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A Visit to Sätergläntan

Posted May 12, 2022
by Christine Novotny

Resident Artisan Christine Novotny is traveling through Scandinavia as part of the Artisan Development Program. She writes about some time spent at Sätergläntan, a folk school in Dalarna, Sweden, in her latest blog post. 

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Baskets with Steen Madsen in Denmark

Posted May 5, 2022
by Emily Derke

Resident Artisan Emily Derke is traveling in Scandinavia as part of the Artisan Development Program, and recently spent some time weaving willow with Steen Madsen in Denmark. Read more in her latest blog post. 

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I Can Draw This, But Can I Carve It?

Posted April 28, 2022
by Nathan White

Resident Artisan Nathan White ponders the intersection of drawing and carving, and design and perception, in his latest blog post. 

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Exploring Fibers and Gathering Knowledge

Posted April 28, 2022
by Laura Brown

In her latest blog post, Resident Artisan Laura Brown talks about the experience of taking fiber classes at North House and using those opportunities to develop her own teaching practices. 

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This Won’t Last Forever

Posted March 31, 2022
by Christine Novotny

What does forever mean in fibers? In craft? Is forever a good thing? Resident Artisan Christine Novotny examines these questions in her latest blog post.

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Hjørdis Schooner Captain Opportunity

Posted March 28, 2022

Work alongside North House staff and volunteers to run a collaborative and dynamic program on the “floating classroom.” We’re hiring a Captain to sail Hjørdis on 2-hour excursions departing from the dock at North House.

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Mast Hoop Leathering Community Course

Posted March 24, 2022

Hjordis is out of the water and getting some attention! Take part by helping leather new mast hoops in a free service learning couse April 22–23, part of this year's Volunteer Weekend. (Image credit: Schooner Apollonia - Hudson River Sail Freight).

North House Timber Framing Greenwood Fire Logs

Posted March 24, 2022

North House's Timber Framing classes this summer will work with logs burned in last year's catastrophic North Shore forest fires. Hear the full story from WTIP.

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Wood Week 2022

Posted March 23, 2022

Wood Week with featured Instructor Mary May brought a lifetime of professional carving experience to the brand-new Carver’s Conference along with carving classes galore, and three wonderful webinars.

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"Comfort of Quilting" Article

Posted March 17, 2022
by Laura Brown

Check out Resident Artist Laura Brown's new article in Northern Wilds magazine about being "indoorsy" and how a love of quilting brought her to Grand Marais.

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