Fred McIntyre lives on the coast of Maine at Ocean Point in East Boothbay. He grew up in a little town in Northern Maine called Enfield. He is a fine-art potter who derives his inspiration from his surroundings, the Maine landscape. His work, whether it is a hand-carved vase, a brightly glazed bowl, a dark seaweedpit-fired vase or an earthy Raku piece, conveys the beauty and magic of Maine with all it’s ruggedness and wonderful colours.

After a career in construction, then a Plumbing and Heating Supervisor for a 300-bed hospital, Fred became the Water Superintendent for the East Boothbay Water District in the town of East Boothbay. However, he always yearned for and had a need to work at something more creative but his medium seemed to elude him. A friend introduced Fred to clay and the rest as they say is history.

Round Top Center for the Arts: Ceramics with Trudi Curtis.

Round Top Center for the Arts: Ceramics with Carolyn Judson.

Portland Pottery Workshops.

The Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts: Raku and Mold-Making workshops. Also participated in the Summer of 2004 and 2005 Volunteer Program.

Fred’s pottery can be seen at the Ocean Point Studio in East Boothbay, Maine His work has been exhibited at the Round Top Center for the Arts, the Boothbay Art Foundation and the Land Trust Boatbuilders Festival in East Boothbay.

Three hand-carved vases were chosen to be displayed at the Art Gallery at the University of New England, Westbrook campus. The jury selection was included in the “Studio Connections: Artists Supporting Maine PBS” show.

Fred’s pottery is in many private collections throughout the U.S.