herringbone, Twill or Goose Eye patterns as you design your own woven project. You’ll have access to all sorts of warping and weaving equipment including one of the looms made available in the studio.

Friday Evening

We will have our meet and greet and begin our project by choosing yarns of different weights and colors from Artsworth’s lavish supply. After you choose your warping material, the important lesson of warping the loom will start us on the right path.

Saturday

Get into the zone of creativity as patterns are created and the weft fiber is woven into the warp to create your very own fabric.

On Saturday lunch snacks will be provided in the form of a hearty soup (vegetarian), sliced baked bread, local cheese etc. Feel free to bring something to share, or an item for yourself if you have dietary restrictions.

Sunday

Students will resume their projects with a mind to finish them by the end of the day. Susan will demonstrate cutting the fabric from the loom, finishing the ends and if you like fashioning the fabric into the mobius shape.

Vitreous Enameling 101 with Emily Shaffer

Call 664-0222 to enroll

$95 (All supplies will be provided including components for a pendant and a pair of earrings.)

Saturday, March 17, 2018
10am - 3pm

Emily Shaffer, award-winning metalsmith and jeweler, will introduce you to enameling on copper. This ancient art produces vibrant colors by fusing powdered glass to sheets of copper in a 1600 degree kiln. After learning the basic foundations of enameling through interactive demonstrations, you will experiment with several techniques, such as cloisonné, stenciling, graphite mark making and sgraffito. Demonstrations: 10am - 12pm, Work Time: 12:30 - 3pm. Previous experience is not necessary.

Originally from Pennsylvania, Emily received her B.F.A and B.S. from Kutztown University. She moved to Maine in 2014 for a 1-year internship and since then has made a home in Maine creating wearable jewelry with vitreous enamel and sterling silver. Emily is the recipient of the J. Allen Pawling Craft Memorial Award, an American Craft Week 30 Under 30 Rising Star, and a 2017 Halstead Grant Top 5 Finalist.

Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required.

Please call 207-664-0222 to sign up!

Figure Painting Workshop with Philip Frey

I Can't Believe He Called, oil, 20" x 20", © Philip Frey 2017

April 21 &22, 2018  9:00am-4:00pm       

Class Fee: $200 plus modeling fee(max $45 per student)

 Call 664-0222 to enroll
Philip Frey, nationally exhibiting artist and teacher, will share his expertise and popular teaching style with you in the spacious Artsworth Studios. You will focus on the simplification of the figure in an interior setting, learning to use the space around the figure as an integral part of the composition. You’ll be working with direct observation from a live model and encouraged to concentrate on compositional studies, a limited color palette, placing color and value accurately and brush work. Philip will give daily demos and one-on-one instruction. Some fundamental experience drawing the figure is strongly suggested. There will be an hour lunch break each day.

Having taught in many venues, Philip is celebrated for his engaging, illuminating and positive teaching style. He is skilled at addressing his student’s abilities and confidence to help them move to the next level. His work will be showing in Greenhut Galleries “Portland Show” in April and Courthouse Gallery Fine Art will be mounting a solo exhibit of his work in June

 Student Testimonials

“Philip is a delight to work with, giving freedom yet challenges to students of all levels, based in a deep knowledge of expressionistic landscape painting.” -Vcevy Strekalovsky, Hingham, MA

“When I first started taking classes I was frightened to death of putting myself out there with other, much better painters and a teacher whom I admired...The first day Phil’s demeanor helped to relax my fears, he helped me to organize myself, my materials and my goals...It seemed like he knew intuitively when I was headed down the wrong path and immediately offered me an exercise to refocus...I am confident that when I take a class with him I will be challenged, supported and encouraged to be myself.” -Carol Michaud, Bangor, ME

OIL PAINT SUPPLY LIST 
Color Palette: (I use Gamblin Artist Oils. If cost is an issue, use Gamblin 1980™)
Titanium Zinc White
Cadmium Lemon (or Hansa Yellow Light*)
Cadmium Yellow Med. (or Hansa Yellow Med.*)
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Red (or Napthol Red*)
Alizarin Permanent
Ultramarine Blue
Manganese Blue Hue
Viridian
Sap Green
Transparent Earth Red
Yellow Ochre
Optional Colors: Cobalt Blue, Portland Gray Med., Phthalo Emerald

Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required.

Please call 207-664-0222 to sign up!

Waiver: Kindly note that we are not responsible for any loss or damage participants may suffer in the course of the workshop due to theft, accident, illness or bodily injury.

Make a Glass Bead with Tara Parker

April 28
Reservations available between 10am-2pm   $40.00

This experience introduces you to the basics of flameworking and offers a focused experience with hot glass. Tara Parker demonstrates how to work with molten glass at the torch, and guides you through the process of making one of your very own glass beads.

You’ll start by turning a mandrel - a metal rod used in beadmaking - in the flame.

Melting colored glass rods in the flame and applying the molten glass to your mandrel will create your bead design. How you wind the glass onto the mandrel makes patterns and beautiful unique glassy designs.

Students should expect to spend one hour in the workshop as Tara makes her way to your turn the actual time spent making a bead is a fairly swift process and usually takes about 20- minutes.

Pieces must cool overnight and can be picked up the next day, or shipped within the US and Canada at no additional cost.

Age requirements- 18 and over

Call 664-0222 to make a reservation 

Weekend Writing Workshop with NY based writer, Sammi LaBue

 June 9 and 10, 2018        Class Fee: $195           Call 664-0222 to enroll

Escape distraction and self doubt. Spend a weekend writing to fun prompts and gaining tools to make a habit out of creative writing.

Sammi LaBue, MFA, of NYC’s Fledgling Writing Workshops invites you to join her for a weekend of creative writing. Write to dozens of carefully designed prompts intended to ignite your imagination, memories, and that sweet space that exists between. We’ll discuss how to combat self-doubt when it comes to writing on your own, fill up pages in a supportive environment, and listen to each others’ words while providing positive feedback. Whatever your ability level, you will end the weekend with pages of new work and tools for maintaining your writing practice at home. Open to all genres (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) and experience levels. Please bring a favorite notebook, a writing instrument, and an open mind (though if you forget the first two we’ve got you covered).

