Classes and Events
DRAWING
RESCHEDULED CLASS …..drawing
“An Introduction to Basic Drawing”, a class to be taught by Cecelia Rolando has been rescheduled as a one day class on Friday, October. 18th at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery in Cook. A short experience with drawing. The instructor will provide a variety of exercises after discussing material needs. Taught by NWFA member Cecilia Rolando who has taught several classes at NWFA. No experience necessary.
Cecilia Rolando is a native of Ely who teaches a variety of art classes and loves drawing.
Drawing is a basic skill. Rolando will run through several exercises to encourage better drawing from students and how this leads to improved paintings. Register: nwfamn.org@gmail.com or call Alberta 218 666-2153. The cost is $30 for NWFA members and $45 for nonmembers. The basic annual membership with many benefits is $25. The benefits of membership are having a place to exhibit and/or sell art, discounted art classes, opportunities to teach, art exhibits and receptions, help to make art more visible in the community or joining a specific art interest group.
WITH CECILIA ROLANDO
$30.00/$45.00 LIMIT 10
MATERIALS PROVIDED
NEUROGRAPHIC
CECILIA ROLANDO
Neurographic is a simple way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing,
MATERIALS PROVIDED
LIMIT 10
NWFA Gallery
$15.00 member $20.00 non-member
Clay Slab Pottery
Clay Slab Pottery with Lyn Reed
Materials Provided!
2 Day Class; August 17 & 24 from 10AM - 2PM
$30 NWFA Members
$45 Non Members
CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
Disappearing Patch Quilting
Disappearing Patch Quilting Class with Kathy Lovgren
Materials Provided
$30 NWFA Members
$40 Non Members
CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
Needle Felt Pumpkins
WITH SUE ARCHBOLD
MUST PURCHASE FELT KIT, $25.00
LIMIT 10 students
NWFA Gallery
$15.00 member $20.00 non-members
Registration Alberta 218 666-2153 or email nwfamn.org@gmail.com.
Jewelry
WITH CECILIA ROLANDO
MATERIALS FEE $10.00
LIMIT 10
$15.00 Members $20.00 non-members
Registration Alberta 218 666-2153 or email nwfamn.org@gmail.com.
Acrylic Panting
Acrylic Painting Class with Daphne Caruso
$40 NWFA Members
$55 Non Members
Materials Provided
CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
Weaving Class
Learn to weave with Kathy Lovgren
Materials provided
$30 NWFA Members
$45 For Non Members
CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
Writers Gathering
Writers’ Gathering with Ellie Larmouth
Come write with us!
Everyone is welcome, No registration Required
Beading Class
BEADING a BRACELET … JUNE 20 & 21
MALITA SPEARS 10:00-4:00 each day at NWFA Gallery.
$30/45 for non members…..Limit 8 students
$15 extra for the loom.
Block Printing
Block Printing with Lyn Reed
$30 NWFA Members
$45 Non Members
Materials provided
CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
Watercolor Play for Kids
with Kris Musto.
Materials provided.
LIMIT 10
NWFA Gallery
A free fun instructional class for kids to learn about painting with watercolor.
Registration Alberta 218 666-2153 or email nwfamn.org@gmail.com.
Paint a Barn Quilt
With Kathy Sacchetti
Materials provided.
Limit 8 Students.
At the NWFA Gallery
$30 NWFA Members; $45 Non Members
Register with Alberta Whitenack, 218.666.2153 or by E-Mail at NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
Your Story As Art
Class by : Kris Must
In creating a visual representation of your story.
At the NWFA Gallery
Bring it; Either as a well-developed story or a very loose idea and using art materials transform it into a finished art piece on canvas, board or paper.
For any person 12 years or older. An artist looking for inspiration; a writer looking for a new perspective; humans who need a break from the daily grind. The curious, intimidated, open-minded.
$15 NWFA Members
$20 Non Members
Register with Alberta Whitenack, 128.666.2153 or email at NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.com
Ballpoint Pen Drawing For Beginners
Drawing can be complicated. Join JIM DEVRIES as he leads in choosing a subject, developing composition and choosing the right tool…. in this case THE BALLPOINT PEN!
Northwoods friends of the Arts Gallery
CALL ALBERTA @ 218 666-2153 TO REGISTER OR BY E-MAIL NWFAMN.ORG@GMAIL.COM
ALL LEVELS WELCOME AND SUPPLIES ARE FURNISHED
$15 NWF MEMBERS
$20 NON MEMBERS
MAKE IT SIMPLE/WATERCOLOR CLASS
MAY 9 & 10
With MARY BETH DOWNS 9:00-4:00
$80/95 COMMUNITY CENTER
REQUEST SUPPLY LIST LIMIT 16
Create Your Own Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher Class February 10th at NWFA Gallery
Join American Indian educator, Stacy Palmer, and make your own contemporary
dreamcatcher on Saturday, February 10th at 1 p.m. at Northwoods Friends of the
Arts Gallery in Cook, MN. This class was originally scheduled and postponed in
November.
Ethnographers now believe dream catchers originated from the Ojibwa Chippewa
tribe, an Anishinaabe people from the area that is currently southern Canada and
the northern Midwestern United States.
The Ojibwa tribe believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad.
