Join us as we host ceramic artist Jeff Whyman to build a hybrid gas-soda-wood kiln in the potato country of Aroostook County, Maine. At Caribou Kiln you can expect a welcoming atmosphere to observe the most intensive part of this project: completing the kiln.
Fiber Arts show: Texture and color is the theme for this wonderful show of artists. Curator: Kathy Beauregard
Artist of the month: Shelly Shibles at the Main Street Gallery, 426 Main Street, Norway Me
Rising Stars & Mini Makers Market!
Saturday, October 5 from 10AM - 6PM and Sunday, October 6 from 10AM-4PM
Location: Freeport Village Station, Suite 350E
Support Maine’s up and coming creators! Shop for products and artwork made exclusively by those 18 years old and under. Visit freeportfallfestival.com for profiles of these Rising Stars & Mini Makers and to learn more about the young people who inspired this new project of Visit Freeport and the Freeport Fall Festival.
Special thanks to Freeport Village Station, Freeport Market, Maine Made and the Maine Craft Associations for their support of this program.
Are you a Rising Star or Mini Maker? There's still time to sign up to sell your work for free in this new market! FMI: https://www.visitfreeport.com/freeport-fall-festival/minimakers
Conceptual artist Kevin Sudeith has a unique approach to art, combining his background in painting, drawing, and ceramics with his love for ancient rock art. He creates petroglyphs - images carved into rock that can last thousands of years - to document contemporary life in a place. Since 2019, he has been carving petroglyphs along nature trails in Phippsburg, Maine representing the local nature and culture through images of birds, butterflies, boats, ships, and even Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter.
From the petroglyphs Sudeith makes ceramic casts to represent the petroglyphs to viewers who may never visit Phippsburg. This weekend will be unique, for Sudeith is exhibiting ceramics near one of his petroglyphs. Viewers can see the petroglyphs and the derivative works together, and Sudeith will be present to talk about and sell ceramic works.
Enjoy weaving demonstrations in both tapestry and floor loom weaving. Give it a try! Several looms will be set up to walk in and weave. Dye pots will be bubbling in the courtyard on Saturday and Sunday creating gorgeous colors from the dye garden that has been growing in planters in front of Belfast Fiberarts all the summer.
Open both Saturday + Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
Come visit our gift shop featuring work from over 140+ Maine makers. We offer pottery, jewelry, home décor, kitchen goods, various types of original art work, along with bath and body products that are made in store.
Open from 10am to 5pm everyday
People can come and paint slate shingles. They can take them home or we can hang them up outside on our building with the ones the hikers have done and they can forever be part of Leapin Lenas.
Come create with us! In celebration of Maine Craft Weekend, Mill Studio Arts is hosting a free family makerspace from 10:00 to 2:00 on Sunday, October 6th . We will have our friends, Kind Kids Music putting on a joyful kid's concert from 10:00-11:00 and a studio full of crafting fun for the whole family!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 | 10AM-4PM
Make your own handmade journal, sketchbook, or photo album with guest teacher, Diana Arcadipone. Handmade books make a wonderful gift, and are a great way to exhibit unique fabric or papers you’ve collected.
Please bring light to medium-weight fabric to use for your book cover. Fabric should be a natural fiber like silk, linen or cotton. Synthetic fabric like polyester will not work, so if you’re not sure, bring a couple of options with you. Your fabric will need to be big enough to cover your book in one piece, so somewhere around 12 x 24” will work.
All other materials will be provided, but feel free to bring additional papers, buttons, or a clasp to personalize your project.
There will be a short break for lunch during this class. Students should bring a bag lunch or plan to grab food nearby.
Registration is required. Register here: https://www.fiberandvine.com/classes/bookbinding-workshop