Sammi LaBue is a writer and educator based out of Brooklyn, NY. Her fiction and personal essays have appeared in many gracious publications including Glamour, The Feminist Wire, [PANK] Magazine, Weird City and others. When not at work on her second novel, she convinces others to write with her, leading various workshops throughout NYC’s boroughs. Visit Sammi’s website at  fledglingworkshops.com

Sammi was recently recognized by TimeOut - we are so excited to have her put on one of her stellar workshops with us here at Artsworth. www.timeout.com/newyork/books/the-best-nyc-writing-classes

Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm:

Morning: Greetings followed by Sammi’s methods to get the creative juices flowing.

Lunch: Light fare provided.

Afternoon: Lecture by Sammi, about overcoming the fear to create will be followed by a writing exercise, “The Yard Sale”.  Whether precious or worthless, objects live rich lives in the cellars of our imagination and memory. Stir up some creative dust in this 1.5 hour generative session. A writing marathon sure to get your hand cramping and mind whirring.

 Sunday 10:00-7:00pm

Morning: Writing exercises with “Wheel-greaser” prompts.

Lunch: Light fare provided.

Afternoon: Enjoy the unique space provided by Artsworth during the “Write-a-thon” with stations set up for support and inspiration. Finish the day with a group writing project, and the opportunity to make a piece of artwork.

Evening: Student readings/reception

Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required.

Please call 207-664-0222 to sign up!

Maine Craft Weekend at Artsworth Studios

October 13-14 (Saturday and Sunday)
10:00am-4:00pm

Artsworth is celebrating a weekend of creative activity hosted by the Heart of Ellsworth and Maine Craft Weekend. Maine Crafts Association artists will gather at the warehouse to demonstrate and show their work. Check back for a schedule of demonstrations in jewelry, weaving, pottery, stone sculpting, wood carving and glass blowing. 

Visit: mainecraftweekend.org/downeast-acadia-events/ 

10am-4pm: FireGathering Marketplace, glass blowing and other fire art demos

5pm-10pm: Live music downstairs at Fogtown Brewing

For the 9th year, we open our doors and welcome you to an event full of fiery energy and creativity. FireGathering 2018 at 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME hosts a marketplace featuring work by local artisans. Enjoy the FireGathering Marketplace upstairs from 10am-4pm and check out the work of over a dozen artisans, many of whom will be happy to show you how they make their work. This is a great opportunity to get last minute Holiday gifts for loved ones or for yourself! Then at 5pm, head downstairs for local brews and live music at Fogtown Brewing. At this annual event we share our love of  the fire arts with you as we do demonstrations of glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery and torch-working. This open studio event is our way of saying "hey neighbor, come gather around our hearth!  Let's enjoy community and creativity together as we beat back the cold and dark of approaching winter." Come warm yourself by our fires and welcome the winter with us.

Marketplace Artisans:
Katia Ancona, Relaxation Artist
Robin Byrne, Felting
Joy Campbell, Clay
Jessica Harris-Prints, Felt and Jewels
Julie Havener, Jewelry and Fiber Arts
Sierra Henries, Wood Burning 
Jon Ho, Clay
Sara Levine, Massage
Jennifer May, Apothecary
Jeanne Seconde-Perkins, Fiber Arts
Roberta Sprague, Artist
Aaron Margolis, Wood Carving
Deirdre McGrath, Wood Carving 
Phyllis Shea, Lampworking
CynCyn Stein, Fiber Arts
Jeff Toman, Blacksmithing 

Questions? Call 207-664-0222

Maine Crafts Association and Artsworth Studios presents
Speed Designing w/ Jolene McGowan

Saturday, January 19, 2019
10am – 12:30pm

Artsworth
25 Pine Street
Ellsworth, Maine

MCA Member: $100 per student – Lunch Provided
Non-MCA Member: $115 per student – Lunch Provided

Register:
https://mainecrafts.org/speed-designing-with-jolene-mcgowan/

Instructor Bio
Before starting her own communications business, Jolene worked as the Director of Sales and Marketing for Jill McGowan, Inc., where she helped the company expand its reach from 4 boutiques in New England to 200 specialty stores throughout the United States. During Jolene’s tenure with the company, Jill McGowan was a guest designer on Martha Stewart TV and appeared in local and national media. Jolene led the effort to increase online sales by championing the launch of the company’s first website and subsequently directing a successful social media retail marketing campaign. In 2010, Jill McGowan, Inc. opened their flagship store in Freeport, Maine.

Workshop Type
Professional Development – All levels welcome.

Description
Workshop participants will leave the 2 hour workshop with their own Mailchimp account and a completed promotional flier designed and created in Adobe Spark featuring their work or business. All of this will be accomplished in one workshop setting the participant up for future promotions.

What to bring
Laptop

Register:
https://mainecrafts.org/speed-designing-with-jolene-mcgowan/

Please Join us August 15-17th at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, Maine

1 Kimball Road, Northeast Harbor, Maine

Thursday, August 15, 2–7 P.M.

Friday, August 16, 10–5 P.M.

Saturday, August 17, 10–5 P.M.

Please join us for this wonderful summer event! We are excited to help organize the thirteenth annual Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House Invitational Arts and Crafts Show.

The curators, Jodie Aragona and Linda Perrin, select a house full of distinguished artisans in a variety of mediums to participate in this "not to be missed" cultural event on Mount Desert Island, Maine. In the beauty of the historic Neighborhood House, an elegant atmosphere is created where one can find artisan made housewares, wearable art, sculpture or gifts for friends back home.

This show has a relaxed and elegant atmosphere, with no admission charge for the public. We kick off the annual gathering with a Thursday evening wine and cheese opening. 

Apply

Saturday October 5, Sunday October 6
10:00am-4:00pm

Artsworth is celebrating a weekend of creative activity hosted by the Heart of Ellsworth and Maine Craft Weekend. Maine Crafts Association artists will gather at the warehouse to demonstrate and show their work. 

Ken and Linda Perrin delight in creating a hub of fine arts activities while they demonstrate their glassblowing craft to the public. The Atlantic Art Glass team demonstrate traditional glassblowing  all day as they make glass pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colors! The studio of Atlantic Art Glass will be turned into a "glass pumpkin patch" as the molten glass is pulled from the furnace, blown and hand formed on the end of a blowpipe. The glass pumpkin patch charms visitors of all ages.

Emi Ito, Weaver from Bath, Maine:  will bring her unique Saori loom to the Atlantic Art Glass warehouse in Ellsworth. Her lively masterful wearable woven art is a celebration of creativity. This weekend festivitiy is a rare opportunity to see Ito doing demonstrations of various fun weaving techniques. Wrapping up in one of Emi's pieces makes the cool weather a treat! Her scarves and shawls will be available for sale.

