Squatting in Portland

Part rock animator, part philosopher, part blacksmith, and fully joyful, Will Maguire is a wholesome treasure to be around. And around he was found in the depths of Harrie Fasher’s studio with the likes of artists Martin John Oldfield, Ellen Ferrier and Koichi Ishino during his July 2025 Squatter’s Cottage residency.

.... this is the first paragraph of Arts Out West's Nicola Masons article about the time I spent as an artist in residence at the regional post-industrial wonderland of the Portland foundations.

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Will Maguire at The Squatter’s Residency, The Foundations, Portland - Arts OutWest

Part rock animator, part philosopher, part blacksmith, and fully joyful, Will Maguire is a wholesome treasure to be around. And around he was found in the depths of Harrie Fasher’s studio with the likes of artists Martin John Oldfield, Ellen Ferrier and Koichi Ishino during his July 2025 Squatter’s Cottage residency.