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The Dance of Art, Craft, Teaching... and the Virus

Posted April 2, 2020
by Elise Kyllo

Elise Kyllo blogs about the joy of her time in the Artisan Development Program, rhythms changed by COVID-19, and the essentiality of making.

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Wordslöjd & Jargoncraft: an Intern Dictionary of Discovery

Posted March 20, 2020
by Jake Fee

Welcome, reader, to a new and regular blog series, featuring the unique vocabularies of North House craft. Let’s begin.

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Why I Weave

Posted February 27, 2020
by Christine Novotny

As a way to begin this 2 year growth and exploration as a resident artisan, I’d like to share: WHY I WEAVE

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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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