Kristi Frank, an intuitive abstract artist, using the highest environmental standards, creates jewelry with distinctive silhouettes. She owns Salt Grass Jewelry in South Portland, ME and will be coming up to Ellsworth to join the festivities. She will be doing metalsmithing demonstrations. She will also have work available for sale at special Maine Craft Weekend prices!

Kreg McCune, from Mt. Desert Island is a potter, he will be offering pottery wheel demonstrations for the public on Saturday. Kreg will provide opportunities for visitors to experience and create on the potter’s wheel and learn more about the process of creating fine ceramics from start to finish. Kreg McCune Pottery will have work available for purchase and over the course of the weekend will be creating a set of hand thrown mugs for Fogtown Brewery! (Saturday only.)

Huggybear from Mount Desert Island will bring his trusty torch to the festivities, and do glass lamp working demonstrations. 

10am-6pm: 10th Annual FireGathering  

Glass blowing and Artisan Demonstrations and a Holiday Marketplace 

For the 10th consecutive year, we open our doors and welcome you to an event full of fiery energy and creativity. FireGathering 2019 isa day to celebrate the winter solstice like an artist!!  at 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME we will be doing what we love in the studio - blowing glass and having fun connecting with you. Let's take the time to tell each other stories of our busy summers, our winter plans and who that special someone is in our lives at the moment! At the warehouse we host a marketplace featuring work by local artisans and it is a great opportunity to get last minute Holiday gifts for loved ones or for yourself! 

At this annual event we share our love of  the fire arts with you as we do demonstrations of glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery and torch-working. This open studio event is our way of saying "hey neighbor, come gather around our hearth!  Let's enjoy community and creativity together as we beat back the cold and dark of approaching winter." Come warm yourself by our fires and welcome the winter with us.

Then at sunset head downstairs for local brews and live music at Fogtown Brewing.

if you would like to show your work at the marketplace please email me at artsworthstudios@gmail.com or fill out this online form.

Questions? Call 207-664-0222

Call 207-664-0222 to register!

Jackie Ottino Graf is a colorful fiber artist with lot's of professional and creative experience, this is her dying with natural materials "101"course. If you have ever wondered how in the world one can make so many amazing colors naturally, this is the class for you.  Everything is included, (600 yards of merino yarn, all dyes and equipment, handouts etc). At the end of a fun and informative day,  you will go home with a stash of small skeins of yarn in each color. 

We will go over proper fiber preparation and mordanting techniques for both safety and vibrancy.  While natural dyes can be used on all types of fiber, we will be focusing on wool yarns in this workshop. 

Please bring a lunch, any note-taking materials you may wish, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. Please also bring a plastic bag or container to bring home wet yarns.

🙂 Dyeing has an element of waiting, so feel free to bring along some handwork, like knitting or spinning to do while you visit and wait!

Cost is $150. PLEASE Call 207-664-0222 to register.

$130. includes a tool kit and all materials 

Precious Metal Clay is a clay-like compound consisting of powdered silver in an organic binder. It can be formed and textured using simple tools to make earrings, pendants and other jewelry. When fired the organic binder burns off and the metal particles sinter leaving pure silver. It is fun and easy to work with.

A basic tool kit and packet of PMC3 are included in the class price. Students will go home with at least one finished piece of jewelry.

Bring to Class: notebook, pencil, ideas and curiosity. If you have things you would like to use to texture your work bring those too.

The Instructor-Janelle Delicata is a Certified PMC Instructor and local artist and small business owner living in Blue Hill, Maine. She received a BFA from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and an MFA in Weaving & Textile Design at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of American Craft with a minor in Jewelry & Metals. 

She sells her jewelry in local shops and galleries and at selected fine craft shows in the New England area. She also exhibits fine art mixed media work in many venues.

Call 664-0222 to register

Freestyle Weaving Workshop

Weave fabric to adorn your home or body while learning how to work with a 4 harness loom.

Because it's up to all of us to slow the spread of COVID-19, everyone should avoid gatherings during this time. We are doing our part by postponing this workshop. Please check back here, our website at artsworth.org or sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with our event schedule.

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 

Saturdays April 11 and 18th (+ open studio time during the week)                     

10 a.m.- 4 p.m.       $130.00

• Supplies included call 664-0222 to sign up.                                                                               

In this workshop students will choose yarns from our supply to create a one of a kind textile, such as a scarf, table runner or hanging fiber art by combining yarns of different weights and colors.

Martine Nagy and Linda Perrin will guide you in exploring fun and useful weaving techniques such as creating a buttonhole, puffy tapestry weaving and textural insertions. An assortment of yarn and fiber of all types, colors and weights will be available for you to integrate in your "unique creation". 

Our workshop is unique and differs from other traditional styles of hand weaving.  In traditional hand weaving, weavers highly value the regularity of the woven cloth: if there is an irregular pattern or thread, it is considered as a “mistake” or “flaw”.  In our freestyle weaving workshop free expression is encouraged, embracing the differences between hand weaving and machine weaving.

In this fun workshop we will:

• Consider the differences between people and machines.

• Be bold and adventurous

• Inspire one another and enjoy each other’s individuality.

For your pleasure and to allow participants to dive right into the delights of weaving, you will begin your weaving on a loom that has been warped with about 100 warp threads/ends on their assigned loom. (about 3-3 1/2 yards by 9 inches wide).

However, to supplement your understanding of the craft, a warping demonstration and the use of a warping mill versus a warping board will be discussed before we begin our projects. 

Think of this workshop as a kind of weaving sampler, where you can explore different techniques and traditions that speak to you, with our guidance.

This workshop is designed for beginners or anyone wanting to try their hand at weaving with a 4 harness loom.  All levels are welcome.  All materials needed to create a complete piece will be provided. Please feel free to bring your won specialty yarns (cashmere, silk, hand spun yarn, etc...).

Call 207-664-0222 to reserve a spot 

Warping Weaving Workshop with Linda Perrin and Martine Nagy

Spoon Carving!

POSTPONED
Because it's up to all of us to slow the spread of COVID-19, everyone should avoid gatherings during this time. We are doing our part by postponing this workshop. Please check back here, our website at artsworth.org or sign up for our mailing list to stay up-to-date with our event schedule.

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

April 25th  1:00pm-7:00pm  
Class Fee $65.00      
Call 664-0222 to enroll     

Learn how to carve a wooden spoon using only hand tools from a piece of freshly cut wood! A journey from log-to-spoon, where you'll learn sketching, design, axing, carving, and finishing techniques. Tools include axes and spoon knives, which will be provided for the class, as will wood. Take home carving tools are available for purchase for $50.00, please indicate your interest when registering.

