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Studios: First Floor
The first floor is home to Navigation Brewing which is open Thursday – Sunday.
Studio: 197
Artist: Samantha Foster
I like making interesting, somewhat quirky functional wares from a lump of #clay.
Studio: 199
Artist: Aron Leaman
Studio Name: Mill City GlassworksMill City Glass Works is a glass blowing studio that serves as a way to bring the experience of working with hot glass to those who are interested. We are offering a calm, respectful and creatively stimulating environment with a strong practice of the fundamentals in this very old and unique craft. We offer Classes, Experiences, Workshops, Private Lesson, and Private Events.
Studio: 141
Artist: Maria Peddy
Studio Name: Pup Dog PotteryThe first time I tried clay I was a 20 year old college student. I played around, on and off for many years after that without any real seriousness. I didn’t discover a love for it until many years later when I started taking classes through the BCAE in Boston.
Studios: Second Floor
The second floor is home to Nibbana Cafe which is open Thursday – Sunday, the Loading Dock Gallery which is open Wednesday – Sunday, as well as Refuge Lowell – an after school arts program for teenagers.
Studio: 207
Artist: John Brickels
I sculpt architecturally themed sculptures that show the effects of time, weather and entropy. I also create absurd factory machinery and fictional automobile mechanicals.
I use slab and extruded stoneware clay. Some sculptures are enhanced after firing with layers of acrylic paint.
Studio: 281
Artist: Myong Jung
Studio Name: Myong Jung PorcelainMy porcelain pieces are influenced by the technique of 18th Century Meissen European porcelain. Each collectable is hand-built and hand-painted. Once formed, each hard paste porcelain object is fired 5-7 times in a kiln. Then, they are brought to life with the finest of enamel colors.
Studio: 298
Artist: Yary Livan
Yary is a Cambodian ceramic artist and sculptor who fires in traditional wood burning kilns. He is one of the only master ceramicists still at work after surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide in his homeland, and the only one known to be living in the United States.
Studios: Third Floor
Studio: 323
Artist: Nooshin Manoochehri
Studio Name: Ceramics By NooshinCustom made ceramics. Ready made gifts for all occasions.
Studio: 330
Artist: Erika Noymer
Studio Name: Delicious Glass Fusing StudioDelicious Glass Fusing Studio is also home to Lucy the Kiln, which is where the magic happens. Erica likes bold colors, bold contrasts, dichroic sparkle, the fact that you aren’t around any hot glass and sharing her explorations into all kiln formed glass with others. She has her glass art for sale and offers glass fusing and casting classes.
Studios: Fourth Floor
Studio: 414
Artist: Joe and Ivy Pompei
Studio Name: Pompei Stained and Fused GlassPompei glass has gained a reputation among architects, interior designers , builders and homeowners as premiere supplier of architectural art glass windows and doors. Pompei windows and doors are installed throughout the US , Canada, and in the U.K.
More recently, the Pompei’s welcomed their daughter Marissa as a full time studio member. Marissa is a fused glass artist, specializing in unique fused glass 3D sculptures, jewelry and other accessories.
Studio: 411
Artist: Carol Rissman
Studio Name: Carol Rissman CeramicsI use foliage and natural objects both as inspiration and as actual tools for creating surface designs on my ceramic wall pieces and necklaces. A former Resident Artist at Harvard University’s Ceramics Program, my work is shown at venues including the Fuller Craft Museum and the U. Mass Medical Center, as well as in my gallery at Western Avenue Studios.
Studios: Fifth Floor
Studio: 586
Artist: Leena Cho and Sam Kim
Studio Name: Slow Hands StudioSlow Hands Studio is a creative space for two artists with slow hands—Leena and Sam. We carefully craft a mix of functional, sculptural and artistic objects with ceramics, paintings and more. We’re navigating the creative world together, one slow creation at a time.
Lofts
The Lofts are only open to the public during First Saturday or other special events as posted.
Loft: 124
Artist: Wendy James
While primarily a painter, my ceramic sculptures and pottery are playful, often including an element of surprise.
