Craft Night -Bring your own craft, whatever you are Doing and hang out with the community on Sunday, February 22.
You are invited to gather with the Artsworth community at Fogtown Brewery
Come join the “Craft Night” gathering of makers –

Bring whatever it is that you are personally working on, to share in a social hang out evening of sharing together.. There are tables, chairs, comfy seating and plugs if you need electricity! What is the purpose of craft night? It is a night to meet other creatives, network, have fun, laugh, inspire and support each other while DOING something with our hands and moving our projects towards completion! 

Saturday January 31 10am-1:30 pm Cost $40/person

Please email Artsworthstudios@gmail.com to reserve your place in the class. prepayment can be made via Venmo to @GraceQuest. a light lunch of heart warming soup and bread and cheese will be served please bring your own snacks if you have dietary restrictions.

 In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of watercolor painting. You will learn how to use a brush, color mix, how much water to use, how to apply the paint to the paper, and which materials to avoid. Aided by pre-drawn compositions, participants can focus on painting with watercolor; no drawing skills necessary. You will leave this workshop with a watercolor
composition and the skills to begin painting at home!

Artist statement:    Grace Otzwirk (she/her) often focuses on using paintings, drawings, and relief prints to express her emotions, thoughts, and observations. Born in rural Illinois, the inspiration of; open skies, changing seasons, a conservative upbringing, folklore and fairytales, garden details, agricultural architecture, observations of being a cis woman, friendships, and pain, are constant in her mind when she is making. Her drawings and prints are tighter, fine lined works with thoughtful and researched subjects. Her paintings are often experimental and playful, allowing her to pull away from a stricter process and be surprised by the outcome.

February 21/22 10am-1:30  this is a 2-day workshop (due to firing time), Cost is $180/person please email Artsworthstudios@gmail.com to reserve your participation in the class.                                 

Metal clay is a clay-like substance composed of powered metal in an organic binder. When fired the organic binder burns off leaving pure metal. It is fun and easy to work with.

We will use a sterling silver clay (EZ .960) which has a low shrinkage rate and a longer working time. It takes textures well and can be finished with a high (tumbled) shine or a variety of patina effects. Included is a metal clay packet containing 25 grams (silver weight) of clay which is enough to make several pairs of earrings or pendants, depending on size.  (I will have  extra metal clay for purchase at current market prices.) Also feel free to bring any jewelry hardware you have like jump rings, ear wires or chains to finish you pieces but we will also have extra findings for purchase.

Please bring a notebook/sketchbook, pencil, ideas and curiosity. If you have something you would like to use as a texture please bring that. (lace, leaves, textured wood or paper, etc.) A light lunch of heart warming soup with bread and cheese will be provided, pls bring snacks you have special dietary needs.

Get yourself ready for the season of love and Valentine’s Day!
Join us for a gathering and sale from talented fine jewelers and other local crafts folks at our annual Casanova pop up Market. Find one of kind sparkles or cosy wearables or decorative house items to up the quality of your life in the heart of these winter doldrums!
Friday evening we will provide live music, chocolates and fizzy spritz drinks for your shopping pleasure. Saturday the music continues and glass blowing demonstrations will be held in the warehouse to really warm things up an give you place to hang out as you contemplate your sweet strategies for gift giving- to a loved one as Valentine’s Day suggests, for or yourself since self care is always a good idea! 

Artisans include-

• Janelle Delicata, Jewelry
• Bloom Botanicals, natural body products
• Cynthia Cetlin, Jewelry and Fiber Arts
• Jon Quick, Fine Jewelry
• Wildes Ho, Fine Jewelry
• Jon Ho, Pottery
• Teresa Reid, Pottery
• Michelle Gurtler, Cozy Knitwear
• Grace Otzwirk,  Free Valentines Making, with hand cut linoleum blocks
• Hymn for Her with Lucy doing Bio Tuning and Waynecrooning sweet tunes.
• Mariah Nelson, Winter Fern Studio
• Lori Spruce, BAD art, ;D
• Astia Carrega, glassblowing

Join Artsworth and Singer Songwriter Alice Limoges for our first listening room of 2026 on March 5th, 2026 at 6:30! http://www.alicelimoges.com/epk.html

Alice comes to us from the midcoast of Maine with roots grounded in the folk, jazz, and rock traditions from her childhood. Her songs reflect “love, homecoming, and mental health, illuminated by her soulful voice”. She has won awards at the 2019 International songwriting competition and contributed to the Grammy Award winning album “Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype” by Sam Johnson. Also, she has performed in venues such as The Cutting Room and Rockwood Music Hall in NYC along with festivals and colleges along the Northeast.

To reserve your seat, please email artsworthstudios@gmail.com
Suggested Donation: $20 
Doors at 6:30, Music from 7-8:30. 

Craft Night -Bring your own craft, whatever you are Doing and hang out with the community on Sunday, January 11th at Fogtown!
You are invited to gather with the Artsworth community at Fogtown Brewery
Come join the “Craft Night” gathering of makers –
Our next of the season is January 11th from 4-6pm at Fogtown Brewery.
Bring whatever it is that you are personally working on, to share in a study hall style, evening sharing get together.. There are tables, chairs, comfy seating and plugs if you need electricity!
What is the purpose of craft night? It is a night to work together, talk together, laugh, and support each other while DOING something with our hands and moving our projects towards completion!

10% of the proceeds from Fogtown sales will be donated to Artsworth! so think about having a lovely brew with or without alcohol and delicious artistic pub snacks while you craft away…

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.   Remember to bring a pot luck home made snack dish for a secret Grab Bag Gift.   Showing this year:

Cynthia Cetlin, Fiber and Jewelry & Jon Quick, Fine Jewelry
Helena Melone, Prints and Wearables
Janelle Delicate, Jewelry
Leslie Jones and Jenny King, Cool Stuff
Jon Ho, Pottery And Prints
Julie Havener, Fiber and Jewelry
Linda Seabrooks Campbell, Magic
Lori Spruce, and BHS High School, cards etc
Lucy Tight, Bio Tuning
Michelle Gurtler, Neck Warmers
Teresa Reid, Pottery
Wildes Ho, Jewelry 
Wayne Waxing, Live Music

 For the 16th consecutive year, we open our doors and welcome you to an event full of fiery energy, community and creativity. FireGathering 2025 is a day to celebrate the winter solstice like an artist!!  At 25 Pine St., Ellsworth, ME. At this annual event we share our love of  the fire arts with you as we do demonstrations of glassblowing, blacksmithing, enameling, 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 (4:20pm) gather for a special group glass making tradition! 

Questions? Call 207-664-0222

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.