How did folks keep track of seasons of the year before there were numeric calendars? Or farm tasks like when to take the sheep to pasture in spring or pray for rain to turn the miller’s wheel in fall? Isolated Norwegian communities used versions of the Primstav calendar symbols into the 1700’s to do just that. Students will carve some of these fascinating ancient pictographs on a basswood stave to create a decorative folk art calendar using simple kolrosing tools and techniques of coloring the wood.

You will need the following tools for this class:

All required tools/materials are provided by your instructor and North House and will be available once the course begins.

Feel free to bring your favorite tools and whatever materials you might feel appropriate for this course.