Instructors, Deirdre McGrath and Aaron Margolis own Rusted Pulchritude and work from their Ellsworth studio housed in an 1800’s horse barn. A recent article in the Ellsworth American tells their story: https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/living/arts-a-living/ellsworth-couple-carve-life/

Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required.

Please call 207-664-0222 to sign up!

Please Join us August 13-15th at the Neighborhood House in Northeast Harbor, Maine

1 Kimball Road, Northeast Harbor, Maine

Thursday, August 13, 2–7 P.M.

Friday, August 14, 10–5 P.M.

Saturday, August 15, 10–5 P.M.

Please join us for this wonderful summer event! We are excited to help organize the fourteenth annual Northeast Harbor Neighborhood House Invitational Arts and Crafts Show.

The curators, Jodie Aragona and Linda Perrin, select a house full of distinguished artisans in a variety of mediums to participate in this "not to be missed" cultural event on Mount Desert Island, Maine. In the beauty of the historic Neighborhood House, an elegant atmosphere is created where one can find artisan made housewares, wearable art, sculpture or gifts for friends back home.

This show has a relaxed and elegant atmosphere, with no admission charge for the public. We kick off the annual gathering with a Thursday evening wine and cheese opening. 

Apply

We are combining forces with Fogtown Brewery to bring you a winter marketplace. Since the Annual Firegathering will not be happening this year (due to Covid safety concerns), we thought this could be a good way to get together, and bring you a European style OUTDOOR market.                            Join us on Saturday, December 12th for the "Fogtown Winter Marketplace" in the beer garden!

From 10am to 5pm, Artsworth and Fogtown will be hosting an outdoor marketplace in the beer garden, featuring local artists showcasing and selling their fine art, hand-made products, and crafts, while upstairs at Atlantic Art Glass socially distanced glass blowing demonstrations are open to the public. Many blown glass gift items will also be available to purchase in the glass gallery.

Fogtown corner store will be open from 10am-7pm, offering beer, hot tea, mulled wine, cider, and starting at 12/noon, wood fired pizza and snacks will be available for sale to sustain you during all the lively offerings. 
This outdoor event will still follow strict COVID protocols; please maintain social distancing, and masks are required (and provided) when you are not seated at a table. Restroom facilities and hand sanitizer available in the beer garden.
Rain date: Sunday 12/6
Featured artists and artisans:

Linda Perrin, Atlantic Art Glass, hand blown glass offerings
Sarah Levine, Massage Gift Certificates
Cynthia Lech: Metal Jewelry
Erik Hill: 3D printed art/ fine wood work
Molly Friedland: Dried floral arrangements & wreaths
The Community School: Holiday centerpieces and wreaths
Roberta Sprague: Paintings
Featherfoot Farm; local herbal collective

Saturday October 2, Sunday October 3
10:00am-4:00pm

Artsworth is celebrating a weekend of creative activity in collaboration with the Heart of Ellsworth and Maine Craft Weekend. Local artists will gather at the warehouse to demonstrate and show their work. 

Ken and Linda Perrin delight in creating a hub of fine arts activities while they demonstrate their glassblowing craft to the public. The Atlantic Art Glass team demonstrate traditional glassblowing  all day as they make glass pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colors! The studio of Atlantic Art Glass will be turned into a "glass pumpkin patch" as the molten glass is pulled from the furnace, blown and hand formed on the end of a blowpipe. The glass pumpkin patch charms visitors of all ages.

Aaron of Rusted Pulchritude will create a wooden spoon from local wood using traditional hand-tools! Aaron will be bringing his knowledge of woodcarving, examples of different tools, and an array of spoons, bowls, and sculptures. Come with your spoon carving questions.  Watch him turn a whole log into a spoon!  https://www.rustedpulchritude.com

Caroline Cotter, Live Music on the Loading dock With a captivating soprano voice and award winning songwriting, Caroline Cotter's songs take listeners all over the world.    Icon Magazine writes, "Her well-constructed songs bring to mind the early work of Mary Chapin Carpenter.”  www.carolinecotter.com

Sunday, November 14th. 2pm-6pm, 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605

Please join us for a late afternoon creative gathering. Bring a mobile arts or crafts project that you are working on, want to start or want to finish to this “study hall” style creation station. Here you can work among others in the large Artsworth space. We expect a lot of sharing, chatting, inspiration and laughter and doing! All mediums are welcome-woodcarving, fiber arts, painting, sketching, writing, knitting, embroidery, etc. -pack it up and come on over.   For extra fun feel free to bring some snacks! 

Covid Policy: All community members attending events at Artsworth will need to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to gain admission. Masks are required while not actively eating or drinking. Thank you for helping to keep us safe!

NEW INFO Since Covid numbers are spiking in Hancock County, we have decided to work outside so please bundle up! Thank you!!

Join us for the "Fogtown Winter Marketplace", an outdoor marketplace in the beer garden!  We are proud to be working with Fogtown and Little Red Flower Truck. Local artists will showcase and sell their fine art, hand-made products, and crafts. After enjoying the craft-show in the garden, warm up upstairs and see the glass-blowing demonstrations and blown-glass holiday gifts at Atlantic Art Glass. Beer garden opens at 10am, serving beer and hot beverages (mulled wine!), donuts from 10-12pm, and wood-fired pizza after 12pm. 

This is an outdoor event; rain date is Saturday, Dec 11th
Masks required indoors. 

Sorry NO Fire Gathering this year 2021!
In an abundance of caution
related to the health of our community and loved ones, we will not be holding our ultra large public gathering to celebrate the solstice.
Please know that we we will try to keep the embers warm until the next time we can all gather inside in celebration! 

Please join us for a midwinter creative gathering. Bring a mobile arts or crafts project that you are working on, want to start, or want to finish to this “study hall” style creation station. Here you can work among others at Artsworth. We expect a lot of sharing, chatting, inspiration and laughter and doing! All mediums are welcome - woodcarving, fiber arts, painting, sketching, writing, knitting, embroidery, etc. - pack it up and come on over, we'll be here from 6pm-9pm. 

Mali Obomsawin is a songwriter, bassist, composer, journalist and #landback organizer from Odanak Abenaki First Nation. Known for her many years with the group Lula Wiles, Mali is stepping forward as a bandleader in 2022 to present her highly anticipated jazz debut, Sweet Tooth, and is working to complete her first solo album as a singer-songwriter. She'll be playing several of her brand new and yet-to-be-recorded songs at Artsworth – don't miss this intimate show! 

