2026-05-12 – Let's Mangle in Viksdal-Style Rosemaling

Class Details

• Schedule: May 12-15 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT)
• Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.
• Instructor: Cathy Castellanos
  
• Level of Instruction: Advanced Beginner to Advanced

Description

Cathy will teach two traditional designs that include Viksdal traditional elements. Each pattern, one a black tine and one a red earth mangle board, has a different background color and woodenware. We'll explore how to paint traditional elongated teardrops and C and S strokes filled with historical symbolism. Come join in the fun and let's mangle! 

During class students will visit the Collection Access Space to see original Viksdal pieces and Mangletres. Hopefully this will inspire class members to design their own pieces if desired.

Supplies

Students are expected to bring the following supplies with them to class.

• Woodenware: three options to chose from
  • 11” rounded top x 5” height (10.5” x 4.5”) with a rounded fitted lid. Mike Lusk at luskscandiawoodworks.com made this tine for the instructor, which is very similar to the large bentwood (oval) box #274 but larger and round. Ask Mike Lusk for specific given dimensions (10.5 x 4.5”)
  • Mangle Board #503A (24” long x 5” wide) from Mike Lusk at luskscandiawoodworks.com.
  • Mangletre Horse Handle #709 from Mike Lusk at luskscandiawoodworks.com.
• Background color
  • Jo Sonja Black Matt Acrylic Paint, Jo Sonja Red Earth Matt Acrylic Paint, Jo Sonja Clear Glaze Medium
• Oil Paints:
  • Yellow Ochre, English Red (Light Oxide Red), Chromium Oxide Green, Burnt Umber, Mars Black (Titanium White is not used in these projects but bring if you want to make "grey.")
• Brushes:
  • Norwegian Brushes:
    Alf Bjercke 510 size 6, 4, 2.
    Other various size Script Liners and/or Mid Liners: 4, 2, 1, 0, 10/0 (Kingart Original Gold, Habico, Princeton Select, Jo Sonja, Rosemary & Co. are all great brushes. It is easier to have more than 1 brush for each size for different colors.)
    #2 Flat Brush.
    1” brush and or foam brush for backgrounding.
• Other Supplies:
  • Linseed Oil (Painting medium your choice), Transfer material (carbonate of magnesia), tracing paper, palette knife, ball stylus, pencil, eraser, chalk for drawing, paper to doodle on, canvas paper/cardboard painted with background color for practice, palette paper, paper towel, Q-Tips, brush cleaner, pencil top eraser or small flat chisel brush to remove unwanted paint strokes, Derwent pencil eraser.
    
  • The following tools might also be extremely useful in designing: center-finding ruler, Helix angle & circle maker, flexible plastic ruler, compass, circle template designs.
    

Enrollment Deadline

April 28, 2026

Rosemaling classes are supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Wilma A. Anderson Endowment.

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