North House Folk School is partnering with Norsk Høstfest, the largest Scandinavian Heritage Festival in North America, to offer three hands-on, educational and inspiring classes in Minot, North Dakota. This Scandinavian heritage based course taught by North House Folk School instructor Fred Livesay, is being offered at the Norsk Høstfest Marketplace October 1-3, 2008. Spoon making is an integral element in Scandinavian woodcarving. Each spoon literally emerges from a naturally crooked bend from green birch or other deciduous wood, with the elemental beauty and strength of the wood’s grain revealed during the carving process. During this workshop, students will use traditional hand tools: splitting with a mallet, hewing with an axe, shaving with a drawknife and shaping with a knife. Your spoon-carving experience will be complemented with a tour of the Norsk Høstfest Heritage Center, meeting other artisans and craftspeople. No experience necessary. Register by contacting North House Folk School at 888-387-9762.