Current Folk Art School Classes

Schedule:  November 8 (9:30-11:00 am and 2:00-4:00 pm CT) and November 9 (9:30-11:00 am CT) Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen  Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Challenge your rosemaling skills and hone your linework by exploring your freehand...

Schedule:  November 8-9 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Fred Livesay and Alex Clarke Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    To all spinners, weavers, and textile artists who are curious about carving wood, we have...

Schedule:  November 8 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Steph Anderson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join artist historian Stephenie Anderson in a look at the traditional folk dress component referred to as "pockets". Stephenie recently completed...

Schedule:  New Date: November 15 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Jim Johnson Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    This class is for beginning as well as experienced writers who want to a write...

Schedule:  November 15 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Lawrence Straley Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    In this one-day class students will be introduced to the art of knotwork. Knot tying is a...

Schedule:  November 15 (3:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Patrice Johnson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    "Crepe cakes" have been all the rage for a few years now. Join us to create two Nordic versions of this fun...

Schedule:  November 15 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Darlene Fossum Martin Location:  This is an in-person class held in Decorah at the Oneota Community Food Co-op Classroom Kitchen.   In this hands-on class, learn the secrets to successfully make seven of...

Schedule:  November 19 (7:00-8:15 pm CT)   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Dr. Maren Johnson, Luther College's Associate Professor of Nordic Studies and Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies Director, facilitates a monthly bokprat, discussing Scandinavian authors...

Schedule:  November 21-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Scott Johnson Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Kolrosing is a traditional Scandinavian art form used to decorate utilitarian wooden items such as spoons, plates,...

Schedule:  November 23 (9:30 am-Noon and 1:30-4:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Patti Goke VGM Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    When instructor Patti Goke asked herself, "What am I thankful for?," one of the answers was the...

Schedule:  Two Wednesdays, December 3 and 10 (4:30-6:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Maree Hampton Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    If you know how to knit and are ready for a relatively quick, stylish, and straightforward project,...

Schedule:  Three Thursdays, December 4-18 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Instructor:  Steph Anderson  Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us for a special knitting class inspired by the work of Norwegian immigrant Albertina Dickson, a skilled tailor...

Schedule: Two Saturdays, December 6 and 13 (10:00 am-Noon CT) Instructor:  Mary Erickson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Himmeli-making is a Nordic tradition brought to the U.S. by immigrants from Nordic and European countries. Traditionally...

Schedule: December 6 (1:00-2:00 pm and 3:00-4:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Kristi Bissell Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Celebrate the light during the darkest time of year with a cozy and festive baking class featuring St....

Schedule:  December 10 (3:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Laura Berlage Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Make a cozy and cute heart embroidered with wool yarn and stitched onto a piece of curly sheepskin from the instructor’s...

Schedule:  December 13 (10:00-11:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm CT) and December 14 (Noon-1:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Laura Demuth Location: This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Laura Demuth and explore, not only a popular...

Schedule:  December 13 (2:00-4:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Patrice Johnson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    The holidays aren't just about meatballs, lutefisk, and lefse! We'll prep for the season with a beautiful and scrumptious variety of...

Schedule: December 14 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Liesl Chatman Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join artist and instructor Liesl Chatman for the first in a series of three cross-cultural webinars exploring spoon carving techniques from...

Schedule:  December 17 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    In a twist on Vesterheim's monthly bokprat discussions, join us in December for a discussion of the Norwegian television series The Commoner.  The Commoner is a...

Schedule:  Four Mondays, January 5-26 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Berit Skogen Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Bli med (Join us) for further exploration of Norwegian language! As a follow up to Level 4 Norwegian Language,...

Schedule:  Eight Tuesdays, January 6-February 24 (6:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Berit Skogen Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Hoping to travel to Norway someday? Want to connect with Norwegian friends or family in their native language?...

Schedule:  Eight Tuesdays, January 6-February 24 (7:30-8:30 pm CT) Instructor:  Lianna Torres Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us for Vesterheim’s Level 3 course in the Norwegian language! We will cover chapters 10-12 of the Sett...

Schedule:  Four Thursdays, January 8-29 (6:00-7:30 pm CT) Instructor:  Steph Anderson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    When pockets (which were small self-contained bags) first came into women's lives, they were used, not only to carry...

Schedule:  Eight Saturdays, January 17 - Febuary 28 (10:00-11:30 am CT, online) and March 7 (10:00 am-Noon CT, online or in-person) Instructor:  Susan Kolstad Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom with an optional in-person session.    An...