Marian Baker
Yarmouth, Maine
Marian Baker makes pots in her studio in Yarmouth, Maine and has maintained a summer studio and gallery at Little Cranberry Island, aka Islesford, Maine since 1989. She taught ceramics at Maine College of Art in Portland from 1984 to 2019. She has been featured in Ceramics Monthly, Studio Potter Magazine, The Clay Times, Maine Home and Design, and is represented in many books and publications. In 2021, Marian Baker received the Maine Craft Artist Award in recognition of her dual accomplishments in both personal practice as a professional maker and studio-gallery owner; as well as in her years of dedicated service to the education and career development of a younger generation of ceramics students.
“I make useful pots for two principal reasons: because I love to make them and because I believe using handmade things can enrich the lives of the users. I choose colors and designs that are rooted in nature: ocean, beach stones, moss and sky. Inspiration for form comes from some of the traditions of English and Japanese pottery. I see my pots as a bridge between art and daily life.”
