N o r t jewelry h House
Folk School
Post Office Box 759 500 West Highway 61 Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604 phone: toll-free: fax: e-mail:
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elcome to the Fall/Winter issue of North House’s course catalog. As always, launching the catalog creates an intriguing dual reality – at once relishing the final northern-summer infusion of sunshine, green and warmth (with the classroom doors thrown wide open!) while also reaching out towards crisp evenings, brilliant colors, growing darkness and eventually sparkles of white. With this catalog, North House sets the stage for our Twentieth Anniversary. Envisioned and launched by a group of inspired volunteers in 1997, North House’s emergence as a key crossroads in the world of craft reads like a joyous fairy tale. As many remember, our first catalog featured 23 classes. By contrast, this catalog alone includes over 285 courses featuring 100+ artisan instructors. Our almost-twenty-year journey has been defined by a compelling mission, empowered by innumerable helping hands, and infused with the potent power of building with beauty and utility. Celebrating our Twentieth Anniversary will be essential, and several key puzzle pieces are already in place: * Community of Craft -How do you share the story of hundreds of artisans, nineteen craft themes and thousands of courses? In small pieces. In January, a Community Wall of Craft composed of 6”x6” tiles will be installed on campus. Each tile will share an instructor’s story; together they will quilt together a 7’x7’ story of craft. * Celebrate with Cake! - Celebrations gather people, and we all love to be involved. Our three iconic annual events will each incorporate elemens both creative and commemorative, including hands-on community projects, storytelling and story gathering, displays of student projects, and plenty of cake! * Craft Exhibition - The 20th Anniversary year will culminate with a month-long craft exhibition at the Johnson Heritage Post in downtown Grand Marais. We envision its role echoing that of our “Celebrating Birch” exhibition and book project during our tenth anniversary back in 2007. But no need to wait until then, Dig into the following pages and you will quickly discover a simple fact – the world of craft is alive and well! It’s time to start making plans. See you on campus soon! - Greg Wright, Executive Director
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Inside about north house 2 on the harbor 3 news to note 4 special events 5 basketry 6 blacksmithing & tool making 8 boatbuilding 11 clothing 12 fiber arts 15 foods 20 jewelry 25 music & stories 27 calendar 28-29 northern ecology 30 outdoor skills 31 painting & photography 33 sailing 35 shelter 36 sustainable living 38 timber framing 39 traditional crafts 41 woodcarving 43 woodworking & furniture craft 45 instructor profiles 49 registration & membership 55
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Board of Directors President Vice President Treasurer Secretary
Nancy Burns John Schoenherr Paul Aslanian Buck Benson
Members at Large
Jodi Belluz Andrew Houlton Layne Kennedy JD Lehr Jana Larson Todd Mestad Susan Morrison Mary Morrison Kathy Rice Jim Sannerud Steve Surbaugh
Print Production
Journal Print Group
North House Folk School is supported in part by hundreds of contributing members as well as the Lloyd K Johnson Foundation, Cook County Community Fund/Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, the Flora Family Foundation, and the McKnight Foundation. Funding provided in part by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and private funders.
A 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit, North House Folk School welcomes charitable contributions that support its educational mission and vision. Gift types include annual support, memorials, in-kind donations and planned giving. For more information on giving, please contact us at 888-387-9762. ©2015 North House Folk School more details, more photos: www.northhouse.org