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Someday Comes Artist Co-op
Someday Comes: Aroostook Makers on Presque Isle’s Main Street
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Someday Comes brings a community of Aroostook County makers into a downtown Presque Isle storefront. The artist co-op combines a public shop with a broader purpose: giving people a place to share skills, materials and finished work. A visit can begin with the objects on display, then become more interesting as you learn how their makers connect. The result is a local art stop where practical craft and individual imagination sit close together.
The co-op's current contact page welcomes customers and curious visitors at 493 Main Street. Confirm present visiting arrangements directly, particularly if you want to combine browsing with a class. A shop visit and a scheduled making session are different plans. For a first encounter, give yourself room to look before deciding whether there is a particular technique, artist or object you would like to ask about.
Paula Brewer's original founding interview identifies Tiffany Frederickson Plourde and Amy Durland Faulkner as the people behind the venture. Plourde explained the name through the familiar habit of putting creative ambitions off until someday. The co-op gave that postponed intention a physical home when a storefront became available. The story lends the name a useful meaning during a visit: it describes the step between making things privately and sharing them with a wider community.
The retail organization is also worth noticing. The operator explains that objects are arranged by type rather than separated into individual vendors' spaces. Its range includes painting, photography, textiles, stained glass and metalwork, alongside other handmade pieces. Try comparing objects within one medium before moving to another. That approach can reveal how much variation exists between makers even when the practical category is the same.
The members' own accounts offer specific examples. Phoenix of the North Forging describes using salvaged Aroostook farm equipment, including parts of potato machinery and pitchforks, to make new metal objects. Plourde describes moving between different materials and techniques to realize an idea, while Sarah and Olivia Nash bring a mother-and-daughter collaboration to painting and other crafts. Treat these as introductions to the people involved, rather than a promise that a particular piece will be present on any date.
The shared-resource idea reaches beyond the sales floor. In Brewer's interview, Plourde described collecting supplies that makers could use instead of leaving materials idle. The current co-op also identifies access to equipment and a material library among its resources. For a visitor interested in making, that background suggests useful questions about how a work began, why its material was chosen and what happens to leftover supplies. Ask about present participation arrangements before assuming that tools or workshop space are available casually.
For a record of the visit, request permission before photographing artworks or people and follow any instructions about sharing images. A small detail, with the maker correctly credited, can be more meaningful than a photograph of every display. Someday Comes rewards attention to the connection between an object and the person who made it. A downtown storefront becomes a meeting point for varied skills, local materials and the decision to bring a creative idea into public view.
Fun facts
- Someday Comes is an artist co-op at 493 Main Street.
- Its shop groups works by type rather than by vendor.
- Members work across visual art, textiles, glass and metal.
Before you go
- Confirm present visiting and class arrangements directly.
- Distinguish browsing from a booked making session.
- Ask about a maker or material that interests you.
- Request permission before photographing or sharing artwork.
Capture
- Ask permission for any artwork photograph and record the maker’s name.
- A close detail can communicate material and craft without photographing every display.
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Someday Comes brings local making into downtown Presque Isle.
The artist co-op welcomes curious visitors at 493 Main Street.
Its shop arranges handmade objects by type rather than by vendor.
A shared interest in making connects people working in very different materials.
Ask how a material became the starting point for an object.
Member stories include turning salvaged farm equipment into new metalwork.
Check current class arrangements and ask before photographing artwork.
Which would lead your visit: painting, textiles, glass or metal?
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