Rosemaling-Books
Great Introductions - Gudbrandsdalen Style by Andrea Herkert
How to paint the basic elements of the Gudbrandsdal style. Full color, progressive, instructional images. Spiralbound.
$30.00
Rosemalers' Recipes
This beautiful Vesterheim classic was compiled by rosemaler Betty Dowe and her committee in 1987. Bringing together foodways and rosemaling, the collection is decorated throughout with full-color rosemaling paintings and black-and-white designs, and complete with all of your favorite recipes...
$25.95
Rosemaling Patterns for Christmas Tree Ornaments
A Vesterheim production, 1985, edited by Donna Benson.
Patterns by 39 different American rosemalers. Softcover.
$15.95
Great Introductions - Telemark Style by Andrea Herkert
How to paint the basic elements of the Telemark style. Full color, progressive, instructional images. Spiralbound.
$25.00
Marking Time: The Primstav Murals of Sigmund Aarseth by Kathleen Stokker
With a lively text by Kathleen Stokker, this lavishly illustrated guide to Sigmund Aarseth's vibrant primstav (calendar stick) murals in Vesterheim's Amdal-Odland Heritage Center is a color compendium of Norwegian folklore as well as a study of a contemporary folk-art...
$5.00
The Rose Painters: A Family Chronicle by Lars Skorpen
Learn about the unbroken, living tradition of rosemaling in Os, Norway, including the history of the original creators of the art ware and those who came afterwards, all the way to Vesterheim instructor Torunn Rød Farssund, one of the greatest...
$55.00
Rosemaling Telemark Style by Toshiko Ogishi
Complete introduction to rosemaling (Norwegian decorative painting), instructions, full color photographs, black and white designs, paint palates, and more!
Toshiko is a Vesterheim Gold Medalist and class instructor.
Softover.
$27.95
Rosemaling frå Lesja by Buggeland, Hole, and Hosar
This is a book about rosemalers from Lesja, Norway.
Norwegian text only, 216 pages, hardcover.
$90.00
God Jul by Rosemaling Coast to Coast
Ornaments by Members of Rosemaling Coast to Coast. Sixteen beautiful rosemaling designs specifically for ornaments including full painting instructions, full-color images, and drawings. Rosemaling Coast to Coast is an organization that was officially formed in 2016 by a small group of...
$20.00
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
Nordic Designs Coloring Book by Jessica Mazurkiewicz
Inspired by generations of quilt patterns, furniture ornamentation, wall hangings, and more, this treasury of 63 Scandinavian designs will inspire anyone looking for challenging illustrations to color. Intriguing images are filled with carefully arranged birds, snowflakes, flowers, reindeer, abstracts, and...
$12.99
Scandinavian Folk Art Coloring Book
By Jessica Mazurkiewicz. Explore the unique beauty and timeless elegance of folk art from Scandinavia in this distinctive coloring book. Thirty-one charming illustrations feature a captivating array of simple yet stunning patterns overflowing with birds and blossoms, all inspired by...
$6.99
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
Swedish Folk Art Floral and Kurbits Designs by Diane Edwards
A comprehensive study of painted decoration on beautiful Scandinavian-inspired wooden pieces. Includes dozens of projects with complete instructions, full-color images, and line patterns. Projects all done in acrylic paints.Softcover.
$22.95
Norwegian Rose Painting in America by Nils Ellingsgard
Among the hundreds of thousands of Norwegians who immigrated to the United States during the 19th century, many brought objects from a rich rural tradition. This book is a survey of the most typical and interesting objects, with emphasis on...
$39.00
Roser, Liljer og Blues (Roses, Lilies and Blues) Folk Art, Folk Music and the Romantic Era by Nils Georg Brekke
A shooting script for an up-coming film, this beautiful book of full-page, color photographs outlines the movie's story of two young brothers in 1782, who travel from farm to farm to earn money as rose painters in the fjord districts...
$110.00