Artisan Development Program
Community Supports Craft
Posted July 30, 2020
Felting, like any craft, can be intensely solitary and for someone who thrives on social interaction, this…
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Time, and Harvest Time
Posted July 10, 2020
Right now it’s harvest season. That means that it is the season to collect some specific materials…
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Envisioning the Next World
Posted June 26, 2020
“Our imaginations are typically governed by the creative content that we take in, and that creative content…
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Becoming Intimate with the Characters of Wool
Posted June 12, 2020
One of my favorite woolly characters is the Abominable Snowman from the Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer movie. …
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Milling My Own Lumber
Posted May 21, 2020
One of my aspirations as a boat builder is to create my own lumber. I am motivated to…
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Observations of Plants and Animals
Posted May 6, 2020
Learning the terminology for bud ID As the season changes from winter to spring, there is…
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Handwoven Towels
Posted April 24, 2020
Towels. What a straightforward object. Before I was a weaver, I disregarded towels all together. Every towel…
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The Dance of Art, Craft, Teaching... and the Virus
Posted April 2, 2020
I couldn’t not address the current drama of COVID-19, but I also wanted to include the joy of…
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Early Norwegian Sea Chests
Posted March 26, 2020
Wooden storage boxes have long been considered a great woodworking project with challenges varied enough to meet…
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Baskets, Food and Learning
Posted March 13, 2020
As I begin my time in the Artisan Development Program at North House, I’ll share a bit…
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