The dream catcher attracts and catches all sorts of dreams, nightmares and
thoughts into its protective woven spider web. Good dreams can pass through the
sacred hoop and gently slide down the feathers to comfort the sleeper below. Bad
dreams, however, are caught up in its sticky net and destroyed, burned up in the
light of day. For this reason, dreamcatchers traditionally must be hung above the
bed in a place where morning sunlight can reach it.
Authentic dreamcatchers are made of spiritual sacred objects: a wooden hoop,
sinew, strips of leather, feathers, beads and other objects. Some objects hang
below the center of the “Sacred Hoop”. The Ojibwa tribe was inspired by spiders,
believed to be their guardians and protectors.
Native Americans believed in a mystical Spider Woman whose mission was to
protect babies and children as well as other members of the tribe while they were
vulnerable in sleep. As the tribe grew and migrated around the country, she was
no longer capable of protecting the entire tribe. As a result, she created the dream
catcher as a way of protecting the growing tribe. Because of this belief, mothers
and grandmothers began recreating the dreamcatcher and it evolved into a
maternal memento.
NWFA so appreciates Stacy Palmer for teaching this class. Stacy teaches native
culture at North Woods Elementary School, Cook/Orr, St. Louis County,
Minnesota. She is also a member of the Bois Forte Chippewa band. In this class
students will create a contemporary 10 inch diameter Dreamcatcher in Cook at the
Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery at 210 S. River St. located adjacent to the
DreamWeaver Day Spa and Salon.
Students must preregister for the class by calling Alberta at 218 666-2153.
Non-profit, NWFA, is a membership arts organization working to inspire, nurture
and celebrate the arts in all forms.
Create a Dreamcatcher
Join American Indian educator, Stacy Palmer, and make your own contemporary dreamcatcher on Saturday, Nov. 18th at 2 p.m. at the Gallery in the Wolfe Den classroom amongst the exhibit: “Native American Art: Past and Present”.
Ethnographers now believe dream catchers originated from the Ojibwa Chippewa tribe, an Anishinaabe people from the area that is currently southern Canada and the northern Midwestern United States.
The Ojibwa tribe believe that the night air is filled with dreams, both good and bad. The dream catcher attracts and catches all sorts of dreams, nightmares and thoughts into its protective woven spider web. Good dreams can pass through the sacred hoop and gently slide down the feathers to comfort the sleeper below. Bad dreams, however, are caught up in its net and destroyed, burned up in the light of day. For this reason, dreamcatchers traditionally must be hung above the bed in a place where morning sunlight can reach it.
Authentic dreamcatchers are made of spiritual sacred objects: a wooden hoop, sinew, strips of leather, feathers, beads and other objects. Some objects hang below the center of the “Sacred Hoop”. The Ojibwa tribe was inspired by spiders, believed to be their guardians and protectors.
Native Americans believed in a mystical Spider Woman whose mission was to protect babies and children as well as other members of the tribe while they were vulnerable in sleep. As the tribe grew and migrated around the country, she was no longer capable of protecting the entire tribe. As a result, she created the dream catcher as a way of protecting the growing tribe. Because of this belief, mothers and grandmothers began recreating the dreamcatcher and it evolved into a maternal memento.
NWFA so appreciates Stacy Palmer for teaching this class. Stacy teaches native culture at North Woods Elementary School, Cook/Orr, St. Louis County, Minnesota. She is also a member of the Bois Forte Chippewa band. In this class students will create a contemporary 10 inch diameter Dreamcatcher in Cook at the Northwoods Friends of the Arts Gallery at 210 S. River St. located adjacent to the Dreamweaver Day Spa and Salon. Students must preregister for the class by calling Alberta at 218 666-2153. As a non-profit NWFA charges minimal fees for classes. This class fee is $15 for NWFA members and $20 for non-members. There is a supply fee of $30. NWFA membership is $25.
Painting with Flowers w/Cecilia Rolando
Friday, Sept. 29 from 1-4 "Painting with Flowers" using Tempera paint
Cecilia Rolando
$15.00/$20.00 $15.00 materials fee
Jewelry: Create a Beaded Necklace and Earrings w/Cecilia Rolando
$15.00/$20.00 $15.00 Material Fee
Gelli Plate Print w/Brenna Kohlhase
8/11 & 8/12 10-4 p.m. Gelli Plate Collage....Brenna Kohlhase
$30.00/$45.00 $35 materials fee to the instructor
Day 1: Gelli plate prints on paper
Day 2: Create a collage on cradled art board
must attend day 1, day 2 optional…limited to 10 students
Chinese Ink Making w/ Jeanne O'Melia
$15.00/$20.00 $5.00 Material fee
Limit 8; 12 and older
Tossut (Finnish Wet Felted Slippers) w/ Sue Archibold
$15.00/$20.00 $70.00 Material fee Bring a tote lid
Limit 8 students
Acrylic / Mixed Media: Create What You Love! w/ Sue Rauschenfels
$40.00/$55.00
Materials provided
Twisted Heart (Quilt Technique) w/ Kathy Lovegren
10AM - 4PM each day
From kit, foundation constructed on day 1;
heart design constructed using a
template on day 2.
$40.00/$55.00 $20.00 Material fee (fabric and template provided)
Limit 6-8 students