Our featured visual artist for this month's Listening Room Concert is local printmaker, Amber Carter. Preview Amber's recent work on Instagram: @ambercarver 

There is limited capacity for this show. Due to the nature of the event we are requiring masks and proof of vaccination. 
To reserve your seat, please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com
Suggested Donation: $20
Doors at 6:30, Music from 7-8:30. 
 

Explore techniques for kiln fired enameling with Emily Shaffer. This ancient art produces vibrant colors by fusing powdered glass to sheets of copper in a 1500+ degree kiln. After learning the basic foundations of enameling through interactive instructor demonstrations, students will experiment with several techniques, such as stenciling, graphite mark-making and sgraffito. Leave the class with a new skill, a list of resources to start your own home studio, and some wearable pieces of jewelry.

$95 includes all materials 
Saturday, Feb 26th from 10-4  
Masks and proof of full vaccination required. 

To reserve your spot, please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com 
 

Please join us for a midwinter/almost spring creative gathering. Bring a mobile arts or crafts project that you are working on, want to start, or want to finish to this “study hall” style creation station. Here you can work among others at Artsworth. We expect a lot of sharing, chatting, inspiration and laughter and doing! All mediums are welcome - woodcarving, fiber arts, painting, sketching, writing, knitting, embroidery, etc. - pack it up and come on over, we'll be here from 2pm-5pm. 

This short workshop will cover the basic colored pencil techniques of layering and coloration. Along with these, I will discuss various aspects of the creative process. Attendees should bring along papers or sketchbooks, colored pencils and other drawing materials that you feel are necessary. If you wish to bring along subject matter to draw from that is encouraged. Be prepared to have a fun time while learning more about the use of the colored pencil. An open mind and humor are prerequisites! No clown costumes please!! 🙂 

Email ArtsworthStudios@gmail.com to reserve your spot!! 

$40 cash or checks made payable to Artsworth 

10am - 2pm, please bring a bag lunch 

Richard Huck Graduated from Millersville University, Millersville, PA with a BS degree in Art Education. He taught for many years on the high school level at Ephrata High School, Ephrata, PA and is now retired and lives in Northeast Harbor, Maine. 
He has exhibited both nationally as well as internationally over the years with solo exhibitions in New York City, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, Philadelphia and Lancaster, PA,  Paris and Amsterdam. Group exhibitions include those cities along with Australia, Washington, DC and Japan.

Over the years he has won numerous awards regionally and nationally including the Best in Show with the Colored Pencil Society of America. His works have been published in both books and magazines including the Society of Illustrators, Art in America, Outstanding American Illustrators (published in Japan) and the Best of Colored Pencil book series.
Beyond working in colored pencil he, also, enjoys working in graphite, mixed media along with
photography, painting and various forms of sculpture.

Richard W. Huck
Artist/Illustrator/Instructor

“Surrealism, then, neither aims to subvert realism, as does the fantastic, nor does it try to transcend it. It looks for different means by which to explore reality itself.” - Michael Richardson

I am a realist at heart, yet over time I found that it needed further exploration. I let the real
world act as a catalyst for deeper and more playful thought. My work portrays this thinking.
The environment is a work of art that opens infinite worlds of discovery.
“My head is round so my thinking can change direction.” - Francis Picabia

I enjoy pursuing various avenues of creative thought and although drawing mediums are by
far my passion, I am not locked into that alone. I enjoy photography, sculpture and painting
as well. The subjects that I explore are familiar with an emphasis on the mechanical, nature
in all of its forms and the underwater realm. I will alter and extend them as to bring the
viewer closer to the unexpected.

Richard Huck

Please join us for a spring creative gathering. Bring a mobile arts or crafts project that you are working on, want to start, or want to finish to this “study hall” style creation station. Here you can work among others at Artsworth. We expect a lot of sharing, chatting, inspiration and laughter and doing! All mediums are welcome - woodcarving, fiber arts, painting, sketching, writing, knitting, embroidery, etc. - pack it up and come on over, we'll be here from 2pm-5pm. 

Artsworth is proud to present an evening with singer songwriter Stu Dias, featuring the paintings of local artist, Melissa Rioux. 

Stu Dias is a singer/songwriter from the New Hampshire seacoast with a wide range of influences from Fats Waller to Tom Waits.  He plays most often with the New Orleans flavored septet The Soggy Po Boys but is active with several other projects. His songwriting can be characterized as "not James Taylor" and "decent at daybreak on a farm". 

Melissa Rioux was born and raised in Blue Hill Maine, the oldest of five. She earned her BFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and worked the next decade for not for profit, Publicolor, and taught jewelry making at the 92nd ST Y. In 2015 she returned home with her husband, Luke Hutchins, and started building their family. Melissa is an artist, educator and mother of Maggie Pearl, 5, and Robin Burliegh, 3, who keep her busy when she isn't teaching art at George Stevens Academy!

Artist Statement

As of late I’m investigating the role art plays in all of our lives. I am in awe of my children, I am in awe of the rare opportunity I had to return to my birthplace and buy a house built by my ancestors. In this phase of my creation, I’m discovering the economical hand of a new(ish) mother. In this show I am sharing playful watercolor landscapes, but I'm a jeweler, bookbinder, painter-maker that finds it hard to sit still and do just one thing, so who knows what will show up on the table on April 29th. My work references a sense of place, my connection to the ocean and my family. A couple of years ago I found new love in the exploration and challenge of Egg Tempera. I expect it will last a lifetime, and look forward to the adventure. It has been the perfect medium to explore sentimental portraits of my children. Whatever the medium, my work serves as a communication of love, intention or nostalgia.

There is limited capacity for this show.

Due to the nature of the event we are requiring masks and proof of vaccination. 

To reserve your seat, please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com

Suggested Donation: $20

Doors at 6:30, Music from 7-8:30. 

A mainly made in Maine Makers Market! Join us for this outdoor artisan maker's market every Saturday during the summer. Exhibitors will vary each week and will be bringing finished work as well as used art supplies and equipment -- so visit again and again for the latest in the surging artisan movement in Ellsworth!

There is limited capacity for this show. Due to the nature of the event we are requiring masks. 
To reserve your seat, please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com
Suggested Donation: $20
Doors at 7pm, Music from 7:30-8:30. 

