LORAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM MAKER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
The Maker-in-Residence program connects the public with art and the people who create it and includes various art forms such as theater and performing arts, visual arts, technology arts, media arts, written arts and music. The residency takes place at the LPLS branch best suited for the artist or maker and lasts for three months. Regular open studio hours at the library allow the makers and artists to create on-site as patrons interact and learn about different artistic processes. Each maker also offers special free workshops for the public each month.
Be our next Maker! Click here for an application.
Fall 2025
Lissi Greeneisen
Peppertree Pottery, Ltd.
Fall 2025
Lissi Greeneisen
Peppertree Pottery, Ltd.
Leslie “Lissi” Greeneisen was making pottery for about 12 years before she finally considered herself an artist and made a go of it.
Originally from Lorain, she lived in several different states before landing back in Lorain more than 30 years later where she now has a studio inside her home.
She describes her work as an eclectic collection of functional, decorative and whimsical pottery with the aim of bringing happiness to the viewer or user. “Happy man-in-the-moon sculptures, highly carved lanterns and silly cookie jars that are bound for generations of love are some examples of my wares.”
Workshops:
Preregister for workshops at LorainPublicLibrary.org/programs
Open Studio Hours
Fridays, 3p.m.
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28
Clay Fair Doors
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 7 and 21
Monsters in Clay
Saturday, Sept. 6 2 to 4 p.m.
Ceramic Jack-O’-Lanterns
Monday, Sept. 29 6:30 p.m.
Ceramic Funky Turkeys
Tuesday, Nov. 4 1 to 3 p.m.
Holiday Ornaments
Saturday, Nov. 22
1 to 2:30 p.m. OR 3 to 4:30 p.m.