Pay what you can, suggested donation of $25
Saturday, February 7, 2 - 5 p.m. (doors 1:30 p.m.)

Join us for an afternoon of shared stories and live making with Candice Methe and Jeffrey Lipton — two artists whose paths have long been connected through clay, though this will be their first time meeting in person. A small wonder of our digital era, and a rare chance to witness two practices come together in real time.

The event begins with a conversation about clay, place, and process, followed by a live demonstration that brings those ideas into form. Open to the clay-curious and the deeply devoted — wheel throwers, handbuilders, and anyone simply doing clay.

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Doors open at 1:30 PM — come early to enjoy small bites and to learn more about the organizations doing crucial and important work for our community. This is a time to gather, connect, and celebrate the people doing this work and to support their projects.

At 2:00 PM, we’ll sit down together for a conversation between Candice Methe and Jeffrey Lipton and around 3:00 PM, we’ll transition into live demonstrations on both the wheel and through handbuilt forms.

If you’re able, consider bringing a donation to support this celebration of the organizations at the heart of the day.

On-street parking is available nearby, and the studio is ADA accessible.

About Project Relief Maine

Project Relief is a Black immigrant-led mutual aid and racial justice collective based in Maine. We were founded in 2019 by immigrants who saw how deeply the system fails our people—families detained by ICE, parents losing homes, children going hungry—and decided to step in where institutions would not.

We are not a charity. We are neighbors helping neighbors, immigrants protecting immigrants, and a community fighting for justice, dignity, and safety for all.

To protect immigrant families, fight systemic racism, and build community power through mutual aid, legal defense, housing support, and food access. We believe in a Maine where every person—regardless of immigration status—can live free from fear, detention, and hunger.

About Jeffrey Lipton

Jeffrey is a lifelong Mainer, potter, and educator who runs the clay studio at Waterville Creates. He earned his BFA in Ceramics from the University of Southern Maine, then spent a year at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts making pots and playing badminton. After a recurring toe injury sidelined his badminton career, he relocated to Western Massachusetts, where he recovered and completed a three-year apprenticeship at Stonepool Pottery. Afterwards, Jeffrey returned to the great state of Maine. He has a deep love for handmade objects, dogs, music, and plants.

About Candice Methe

Candice Methe is an Artist and Educator living in Morrill, ME. She received her BFA in Ceramics and Art History from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ and her MFA from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. She has had several Artist-in-Residence opportunities such as The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramics Arts, Red Lodge Clay Center, Santa Fe Clay, RAIR (Roswell Artist in Residence Foundation) and SWOPA (Sirigu Women's Organization for Pottery and Art) in Ghana. She is a lover of Ancient Pottery, Dogs and Nature. When not in her studio you can find her in the kitchen baking.