Current Folk Art School Classes

Schedule:  May 28 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Instructor:  Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson and author Barbara Sjoholm 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...

Schedule:  May 29-June 1 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Cody Myers Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in Vesterheim's new forging classroom.    In this course, students will learn the techniques of blacksmithing by forging...

Schedule:  May 30-June 1 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  K.J. Groven Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the knifemaking classroom.    You might wonder where to start if you want to make knives. Maybe...

Schedule:  May 31 (9:30-11:00 am and 2:00-4:00 pm CT) and June 1 (9:30-11:30 am CT) Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    If you’ve ever thought about trying rosemaling, here’s a great opportunity to...

Schedule:  May 31 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Darlene Fossum-Martin Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Kransekake, the “Queen of Norwegian cakes,” is a traditional Norwegian almond-based delicacy. In this hands-on class, students will...

Schedule:  Starts June 1 (Available all month)   Instructor:  Kristine Barton   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    This class is for the young and new-to-rosemaling with a focus on basic strokes used in Telemark-style rosemaling....

Schedule:  June 8 (2:00-3:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Laurel Sanders Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join us for the first presentations in Vesterheim's series of cross-cultural webinars exploring bandweaving from multiple cultural perspectives. Join weaver and...

Schedule:  Six Wednesdays, June 11-July 16 (6:00-8:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Laura Berlage Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Curious about how tapestries are made and ready to try your hand at pictorial weaving? This most ancient...

Schedule:  June 12 (5:00-7:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Kristi Bissell Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Kristi and put that summer produce to good use with a delicious, fresh Nordic-inspired summer meal. Kristi will walk you...

Schedule:  June 12-15 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Caroline Feyling Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Tavlebragd is an iconic overshot weave structure where a pattern weft floats over a ground of plain...

Schedule:  June 13 (1:00-4:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Jess Hirsch Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Learn how to carve a Dala horse using traditional Nordic carving techniques. We'll cover grain direction and knife holds for the...

Schedule:  June 13-15 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Charles Banks Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Join instructor Charles Banks for a dive into Scandinavian Flat Plane Figure carving. You will use only a knife to...

Schedule:  June 13-15 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Lee Zieke and Lindsay Lee Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    When European immigrants came to North America, they brought with them a host of crafts...

Schedule:  Two Thursdays, June 19 and 26 (6:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Lesley Darling   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    The one and only blue, found in so many Scandinavian linens! In this workshop, students...

Schedule:  June 25 (7:00-8:15 pm CT) Instructor:  Dr. Maren Anderson Johnson 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...

Schedule:  June 28 (3:00-5:00 pm CT Instructor:  Patrice Johnson Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    The acclaimed Nordic cooking instructor and self-proclaimed “Nordic Food Geek” Patrice Johnson has done it again preparing an inspiring Nordic-style meal...

Schedule:  June 28-29 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Shawn Sersland Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Chip carving is one of the oldest styles of woodcarving and has been used to decorate objects in...

Schedule:  New date: Begins July 1, available all month! Instructor:  Shannon Horton Location:  Online   Join us for this family-fun reading adventure! This book adventure will help your family explore Norway's most famous folk story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff!...

Schedule:  New dates: July 2 and 9 (1:00-4:00 pm CT) and July 16 (1:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Patti Goke   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Join Vesterheim Gold Medalist Patti Goke for an opportunity...

Schedule:  July 7, 14, and 15 (6:00-8:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Lise Lorentzen   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Welcome! (Or should we say Velkommen?) Come try your hand at the Telemark style of rosemaling and make...

Schedule:  July 9-13 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Laura Demuth Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Finnweave, or Merkavev, is a weaving technique in which two layers of fabric are interchanged to form...

Schedule:  July 11-13 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Rebecca Hanna Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Life is busy. How did our ancestors keep track of all the important dates in their lives...

Schedule:  July 19-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor:  Marta Kløve Juuhl Location:  This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School.    Discover the rich tradition of Åkle - or coverlet - weaving! In this class you’ll learn...

Schedule:  July 19 (1:00-3:00 pm CT)   Instructor:  Kristi Bissell   Location:  This is an online class hosted on Zoom.    Blueberries are a classic summer fruit in the north, whether you gather them in the wild or find them...