As a printmaker I create stamps using carving tools, then print them on paper or fabric using ink. My work springs from my passion for wildlife. The Earth holds so many precious creatures, the focal point of my art is to parade their influence on our lives, cultures and world.

Martine arrives from Montreal to celebrate craft and creativity in her favorite Maine community. She will show her northern inspired fiber art, a collection of diverse  work,  knitting, weaving, and sewing are all employed to make her cheerful practical items perfect  for your lifestyle. 

Saturday November 19th, 2-4:30pm, $60/person 

Email littleredflowertruck@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

Join us on Saturday, December 3rd for the annual Winter Marketplace! From 10am to 2pm

We are helping Fogtown and Little Red Flower Truck host an outdoor marketplace in the beer garden, featuring local artists showcasing and selling their fine art, hand-made products, crafts, as well as glass-blowing demonstrations and blown-glass holiday gifts for sales upstairs at Atlantic Art Glass.
Saturday December 3rd (raindate 10th)- WINTER MARKETPLACE!!

Sunday December 11th 2-4:30 $60/person
Email artsworthstudios@gmail.com or call 664-0222 to reserve your spot.
Tis the season! Come get festive with seasonal ingredients & craft your own evergreen wreath! Choose your own wreath adventure with classic holiday-style evergreen materials, dried flowers and berries.
Each participant will leave with their own creation!
Materials and instruction included, reservations limited. 

Concert:  

Join us for our Listening Room Concert with Dan Blakeslee

Thursday, April 13th 
Doors open at 7, music at 7:30
After Party at Fogtown
An Evening of Art and Music with Dan Blakeslee

Blakeslee has toured the U.S. performing with Langhorne Slim, The Low Anthem, David Wax Museum, Lydia Loveless, The Lumineers, Old 97′s, Brown Bird, Josh Ritter, Death Vessel and Kimya Dawson among others. In 2015 he fulfilled his dream of playing Newport Folk Festival. Blakeslee is unafraid to bare his very soul on stage. Join us for this sure to be exceptional show.

Suggested donation $20 Reservations-by emailing ArtsworthStudios@gmail.com

Visual Art: Dan’s music is by turns haunting, cheerful, and somber, as well as always heartfelt and deep. Fantastic artwork detailing his stories will be shown during this event.

Sirens And The Oxbow,  Dan Blakeslee -
A seascape depicting a mermaid luring an on coming sailboat.

Come spend a cozy afternoon at Artsworth Studios, learning the craft of dried flower wreath making with Molly Friedland, owner of the Little Red Flower Truck.

Sunday, November 12th 2-5pm $125/person
@ Artsworth Studios - 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth

Using farm grown and line dried flowers, construct a one of a kind, everlasting piece of art to hang on your walls for years to come. Molly will lead a discussion about flower farming, drying flowers and the art of hand-tied wreath making before guiding you through making your choice of one large wreath or 3 mini wreaths.

Each participant will leave with their own wreath creation(s) and a new found skill!
All materials included, reservations limited.
Light refreshments served.
No experience needed, open to all abilities, ages 10+, Artsworth is wheelchair accessible.

Follow this link to sign up through The Little Red Flower Truck website - a percentage of proceeds directly support Artsworth programming. 

Hourly Glass Blowing Lessons
$100/hour
(currently offered Thursday afternoons through the holiday season)
NEW FOR THIS SEASON we are offering hour long glass blowing  classes. In the time you reserve, you can choose to make a paperweight, a drinking glass, a small bowl, or a vase.

The glass workshop is a one of a kind art experience. You and the instructor will work together to create  your own glass object.

To make reservation of for more information, call 664-0222 

Concert:  

Join us for our Listening Room Concert with Ryan Blotnick, Mali Obamsawin, and Brian Shanker Adler 

Thursday, November 16 
Doors open at 7, music at 7:30
After Party at Fogtown
An Evening of Art and Music with a Trio of Maine Jazz Artists

Ryan Blotnick has been called “a vital contemporary voice” by Time Out New York and “engagingly pensive” by the New York Times. His music is an eclectic blend of jazz and avant-garde, and he also composes music for film. Mali Obomsawin is a bassist, singer and composer from Odanak First Nation. Her debut album Sweet Tooth (Out of Your Head Records, 2022) has garnered international acclaim, named in ‘best of the year’ lists from The Guardian, NPR, and JazzTimes upon its release. Brian Shankar Adler is a multidisciplinary drummer, percussionist and composer. He has been described as "a polyrhythmic force… New York City gritty yet still somehow capable of evoking the delicacy of a summer breeze…” (JazzTimes).

Suggested donation $20 Reservations-by emailing ArtsworthStudios@gmail.com

$45./PERSON
Saturdays 10am-4pm
November 18, & 25th (SOLD OUT)
December 2, 9, 23, &30th (SOLD OUT)
Call 664-0222 to make a reservation.

They are Back! Our popular holiday ornament making sessions!
Reservations MUST be made over the phone. please call 207-664-0222 to register. you will be scheduled to arrive during a one hour time slot
14 years or older, under 18 accompanied by an adult. Artsworth is wheelchair accessible.
There are no guaranteed refunds for cancellations.

This experience allows you to work with hot glass up close, while staying on the cool end of the glassblowing equipment.  By its very nature, making an ornament happens quickly but it is so memorable and dramatic! Applying color to hot glass, heating it up and blowing it all happen in about 20 minutes! This is  the perfect introduction to how hot glass works. After your ornament blowing is completed  the ornament needs to be placed in a kiln to cool down and anneal (destress) overnight.

We hope to see you there! Happy Holiday season to everyone.

Tis the season! Come get festive with seasonal ingredients & craft your own evergreen wreath @ Artsworth Studios

Saturday December 9th 2-5pm $75/person
@ Artsworth Studios - 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth

Molly will lead a discussion on sustainable floristry & evergreen tipping, the art of hand-tied wreath making and will guide you through the process of making your choice of one large, double sided wreath, or two single sided wreaths.

 Each participant will leave with their own creation and a new skill!

Materials and instruction included, reservations limited. Light refreshments served.

No experience needed, open to all abilities, ages 10+, Artsworth is wheelchair accessible.

Follow this link to register on the Little Red Flower Truck site - a percentage of proceeds directly support Artsworth programming. 

