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From Microsoft to māk: How this business owner found a new calling in Oregon City
From Microsoft to māk: How this business owner found a new calling in Oregon City
From Microsoft to māk: How this business owner found a new calling in Oregon City

Published on: 07/01/2026

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Opal Dorsey, left, and Karen Pederson make clay creatures for their terrarium projects at Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City.Owner Laurie Pottmeyer has opened Māk Studio at 1019 7th St. in Oregon City. The space offers instructor-led classes and a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Reporter Jacob Graves works on a watercolor painting at Māk Studio in Oregon City.Owner Laurie Pottmeyer has opened Māk Studio at 1019 7th St. in Oregon City. The space offers instructor-led classes and a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Karen Pederson, left, and her great-niece Opal Dorsey work on terrarium projects at Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City.Opal Dorsey makes a clay creature for her terrarium project at Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.A UV light is used to dry a resin finish on a clay creation. Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.Māk Studio, 1019 7th St. in Oregon City, offers a drop-in craft bar where clients can chose from a variety of projects to make in the studio.

In a small storefront in downtown Oregon City, friends, relatives and strangers sit around tables painting pictures, constructing collages and tending to terrariums alongside other handmade projects.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/07/from-microsoft-to-mak-how-this-business-owner-found-a-new-calling-in-oregon-city.html

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