Summer Days of Craft
Warm summer greetings to all you friends, former and future students of Woodspirit School—
Summer is in full swing—the sweetest days in Northern Wisconsin. The garden is full and Chequamegon Bay is calling for swimming, boating, and beach days.
In June we (Jarrod & Jazmin) returned from Scandinavia all fired up about split wood basketry with some plans to add those techniques to future basketry classes. We gave a slideshow presentation about our trip at Craft Night in June. The photo above shows a couple baskets we learned to make, antiques, and one bought from Curt Bengtsson, a pine splint basket weaver we visited.
Then we hosted a few great classes:
Shibori & Indigo Dyeing with Jazmin Hicks-Dahl
Spoon Carving with Jarrod Dahl
Willow Basketry with Scogin Zimmermann-Mayo
Work Study
You may notice Ana in several pictures. She is our current work-study Wonder Woman who has been helping us move wood, weed the gardens, and other maintenance tasks in exchange for space in select courses. If you are interested in Work Study, send us an email.
Craft Night & Potluck
Tomorrow—Tuesday, July 9
Doors open 6pm for BYO Crafting, 6:30pm Potluck with our Soup and your Amazing Sides, BYOB. RSVP by Monday for a soup count. www.woodspiritschool.com
Pole Lathe Turning
with Jarrod Dahl & Derek Brabender, August 9-11
During this three-day intensive we will learn to axe out blanks from green wood and turn bowls with a foot powered lathe. We will cover the basics of turning, cutting techniques, and bowl design. We will also discuss handling and storing green wood, sharpening, axe skills, and how to dry and finish your bowls. Registration closes July 26. Register Here
Hand Sewn Leather Mini-Tote
with Beth Dow, August 17-18
In this two-day class students will make a small tote with vegetable tanned leather while also learning the foundational skills of leatherwork: saddle stitch, wet molding, hardware application, and surface design. We will discuss how to design for strength and utility, how to select hides, and how to care for your leather. Registration closes August 3. Register Here
Textile & Dye Garden
Flax, Basketry Willow, Woad, Indigo Persicaria, Indigo Suffruticosa, Indigo Tinctoria, Madder, Weld, Murasaki/Purple Gromwell, Sweet Grass, and Safflower have all been planted. Come to Flax Day on August 31 to see them growing for yourself. We will have community flax to linen processing, spinning fibers, band weaving, natural dyes, seed give away, show & tell and more. RSVP HERE to get all the details!