Firegathering Marketplace
A talented group of local artists will be exhibiting during the Firegathering celebration. You can find a multitude of last minute gift items to delight your loved ones. There really is nothing better than a hand picked, handmade, unique piece of pottery, glass, jewelry, knitwear, or other artwork. 
Showing this season will be:

Marylou Reid, pottery, 
Maeve Perry, freelance artist 
Diane Abatemarco, fiber art 
Sue Bushman, spinning and knitting
Susan Alexander, Gosling Tile Art
Julie Havener and Family, Jewelry, Pottery
Patience Blythe Creech, Jewelry
Jenny King & Leslie Jones, Jewelry and other wonders
Jennifer Judd McGee, Artist
Michele Gurtler, Fiber  
Nikki Moser, Fiber

10am-6pm: The 14th Annual FireGathering!!!  

Glass blowing! Blacksmithing, Artisan Demonstrations! Chestnuts Over the Open Fire and a Holiday Marketplace! 

Artsworth and our neighbor Atlantic Art Glass,  are so happy to invite you to a big ol' community celebration on Saturday, December 16th. All day, the community will gather around the heat of the creative fires, alive with creativity and friendship, and we hope you will join us. Bring a Pot luck snack offering to share through out the day and get a grab bag gift-(while supplies last). Let's get together on  one of the shortest, darkest days of our year, and let this Fireathering encourage us all to share our light and welcome in the Winter season.  

At 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME we will be doing what we love in the studio - blowing glass, blacksmithing, casting, enameling, and having fun with you.This open studio event is our way of saying "Hey neighbors! Let's have fun while enjoying community and creativity together as we beat back the cold and dark of approaching winter." Let's take some time to visit, reconnect, meet some new friends, tell summer stories, and share winter plans.  In our brick warehouse, we are hosting a marketplace featuring work by local artisans. It is a great opportunity  to get last minute Holiday gifts for loved ones (or for yourself)! 

A community-made blown glass art piece will be made at sunset by Linda Perrin of Atlantic Art Glass, and we hope you love being a part of its creation. 

This event is free and open to all! 

Questions? Call 207-664-0222

Ben Cosgrove is a traveling composer, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist from New England. He travels constantly all over the country, performing a unique variety of original instrumental music that explores themes of landscape, geography, and environment while straddling a line between folk and classical music. His “electric and exhilarating” live performances are at once dazzling and intimate: music that has been described as “stunning” and “compelling and powerful,” — Red Line Roots has called him “stupidly talented” — all presented with “warmth, humor, honesty, and the easy familiarity of a troubadour.”

Suggested donation $20

Reservations-by emailing ArtsworthStudios@gmail.com

Jan 6th 10am-2pm
Call 207-664-0222 to sign up!
Pricing 18 years or younger $15, 18 years or older $25

Join Emma Charlotte for Spontaneous Zine Making!!!

This workshop will cover a brief crash course on the history of zinemaking, a demo on common forms: the x-fold, accordion, and pamphlet, as well as a creative prompt to design and complete your own "spontaneous" zine. Zines are a constantly evolving, inherently community-oriented art form with punk, queer, and fandom roots. There is no barrier to self-publish - If you have a pen, paper, and ideas you want to share, you could be a zinemaker!

Emma has a goal for the Ellsworth community to create a Zine Library for our town. We hope that this workshop kicks off your inspiration to add to this concept! Visit Emma's website at: https://www.emmacharlotte.art

Learn five surface embroidery stitches and translate them to express your own creative style of love. Embroidery is a code of beeps and blips, alternating to express a likeness or idea. Come translate your images/thoughts/love into embroidery code and you will be surprised at how your unique voice appears on fabric. 

This is a beginner class, no prior knowledge of embroidery necessary.

Class includes an embroidery hoop, fabric & materials for your Valentine, and 10 skeins of embroidery floss to create your design. You will walk away from this class with a finished piece of art that you can hang on your wall, send to a friend, or stitch into the jacket of your sweetheart. 

Cost per person: $60 - only 3 spots remaining!!!! 

Please go to https://www.irrationaldress.com/shop/p/embroidery-workshop to register. We will see you there! 

Join us for a pop up market Feb 9th (4pm-6pm) and 10th (10am-3pm) 

Casanova Valentines Marketplace
Friday-4:00pm -7:00pm (w/complimentary drinks and chocolates)
Saturday-10:00am-3:00pm
25 Pine, Ellsworth, ME

Listening Room Concert with Kotwicka and Photography by Katherine Emery 

The Kotwica (Koht-veets-ah) band plays folk music from the Baltic to the Black Sea and beyond. Directed by David Rapkievian of Bar Harbor, it features David on oud, violin, and balalaika, Kevin Stone on button accordion,  Carolyn Rapkievian on guitar and leading dances, David Quinby on double-bass, and vocalists Anne Tatgenhorst, Eloise Schultz, and Frances Stockman.  The concert with dancing to follow will include Ukrainian, Polish, Greek, Armenian, Jewish, Macedonian, Slovakian, and Breton songs and dances.

$20 suggested donation. 

This will be an acoustic performance. Please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com or call 207.664.0222 to RSVP. 

I am interested in the fibers connecting self to family and other forms of belonging—but also those that may reveal a tension between how we see ourselves and how we feel defined. As humans, we make sense of our world through storytelling. I am curious about the narratives that confine us, the narratives that connect us, and those we create to set us free.

Katherine Emery is available via her website https://www.katherineemery.com/ 

INNER HOOP is an ongoing embroidery series.

2pm-5pm --- March 2nd, 23rd, and 30th.

Come to just one, or all three. This is open to beginner or advanced stitchers. I will teach three core stitches, and will continue adding to the repertoire as the series progresses.

Materials not provided, but you can purchase a starter kit with a hoop, embroidery floss, and needle for 30 dollars upon arrival (materials limited).

This is going to be FUN & casual. We will be stitching & connecting.. Embroidery is TACTILE & EMOTIONAL, punk & subversive.

Learn surface embroidery stitches and translate them to express your own creative style. Embroidery is a code of beeps and blips, alternating to express a likeness or idea. Come translate your images/thoughts into embroidery code and you will be surprised at how your unique voice appears on fabric. 

Cost per person: $30 ($15 dollar scholarship option).

Please go to https://www.irrationaldress.com/shop/p/embroidery-workshop-cg8e5-ptdmh to register. We will see you there! 

Come one, come all to our first dance party of 2024! DJ'd by Denis Howard of WERU, with drinks served by a local celebrity, you know where you'll want to be on Friday March 8, 6-10pm. 

The Frolic is $5 + at the door (pay what you can!) - 18 and up. We will see you there! 

