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To Be or Not to Be... Making It?

Posted January 23, 2020
by Elise Kyllo

The question arises frequently for me, “Can I make a living at being an artisan?”

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Time Well Spent at the John C. Campbell Folk School

Posted November 22, 2019
by Elise Kyllo

For more than a dozen years, I’ve been told by friends that I must find a way to John C. Campbell Folk School in North Carolina. They told me that I would fall in love and not want to leave.  \

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What a woolly blur summer has been!

Posted September 26, 2019
by Elise Kyllo

So this month I will share a sweet story about the creation of the local Felted Forest Project and a photographic summary of the many felting experiences I’ve enjoyed over the last two months.

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Re-evaluating my Closet

Posted August 14, 2019
by Elise Kyllo
During the beginning of my artist residency, I was intently focused on creating a “Textile…
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Wool, the Full Experience

Posted June 7, 2019
by Elise Kyllo
One of my favorite weekends of the year is the annual, Wool, The Full Experience class at North…
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Working Together

Posted April 12, 2019
by Elise Kyllo
Somewhere, not far from here, but perhaps not in Cook County, sheep have been shorn, and lambs are…
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New Resident Artisan, Elise Kyllo

Posted February 14, 2019
by Elise Kyllo
Greetings to the North House Community, There are many days I pinch myself as I wake to a sunrise…
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