Started in January of 2006 by Marblehead residents and professional artists Kirsten Bassion and Doreen Mastandrea, the North Shore Clay Studio offers a variety of classes and workshops for students of all levels. The studio is located in the historic Lydia Pinkham Building in Lynn just over the Salem border. They provide studio space for 15-18 artists-in-residence who need a facility to further their own clay work.