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.

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

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. 

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/

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 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/ 

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!

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!

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 

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.