2025-11-21 – Kolrosing for Christmas (In-Person)
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, small boxes, and lefse sticks. You will be incising/stippling the surface of the wood and backfilling with various pigments.
You will be able to complete numerous projects for family and friends.
The only thing you need to bring to this class is a smile – Scott will bring the rest. Please join us for three days of fun, learning the basics of kolrosing and beyond.
Level of Instruction:
Open to all levels
Supplies:
There will be a $45 supply fee paid directly to the instructor. Scott has put together kolrosing kits for each student to purchase for the class. These kits include numerous stippling tools, knives, oils, and pigments.
Enrollment Deadline:
November 1, 2025
Click here to learn more about instructor Scott Johnson.
Woodcarving classes are supported by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust.
Figure carving and kolrosing classes are supported in part by generous gifts to the Vesterheim Annual Fund in Memory of Harley Refsal.
This program is supported in part by the Reverend Glenn and Mary Borreson Endowment for Woodworking Education