I am the keeper of the original Andersen Design mold collection—a body of handmade ceramic work my parents built in Maine starting in the 1950s. For years, I have been paying to store these original molds while working toward a vision of community-based production that feels more relevant than ever as AI displaces creative workers. Right now, I need help covering storage costs and an initial legal consultation to establish clear ownership of the assets—without which the vision cannot move forward. Every dollar moves this from limbo to possibility.

Funds will cover monthly storage, keeping the mold collection safe, and an initial legal consultation to establish clear ownership—the essential first step before anything else can move forward. Once that is settled, I can focus on building a network of independent studios producing handcrafted ceramics from the original designs. Without these funds, I will have no choice but to sell the assets elsewhere, and this Maine-born legacy will benefit another community rather than the one where it was created.

This is not just about keeping a storage unit paid. It is about deciding whether something genuinely original—built by human hands, designed with real intention—deserves to survive into a future that needs it more than ever. My parents created Andersen Design for the great American middle class when wealth was more broadly distributed than today. The studio thrived for decades until a series of circumstances closed in—a reverse mortgage, a lost property, a bulldozed building. But the molds and the vision survived. I am the one still carrying them. If you believe creativity is not a luxury but a necessity, please donate what you can or simply share this page. Every act of support tells me this vision is worth continuing. And that matters more than I can easily say.