Listening Room Concert with Liz Simmons

Born in San Francisco to musician parents, Liz spent her early childhood traveling through the wilds of north America in a sky blue VW bus. Her parents were itinerant, moving from California to Oregon, then to Ketchikan, Alaska where they played regular gigs in the pubs for the locals. Liz and her sisters’ lullabies were traditional songs, and by day their soundtrack was the rock and roll and New Orleans brass music their parents played in their band.   

Once the family settled in rural New Hampshire, Liz received classical musical training, but as her teen years drew to a close she found her way back to folk music. She was particularly drawn to the intersections of traditional music, and how they connect with contemporary sounds. In 2005, Liz received a BA from Goddard College where she studied American vernacular music of the 1920s and 30s. She then went on to found Annalivia with her husband Flynn Cohen, as well as perform alongside Long Time Courting, Hannah Sanders, EVA, Livingston Taylor, Tom Chapin, and Melanie.  

With their friend and oft-collaborator Lissa Schneckenburger, Liz and Flynn formed the band Low Lily in 2015. Setting down roots in Brattleboro, Vermont, the band has crafted a signature sound which they have shared with enthusiastic audiences throughout North America and the UK, garnering two #1 songs on international folk radio and two Independent Music Award wins.  

Suggested donation $20

Reserve your seat by emailing artsworthstudios@gmail.com

After living and working year round on Little Cranberry Island, ME for 14 years, Kaitlyn Miller now lives on Mount Desert Island. She received her BFA in Ceramics from Maine College of Art in 2007 and has been a studio potter since, working summers at Islesford Pottery. With an enduring love for color and the islands, she is now enjoying translating the beauty of her surroundings with acrylic paint on canvas. This year she is branching out into teaching what she has learned through pottery and painting workshops. 

You can contact Kaitlyn through her website at https://kaitlynmiller.com/

Do you have a sewing machine lurking in your closet, spare room, garage, or barn that you really really really want to know how to use? Then this class is for you!!!   This class will take you on a tour of your machine, from learning to thread it, adjust tension, change needles, oiling and cleaning, and sew straight and curved lines. You will also learn about the mystery of: seam allowance! (Calling all people with vintage Singers (or any other age or brand!) in their closets! )

This is a beginner class; no prior knowledge of sewing necessary. Patience Blythe has been sewing since she was about 10 years old. Patience sews and tailors many of her own clothes and makes quilts. She LOVES sewing and wants you to feel successful at it, too.

Patience is an educator and sewist who lives in Hancock and makes many of her own clothes, like this Zadie Jumpsuit

Class fee includes threads and fabric: you will need to provide bobbins and needles, your machine and its power cord. We will be learning how to sew basic seams and you will leave the class with a four-patch pillow case for your favorite cozy couch or sweet armchair. 

Cost per person: $75 

Please call Artsworth at 207.664.0222 or email artsworthstudios@gmail.com to register. Class is limited to 6 participants. 

Rainbow Connection baby quilt, cotton, 2021 

INNER HOOP is an ongoing embroidery series.

2pm-5pm --- March 2nd, 23rd, and 30th.

Come to just one, or all three. This is open to beginner or advanced stitchers. I will teach three core stitches, and will continue adding to the repertoire as the series progresses.

Materials not provided, but you can purchase a starter kit with a hoop, embroidery floss, and needle for 30 dollars upon arrival (materials limited).

This is going to be FUN & casual. We will be stitching & connecting.. Embroidery is TACTILE & EMOTIONAL, punk & subversive.

Learn surface embroidery stitches and translate them to express your own creative style. Embroidery is a code of beeps and blips, alternating to express a likeness or idea. Come translate your images/thoughts into embroidery code and you will be surprised at how your unique voice appears on fabric. 

Cost per person: $30 ($15 dollar scholarship option).

Please go to https://www.irrationaldress.com/shop/p/embroidery-workshop-cg8e5-ptdmh to register. We will see you there! 

INNER HOOP is an ongoing embroidery series.

2pm-5pm --- March 2nd, 23rd, and 30th.

Come to just one, or all three. This is open to beginner or advanced stitchers. I will teach three core stitches, and will continue adding to the repertoire as the series progresses.

Materials not provided, but you can purchase a starter kit with a hoop, embroidery floss, and needle for 30 dollars upon arrival (materials limited).

This is going to be FUN & casual. We will be stitching & connecting.. Embroidery is TACTILE & EMOTIONAL, punk & subversive.

Learn surface embroidery stitches and translate them to express your own creative style. Embroidery is a code of beeps and blips, alternating to express a likeness or idea. Come translate your images/thoughts into embroidery code and you will be surprised at how your unique voice appears on fabric. 

Cost per person: $30 ($15 dollar scholarship option).

Please go to https://www.irrationaldress.com/shop/p/embroidery-workshop-cg8e5-ptdmh to register. We will see you there! 

Tis the season! Come get festive with seasonal ingredients & craft your own evergreen wreath @ Artsworth Studios

Saturday December 14th 1-4pm $75/person
@ Artsworth Studios - 25 Pine Street, Ellsworth

Settle in for a three-hour wreath making class with friends at Artsworth! Facilitated by Lori Spruce and Emily Michaud, participants will be guided through the process of wreath making using evergreen materials foraged from our local community. Please feel welcome to bring wreath making supplies of your own including (but no limited to!) - acorns, pinecones, mussel shells, moss, asparagus, winterberry, etc.  Each participant will leave the class with at least one complete wreath and knowledge that you will carry on forever!

We look forward to sharing the holiday season with you. 

Please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com to sign up by Sunday December 8th. Cost: $75. 

Materials and instruction included, reservations limited. Light refreshments served.

No experience needed, open to all abilities, ages 10+, Artsworth is wheelchair accessible.

SAVE THE DATE! The Firegathering will be held this year on the WINTER SOLSTICE, December 21st! 

Join us in community to celebrate the fire arts, join in on art-making, and visit with many local artisans and craftspeople. The Firegathering will be from 10-3 with a Solstice party afterward held in Narnia. We would love to see you there!!! 

HIGHLIGHTS - 

Live demos! Chestnuts roasting on the open fire! Glassblowing! Blacksmithing! Artisan Market! 

Firegathering Marketplace
A talented group of local artists will be exhibiting during the Firegathering celebration. You can find a multitude of last minute gift items to delight your loved ones. There really is nothing better than a hand picked, handmade, unique piece of pottery, glass, jewelry, knitwear, or other artwork. 

We are still taking sign-ups for the artisan market, if you are interested, please write us at artsworthstudios@gmail.com. 

SEE YOU THERE!