Maine Correctional Center Pottery Class

The Maine Correctional Center Pottery Class is a weekly hand-building clay class with women at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, Maine, that Daisy Hutt has been teaching since March of 2024. The artist was informed by the Maine Correctional Center that the program no longer has funding.

Artist bio

Daisy Hutt is an artist originally from rural Vermont. She moved to Portland in 2018 to attend Maine College of Art and graduated with a degree in ceramics in 2021. Daisy now manages the Tannery Brook community pottery studio in Gorham, Maine, and teaches wheel throwing classes to all age groups. She often leads community outreach clay and painting classes at memory care homes, senior living centers, and most recently created a ceramics program with the women at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham. Daisy’s goal is to continue to make pottery accessible and use it as a building block for bridging gaps and fostering community.

Social media
Daisy Hutt Pottery | Instagram
Tannery Brook Pottery | Instagram

Cover image: A Clay LOVE Bowl made by a resident at Maine Correctional Center photographed in September 2024