Books and Magazines
Troll Magic by Theodor Kittelsen
Hidden Folk from the Mountains and Forests of Norway. Translated by Tiina Nunnally. In this book, first published as Troldskab in 1892, Kittelsen spins tales of wonder around creatures rumored to haunt the fields, forests, and waterfalls of Norway. Striding,...
$21.95
Vesterheim Magazine Vol. 22, No. 2 2024 - The 200th Anniversary of the Restauration Sailing
Vesterheim is published twice a year, featuring in-depth articles focusing on the museum's priceless collections of artifacts, Norwegian-American history and culture, and up-to-date information on all museum events, classes, tours, and education opportunities. This issue's theme is "The 200th Anniversary of...
$5.00
Sigmund Aarseth: Norway Painted in Light and Color
Best known for his landscape paintings in his native Norway, Sigmund is renowned in the United States as a master rosemaler. His paintings capture beautifully the many seasons and moods of Norway. This book takes you on a journey through the...
$15.00
Tuss 'n Troll Folk Tales of Norway by Johannes Farstveit
This bilingual comic was translated into English by Marion John Nelson. The perfect must-read for hot summer days or cold wintry nights. Includes four separate stories – The Miraculous Apples, The Mumbling Goose Egg, The Man Who Had Such Bad...
$3.00
Marlys Hammer's Telemark Rosemaling Coloring Book by Diane Edwards
Enjoy coloring these beautiful designs by Vesterheim Gold Medalist, Marlys Hammer. Softcover.
$11.95
Slojd in Wood by Jogge Sundqvist
“Slöjd in Wood” begins with making a butter knife – a useful object that requires just a knife, boiling water and paint to make it – that will begin to unlock the world of slöjd for you. You will then...
$45.00
The Night of the Scourge: A Novel by Lars Mytting
A riveting and epic family drama set in WWII–era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's The Night of the Scourge is also the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogy. The Sister Bells Trilogy includesThe Bell in the Lake (#1)The Reindeer...
$32.50
Pick-Up Bandweaving Designs by Heather Torgenrud
A lifelong resource for pick-up bandweavers, this pattern and color sourcebook contains 288 new charts that can be mixed and matched creatively, plus photos of 70 woven sample bands that illustrate techniques to help weavers arrange their own colors beautifully....
$30.00
American Axe: The Tool That Shaped a Continent by Brett Mcleod
From hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteader’s felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history,...
$24.95
The Hjelles of Siewers Springs by Ann Hjelle
An Iowa family and their farm. This booklet documents a Norwegian immigrant family and their Decorah, Iowa, legacy.
Softcover.
$5.00
Rosemaling: The Hallingdal Idea Book by Leslie Landis
Showcasing fine historic Hallingdal pieces from Vesterheim's collection, this book is an inspiration! Includes over 150 illustrations of Hallingdal design sketches and detailed elements, such as flowers, flower centers, petal shapes, scrolls, leaves, vines, curtains, vases, pedestals, borders, and line...
$59.95
Sami Dreams Exhibit Catalog by Randall Hyman
A photographic and oral journey, the catalog is interactive with QR codes to online links on each page that allow readers to actually listen to each portrait subject speak directly to them. Soft cover. Randall Hyman has traveled the globe on...
$29.95
Almost Nearly Perfect People by Michael Booth
Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the...
$20.00
North of Skarv Island by Karl S. Wikstrom
Edited by Signe M. Carson. This book recounts a trading adventure in 1805 between Norwegians from Ranafjord, south of the Arctic Circle, and nomadic Såmi people summering with their reindeer on a treeless island off the coast of Norway. This book...
$2.50
Carve: A Simple Guide to Whittling by Melanie Abrantes
Whittle a beautiful spoon, comb, pair of dice, and more with this fresh introduction to a folksy craft. The ultimate primer to carving modern objects using just a tool or two.
Includes detailed instructions and full-color images. Hardcover.
$16.00
Karvsnitt: Carving, Pattern & Color in the Slöjd Tradition by Jögge Sundqvist
Cutting patterns and symbols in wood and enhancing them with vibrant color are folk traditions kept alive in the slöjd craft. Through decorations imbued with meaning, chip carving has given soul to slöjd woodcraft throughout history. Even today, chip carving...
$48.00
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