Nordic Handcraft Workshops

Handcraft

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  OUTDOORS Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Nature-Patterned Fused Glass Plates with Susan Tracy

  • Saturday, September 26, 2020 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

  This fun, three-hour workshop introduces the art of glass fusing and slumping. Nature brings us beauty, color and repeated patterns. We see these patterns in tree branches, flower petals, animal... Read more »

  Cost: $55 ASI members / $65 non-members

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  VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Stenciled Fabrics with Kirsten Aune

  • Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

  Dive into the art of fabric stenciling with Duluth textile artist Kirsten Aune during this remote class. Taking inspiration from Kirsten’s colorful, bold patterns and modern Scandinavian design,... Read more »

  Cost: $55 ASI members / $65 non-members

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  SOLD OUT VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Coiled Baskets with Teresa Audet

  • Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

  Try out a simple basket-making technique and create a small coiled basket in a few hours! Students will receive a kit with a pre-drilled wooden base, then build the sides of the basket using rope,... Read more »

  Cost: $60 ASI members / $70 non-members

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  VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Demo: Foraged Fall Wreaths with Christine Hoffman

  • Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

  Create a completely natural, unique fall wreath from foraged elements in your backyard! Christine, a floral designer and “Slow Flowers” advocate who specializes in working with local and organic... Read more »

  Cost: $30 ASI members / $35 non-members (kit not included in cost of class)

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  SOLD OUT VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Sámi Inspired Color Band Bracelet with Liz Bucheit

  • Saturday, October 17, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

  Braid and finish a beautiful bracelet inspired by the Sámi art of tenntråd, or pewter wire art. Students will receive a kit with all the materials to make a bracelet out of natural materials... Read more »

  Cost: $100 ASI members / $110 non-members

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  VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Paper Quilled Hearts with Kayla

  • Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

  Try out paper quilling, the art of coiling and assembling thin strips of paper, to create a delicate heart ornament or window decoration. As Kayla demonstrate the fundamentals of paper quilling,... Read more »

  Cost: $35 ASI members / $40 non-members

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  VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Lecture: Intro to Swedish Dalmålning with Pieper Bloomquist

  • Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

  You’ve probably seen kurbits, an iconic folk art pattern from central Sweden, many times without knowing precisely what you’re looking at. Originating in the central Swedish province of Dalarna in... Read more »

  Cost: $15 ASI members / $20 non-members

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  VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Workshop: Knitting Inari Cuff Mittens with Laura Ricketts

  • Sunday, November 1, 2020 - 1:00pm

  This class meets online over 3 Saturdays – November 1, 8 & 15 – from 1-3 p.m. each week

  Cost: $93 ASI members / $103 non-members

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  VIRTUAL Intro to Spoon Carving with Jess Hirsch (women and non-binary)

  • Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

  Try out spoon carving from home in the green woodcarving tradition! Jess Hirsch will lead students through the process of carving a spoon over Zoom, using a prepared wooden blank and rented tools.... Read more »

  Cost: $70 ASI members / $80 non-members; includes $25 materials and tool kit

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  VIRTUAL Nordic Handcraft Lecture: Southern Swedish Bonadsmålning with Pieper Bloomquist

  • Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

  Sometimes referred to as “Jultepeter” or “Christmas Wallpaper,” Swedish Bonadsmålning flourished in southern Sweden (Småland and Halland) during the 18th and 19th centuries. Many farmhouses were... Read more »

  Cost: $15 ASI members / $20 non-members

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