Maine Clay Collaborative

Maine Clay Collaborative A community of potters and ceramic artists learning and creating together.

Maine Clay offers classes, workshops, and all-hours studio membership for people seeking space to work, grow, and find inspiration in each other.

06/18/2026

Come see the human forms I have in the garden.

Then maybe join us in the studio this summer for Family Clay: Art in the Garden or Human Forms 💕

Link in bio to register

06/06/2026

How many bowls can a bunch of potters make in two hours (handbuilding + wheel throwing)? Leave your guess below 🥸👇🏼

All bowls will go towards fundraising for the Maine Harvest Bucks program

Shoutout to our MVP of the evening ‼️

06/06/2026

Yesterday, all our wheels were full with potters! Another wonderful First Friday in the books.

06/05/2026

Clay Play is a free First Friday invitation to get muddy.

Come try the wheel, make a mess, meet some clay people, and see what pottery is all about.

We try to offer these most First Fridays, but we're also humans with a small business. Occasionally we run out of social batteries and skip a month. If you're planning your evening around us, just check in first.

06/05/2026

Freddie unloaded 🕺🏼

We know. Summer in Maine is meant to be spent outside 🌞🌞But hear us out: a few hours each week in the studio might be th...
06/04/2026

We know. Summer in Maine is meant to be spent outside 🌞🌞

But hear us out: a few hours each week in the studio might be the perfect complement to all that sunshine, and a chance to channel the creativity that summer seems to spark so effortlessly.

Clay offers a different kind of summer rhythm. A few hours each week to slow down, make something with your hands, and follow your curiosity. It's there for the rainy days, the foggy days, and the afternoons when it's just. too. hot.

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Classes meet one evening a week at 6 PM for eight weeks (July and August) with plenty of Open Studio access between classes to keep the momentum going. In addition to beginner clay classes, we're offering opportunities for more experienced clay folks to explore surfacing, thrown and altered methods, and conceptual approaches to clay.

➜ Registration is open now. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up, and reach out with any questions.

05/30/2026

So. Many. Bowls. And we're making more THIS FRIDAY!

June 5, 5-7pm

No need to register, just stop on by

The bowls we're making together will be sold at farmers markets across Maine this summer in support of the Harvest Bucks program through the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, helping increase access to fresh, local food while supporting Maine farmers.

Make something. Lend your hands, give you time, support food access in Maine.

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05/30/2026

So. Many. Bowls. And we're making more THIS FRIDAY during Portland's First Friday celebration!

June 5, 5-7pm

No need to register, just stop on by

Ways to participate:
🔸Anyone can paint a bisqued bowl with underglazes
🔸 Those with experience can throw a bowl on the potter's wheel
🔸 Join to pinch and coil an handbuilt bowl
🔸 Bring a friend!
🔸 Watch someone else making, it's a great way to learn and develop an appreciation for makers
🔸 Members and students, you're welcome and encouraged to trim someone else's bowl, or use our studio glazes to finish a bowl

The bowls we're making together will be sold at farmers markets across Maine this summer in support of the Harvest Bucks program through the Maine Federation of Farmers' Markets, helping increase access to fresh, local food while supporting Maine farmers.

Make something. Lend your hands, give you time, support food access in Maine.

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05/23/2026

Summer is here, and we’re ready for it 💕🌞

Join us in the studio for something new. Match that special summer energy with fresh inspiration, new techniques, and time to make with your hands.

We’re launching Special Topics classes for those of us who already have the clay itch, alongside beginner classes for anyone still feeling clay curious.

Come try the wheel, explore surface and form, learn something unexpected, and spend your summer making

Link in bio to register

See you in the studio 💕

05/16/2026

Skye took a workshop here at last fall and discovered a new technique that resonated deeply and has been at the heart of their work ever since (thank you, .christensen.77)

One demonstration, one new idea, and suddenly your work begins to move in an entirely new direction.

No matter how long you’ve been working with clay, there is always something new to discover.

If you’re looking for that spark, our special topics summer session launches May 20 (that's Wednesday 😵‍💫)

We’re excited to share fresh techniques, new perspectives, and plenty of inspiration 💕💕

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65 Hanover Street
Portland, ME

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