For a nightstand or a gift.
8 oz jar$34
Ember & Fen Candle Works/Portland, ME/Soy, hand-poured
Three coastal scents. Two jar sizes. One refill.
Small-batch soy candles, hand-poured in Portland, Maine, each scent drawn from the cold, salted edge of the North Atlantic coast. Light one and let the shoreline come indoors.
Index of jars — reusable amber glass
018 oz jar$34
0214 oz jar$52
03Refill$29
Shop Candles
Studio shop open Thu–Sun, 11am–5pm · Visit
Plate 01 — Flame fieldScent: Neutral coast
Draft: move or drag across the plate · press and hold to flare
01/Scent index/Hand-poured, Portland, ME
Scents with a shoreline in them.
Our scents are written from the North Atlantic coast. Tidepool Cedar, Smoked Driftwood and Wild Blueberry Barrens are three places you can light a candle and stand inside. Each is hand-poured in small batches in Portland.
Index of places — select a row
The placeLow tide, cold rock, and the line where the water was an hour ago.
The placeA beach fire burned down to grey wood and a thread of smoke.
The placeLow open ground above the coast, ledge and barrens under a wide sky.
Plate 02 — Tidepool CedarContour, 1:1
Tidepool Cedar · hand-poured, small batch
02/Sizes & pricing/Reusable amber glass
Two sizes. One amber jar you keep.
Every candle is poured into a reusable amber glass jar. Choose the 8 oz for a nightstand or a gift, or the 14 oz for a room that deserves a longer evening. Bring your jar back and refill it for $29.
For a room that deserves a longer evening.
14 oz jar$52
03Refill, your jar$29Bring your jar back · see the refill program
04 — Workshops/Monthly/At the bench
Plate 04 — The pourElevation
Fig. 4 — Wax to jar, one pour at a time
Pour your own, with us.
Once a month we open the studio for candle-pouring workshops. Spend time at the bench learning how a candle is made by hand, then take the experience home. See the studio for upcoming sessions.
01Monthly workshopStudio bench
02Per person$65
A gift that gets madeGive someone an evening at the bench instead of another thing on a shelf. Ask in the studio about the next session.
05 — Studio shop/Portland, Maine/Thursday–Sunday
Visit the studio in Portland.
Come smell the scents before you choose. Our Portland, Maine studio shop is open Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Stop in to meet the candles, pick a gift, or ask about the next workshop.
Chart 05 — Portland shoreline
Open hours — weekly schedule11am–5pm
- MonClosed
- TueClosed
- WedClosed
- Thu11am–5pm
- Fri11am–5pm
- Sat11am–5pm
- Sun11am–5pm
01DaysThursday–Sunday
02Hours11am–5pm
03WherePortland, Maine
- A
Smell Tidepool Cedar, Smoked Driftwood and Wild Blueberry Barrens before you choose.
- B
Pick a gift in amber glass, 8 oz or 14 oz.
- C
Ask about the next workshop, at the bench where it happens.
Street address to follow — plan your visit
06 — Our craftPlate 06 — Pour elevationPortland, Maine
Small batches, steady hands.
Ember & Fen is a small studio, and every candle is hand-poured in Portland, Maine. We work in soy and in small batches, drawing our scents from the North Atlantic coast. The result is a candle that looks as natural and cozy as it smells.
- 01Hand-pouredEvery jar
- 02SoyOur wax
- 03Small batchPortland, ME
Plate 06 — Jar, pour & tide lineInk on linen
07Shop · Refill · VisitFinal entry
Bring the coast home tonight.
Choose a scent, pick your size, or stop by the studio Thursday to Sunday. Whether it’s a gift or a first candle for a new home, Ember & Fen has a shoreline for it.
Studio open Thu–Sun · 11am–5pm