Labor Day Weekend Open Studios – Makers Guild of Maine

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Among the 40 oceanfront acres of Searsport Shores Ocean Campground you'll enjoy three communal maker spaces for: (1) Printing, Dyeing and Surface Design, (2) Woodworking and Carving, and (3) Stitching, Weaving and Spinning.

If you want to come and play…by yourself or with loved ones…it’s really easy to participate!

Your pass will allow you to come and go in any of the studio spaces from 10:00-4:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Each teaching artist will have projects or skills they will be sharing and you can focus on just one or two…or skim through many! The material kits will be inexpensive and the classes are open to anyone with the appropriate attention span (and dexterity if sharp tools are involved). Open Studios Labor Day Weekend welcomes both campers and non-campers alike.

Drop In Studio Classes (expect additions until July 15th)

Studio 1 (Dye Barn): Printing, Dyeing & Surface Design

Samantha Verrone, Dyeing with Rust and Tannins
Sue Garrett, Poured Fluid Acrylic Paint
Jude Hsiang, Natural Dyeing a rainbow of colors from the garden
Heather , Watercolor and Tempera from beach pebbles

Studio 2 (Art Studio): Knitting, Stitching, Felting & Spinning

Emma Morin, Applique Quilting
Judy MacKay, Wool Braided Chair Pad or Table Topper
Wendy Morgan, Knitting Doctor for your projects or learn to knit mittens or socks
Bunny Caldwell, Felting
Betsy Alspach, Fiber Preparation and Spinning

Studio 3 (Wood Shop): Woodworking, Carving & Whittling

Ramon Perez, Hand Carved Birch Spoons
Jim Hsiang, Canoe Paddles Carving and Building a Canoe
Michael Vallier, Hand carved, driftwood palettes for paints and beads

Saturday August 31 & Sunday September 1

Please submit one registration form for each individual attendee.

Event Options

Open Studio Sessions:

One Day Pass ($100) non-transferable

Two Day Pass ($150) non-transferable

Teacher Vendor Table ($25)

Non-Teacher Vendor Table ($75)

Saturday Lunch (Veg and GF option available) ($18)

Sunday Lunch (Veg and GF option available) ($18)

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I understand I will pay my kit and/or a materials fee directly to the instructor at the start of the workshop.

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By registering for Fiber College, I understand that I have granted Fiber College and the Makers Guild of Maine permission to use my likeness in a photograph, video, or other digital media in any and all of its publications, including web-based publications, without payment or other considerations. We promise never to sell your images or use them in an unseemly manner.

Change, Cancellation and Refund Policies for Classes:
If you have purchased a Labor Day Open Studio Pass and are not able to attend, e-mail us at astrig@makersguildmaine.org Because e-mails can be dropped and we have no way of knowing that you wrote, it is your responsibility to receive confirmation of your e-mail. You may text us at 207-930-5919 but please assume we have not seen the text until we write back…we juggle a lot of balls in the summer time and sometimes even the most important things seem to slip through the cracks.

Because of the on-line registration software, no changes or cancellations are possible through this registration process.

A $50 fee will be subtracted from your full refund if the request is made before August 1, 2024. There will be no refunds after August 1st, 2024. By letting us know that you will not be able to attend, we’ll do our best to donate your pass to a local person who could not normally attend and give you a letter thanking you for your donation to the Maker’s Guild of Maine 501c3 scholarship fund.

If covid restrictions are re-introduced by the CDC we will follow all recommendations and refund or adjust accordingly. Because our campus and class spaces are mostly outdoors, well ventilated, and flexible we do not anticipate a problem.

Privacy Policy: Fiber College and the Makers Guild of Maine collects your contact information for the sole purpose of communicating with you in reference to our events. The information is stored securely and will never be sold or traded or used for any other purpose. The same holds true for any images taken before, during or after our event.

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