Whitney Gill’s life journey reflects intricate pathways of creativity and artistic influence. Her focus lies in functional ceramics, shaping white clay into simple forms adorned with bold brushstrokes, stencils, and sgraffito. Whitney’s pieces exhibit intuitive movement, gentle repetition, and vibrant colors. She creates small series that she sells at various local venues, including craft shows,… Read more »

Austin P. Smith is the artist and maker behind Camden Clay Company. He studied ceramics at Bennington College from 2003-2007, and has maintained a studio in Maine ever since. He is inspired by his home state’s coastal landscape and waterways, which is especially evident in his Chart Series. Austin primarily enjoys working in slip cast… Read more »

Sheepscot River Pottery was started in 1974 out of the back of a pickup truck and is now a second-generation family-owned and operated business. Known for the original Maine Island pattern, it is one of the last hand-thrown pottery studios in the Midcoast region. Our pottery is handcrafted and hand-painted in-house long-tenured artisans. The patterns… Read more »

I have a BFA in ceramics from School of the Arts in Philadelphia and have been making pottery for 40 years. I make my own clay and glazes from raw materials.

I discovered Barry Guppy’s evening pottery classes in 1999 when I flicked through a ‘Time Out—London’ magazine that someone had left on my train. I attended his classes on a Thursday after I finished my day working at the Arts Council of England. Soon I began turning up for a clay session on a Saturday… Read more »

I came to Portland, Maine twenty-five years ago as a transfer student to Maine College of Art and graduated in 1999 with a BFA in ceramics. While still a student at MECA, I knew I wanted to integrate art into my community. For seventeen years I taught high school and then also middle school art… Read more »

Maria Kokenos is the maker responsible for Silybum creation. Her soul lives in the tip of a pencil, her dancing feet and in the dirt under her fingernails. She sources meaning from passion, and dedicates her days to practice and creation. She is empowered by the versions of Self that she has invented and is… Read more »

I had my first experience with pottery during my college years in Iowa. I majored in Art and Education and worked as a student assistant for the ceramics professor. I took a break in my school to serve 4 years in the US Army. After the years in the Army I finished my teaching degree… Read more »

Simon “Siem” van der Ven follows these threads through his life: making things, cooking, drawing, sailing, teaching, being a father (the very best work he’s been a part of). He has never let go of the stage in which he learns from his fingertips inward. Siem’s undergraduate degree is in printmaking with a minor in… Read more »

I began pottery classes at the Worcester Craft Center in 1978 and my studies continued at Wesleyan University under Mary Risley where I earned a Masters in Liberal Studies. She left her work in clay for 10 years to start a family. My return to ceramics began in 1993 and soon after I established the… Read more »