This past fall, artist and architect Tim Mitchell paid homage to Watershed’s history as a waterstruck brick making facility by creating a body of work based on the old wooden brick molds found piled high on the ground floor of the Watershed studio. Mitchell developed an interest in the molds as a summer artist-in-residence… Read more »
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Ceramics In Nature: Guest Post by Lisa Conway
Watershed summer sessions are starting to fill but there is still space available in most sessions! Over the coming weeks, each session’s leader will be guest blogging about the upcoming 2016 residency that they have organized. Our first post comes from Lisa Conway, leader of Summer Session II: Ceramics in Nature, from June 19 to… Read more »
Happy New Year From Watershed!
Dear Friends, Ceramic artists create objects so central to our lives. You know how gratifying it is to savor your morning coffee or tea in a cup that fits perfectly in your hand, serve a meal on hand-made plates and platters, or engage friends in conversation inspired by a sculpture and its story. Like… Read more »
2015 By-The-Numbers
In 2015, how many… …cords of wood did Watershed burn? …dozens of eggs were eaten by resident artists? …pounds of clay got used in the studio? Click here to learn what happened at Watershed by-the-numbers last year.
Opportunities for K-12 Ceramics Teachers
On Friday, December 4, Watershed brought together twenty-five Maine art educators for a workshop on ceramic surface printing techniques to use in the classroom. Workshop leader (and Watershed alum!) Hope Rovelto shared low-tech, cost effective methods for image-transfers and direct printing onto clay that educators can easily incorporate into their curriculum. Support for the… Read more »
Watershed Moments
During the summer and fall, Watershed buzzes with activity as artists create and collaborate in the studio, share meals in the backyard, and spend late nights firing kilns and telling stories around the fire. Unique connections emerge each session as resident artists develop their work, forge friendships, and continue a dialogue long after they depart… Read more »
Watershed Receives Grants to Support Education Initiatives and Facility Improvements
Watershed is the proud recipient of a three-year award from the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. Grant funds are supporting outreach and marketing efforts, especially for local events that connect ceramics with locally sourced food and our neighboring farms. Funds are also supporting new educational programs for K-12 art educators interested… Read more »
Welcome to the Watershed Blog
Welcome to Watershed’s new blog! We’ll use this space to keep you up-to-date on Watershed-related news and events. The 2016 season holds great promise both in and out of the studio and we look forward to sharing developments in the months to come. Right now, the cabins and factory are empty and a quiet stillness… Read more »