Prospective Mentor Artist Database:

Blacksmithing

  • Doug Wilson / Little Deer Isle, Maine / Blacksmithing / wilsonforge@gmail.com / 207-505-1287 / www.wilsonforge.com

Book Arts

  • Diana Arcadipone / Otisfield, Maine / Bookbinding, Papermaking, Brushmaking, Stitching, Printmaking, Painting, / Arcadipone@gmail.com / 6177809629 / www.arcadipone.com
  • Rebecca Goodale / Freeport, Maine / Artist’s Books/ goodale@maine.edu / 207-749-6497/ www.rebeccagoodale.com

Ceramics

  • Malley Weber / Hallowell, Maine / Clay- ceramic art, functional work / malley.weber@gmail.com / 207-607-1011 / www.malleyweber.com

  • Marie Palluotto / Augusta, Maine / Ceramics – Reduction fired functional stoneware and porcelain pottery / rdrpottery@live.com / 207-621-9959 /
    www.instagram.com/coronakiln

  • Randy Fein / Camden, Maine / Ceramics – Slab & coil forms, relief tiles & public art installations, life size figurative freestanding clay sculptures made of stoneware / feinarts@yahoo.com / 207-763-3433 / www.randyfein.com

  • Shana Brautigam / Rindge, New Hampshire (Monadnock region) / Ceramics – hand-built & wood-fired / shanabrautigam@gmail.com / 603-593-8475 / www.rootedinclay.com

Metalsmithing

  • Andrew Xenos / Phippsburg, Maine / Metalsmithing & Jewelry – Studio jeweler, designer & teacher – worked as a jewelry designer for small and large scale production manufacturers since 2014 including Swarovski, Tiffany’s, Blue Nile and Rio Grande. Has taught workshops, private lessons and at The Steel Yard & RISD / andrew@xenosworks.com / 207-798-0936 /www.xenosworks.com
  • Erica Moody / Waldoboro, Maine / Metals – hardware and utensils – power sanding, power tools, hand tools, fabrication, finishing engineering / em@ericamoody.com / 207-832-1777 /www.ericamoody.com
  • Nisa Smiley / Ellsworth, Maine / Metalsmithing – PMC, mold-making, antique shell buttons / nisajewelry@gmail.com / 207-266-3812 / www.nisajewelry.com

Mixed Media

Stone

  • Conrad Smith / Sullivan, Maine / Granite Quarrying / sullivangraniteco2020@gmail.com / 207-266-8298 / www.rustedpulchritude.com

Textiles

  • J.M. Syron / Brunswick, Maine / Textiles (fashion) – apparel design, pattern design and fabrication, leather apparel fabrication and manipulation, unique material resourcing. / jmsyron@gmail.com / 207-352-8426 / www.trueselfcouture.com

  • Jo Eaton / Gorham, Maine / Textiles: fine art crocheting, crochet tapestry, hand spinning, blending custom yarns / norepeatsfiberworks@gmail.com /207-383-0421 / www.norepeatsfiberworks.com

  • Sarah Hotchkiss / Waldoboro / Textiles: rug weaving, tapestry, sewn finishes / sararugweaver@gmail.com / 207-832-8133 / www.sarahotchkiss.com

Woodworking

  • Aaron Margolis / Ellsworth, Maine / Green woodworking, woodcarving – spoon + bowl carving / rustedpulchritude@gmail.com / 207-469-5577 / www.rustedpulchritude.com
  • Guy Marsden / Woolwich, Maine / Woodworking – Turning & fabrication, kinetics & electrical engineering for sculpture/ guy@arttec.net / 207-443-8942 / www.arttec.net

  • James Macdonald / Burnham, Maine / Wood, marquetry, inlay, pyrography, veneering, fine woodworking, cabinetmaking, furniture, design, composition, safety. /jamesmacdonaldartguitars@gmail.com / 207-416-7384 / www.jamesmacdonaldartguitars.com

 

REGISTER as a Prospective CAP Mentor Artist:

Craft artists interested in participating in the Craft Apprentice Program as a mentor artist but who do not currently have an apprentice with whom to apply may register to be listed in the database. (link is below)

Deadline to apply for 2025 Program: December 6, 2024.

Steps: 

  1. Read the self-assessment list below to decide if you qualify and are interested.
  2. Express your interest via this GoogleForm.
  3. Be added to the Prospective Mentor Artist Database.
  4. Apprentices contact you directly.
  5. If a match is made, apply by deadline: December 6, 2024.
  6. Proceed as any other pair.

Self Assessment Tool: 

  • Do you consider yourself a highly experienced career craftsperson?
  • Have you developed exceptional aesthetics and technique in your craft?
  • Have you built a career around being a craft artist?
  • Are you an active member of the craft community?
  • Do you enjoy talking to others about your craft?
  • Would you enjoy a 1:1 style of teaching?
  • Have you developed a sense of value for business development, marketing and research which has furthered your career in craft?
  • Do you have a studio that could be used for hosting and teaching your apprentice?
  • Are you willing to be listed as a perspective CAP mentor artist and able to accommodate inquiries from prospective CAP apprentices?