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North House Folk School and other schools
North House Folk School was a wonderful experience for me, as I wrote about when I described my recent sweetgrass basketry class. The school started with Mark Hansen teaching interested area residents a skin-on frame Inuit kayak, and with the enthusiasm of the community, progressed to the founding of the North House in 1997 to…
David Chatt is going to be at Haystack next summer!
I know practically nothing else about this wonderful opportunity; I’m on Haystack Mountain School of Craft’s mailing list, and last week, they sent an email with their schedule. On the summer session section of their website, David Chatt is listed as teaching beading from June 22 to July 4. I enjoyed a week-long workshop with…
Visiting the Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Founded in 1985, the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) became part of Open Book in 2000, moving into their current building in 2004. The other two parts of the of Open Book is the Loft (author- and writing-oriented) and the nonprofit publisher Milkweed. The building was originally three storefronts, very thoughtfully combined with great…
David Chatt teaching at the Bellevue Arts Museum
On November 17th and 18th, David Chatt is teaching a workshop entitled “Unnecessary Objects: A Nontraditional Approach to an Ancient Medium” at the Bellevue (Washington) Arts Museum. It appears that he will be teaching at all levels – you do not need to be an expert at right angle weave to participate, although familiarity with…
New book on historic Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) beaded bags
Gerry Biron is an artist and an researcher of historic Northeast Woodland beadwork. He lectures frequently on the topic, and has an excellent blog, Iroquois and Wabanaki Beadwork. Gerry’s most recent post is about his new book, A Cherished Curiosity: The Souvenir Beaded Bag in Historic Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Art. It’s 184 pages, of which he’s excerpted…