Marine Mills Folk School 2023-2024 Impact Statement
Read our 2023-2024 Impact Statement to learn how we fulfill our mission by partnering with artisan-instructors who have a passion for teaching hands-on folk arts classes to eager learners of all ages.
Read MorePeg Medcraft
Meet Peg Medcraft, a devoted art educator and passionate creator. With ‘CRAFT’ in her surname, her creative path was destined. Affectionately known at school and in the community as “Crafty,” Peg has inspired over 2,000 learners during her 35-year teaching journey, nurturing a love for art and ceramics.
Read MoreAnnabella Sardelis
Annabella Sardelis is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose working mediums include calligraphy, natural dyes, and textiles. In 2013 she founded INDIGO & SNOW, an atelier dedicated to sustainable design in the Twin Cities. Her focus aesthetically is on the creation of functional items, and seeing the beauty in utility, specializing in hand-dyed and painted…
Read MoreGreig Tennis
Greig Tennis started his lifelong musical journey as a percussionist and, by the time he was in high school, was giving drum lessons to up to 20 students per week. Later, he became the Drum Sergeant of the Macalester College Bagpipe Band and gave lessons to college students in the distinctive style of Scottish bagpipe…
Read MoreAmanda Lane
Amanda Lane has been getting her hands dirty for over 20 years, working in garden centers and greenhouses throughout Minnesota. Specializing in houseplants, annuals, and succulents, her passion for plants runs deep. With her solo venture, Collectively Unearthed, Amanda has been teaching hands-on classes with a focus on community, creating connections, and unearthing the inner…
Read MoreMattie Ernst
Barbara Behnke
I have been playing with colors and fibers my whole life. I began sewing when I was very young, knitting in 4th grade. I have done most very craft that requires fiber of some kind. The Shirret Rug has intrigued me for many years, making something useful out of cast-off wool fabric is so satisfying.
Read MoreMeagan O’Brien Moody
Meagan’s love of plants began early and has only deepened over the years. Meagan’s particular plant passions include home food crops, succulents, herbs, and edible flowers. She also loves sharing her love of the natural world and has been teaching life sciences in Saint Paul Public Schools for more than a decade. She holds a BS…
Read MoreSarina Partridge
Sarina Partridge is a musician, song-leader and educator in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She feels most alive when learning, creating and sharing songs, and enjoys singing with a wide variety of music projects – Eastern European and Yiddish song, old-time music, community song-leading… and everything in between. Sarina has traveled around the world to study with master…
Read MoreLiz Rog
Liz Rog is a songleader in the global Ubuntu tradition which welcomes all voices to weave songs and community. Liz delights in helping people rediscover their ancestral birthright of group singing. She lives in the Driftless of Northeast Iowa and enjoys traveling to other towns and regions to help in the re-seeding of the earth with…
Read MoreGabriella Isaac
Gabriella lives on her family’s small farm in Stillwater and has grown seeds for their massive garden for over ten years. Keeping our land and waterways clean is a passion that has led her to stuff journals full of trash and treasures gathered from riverbanks, ditches, and rescued from the bin at her retail job.…
Read MoreAlydia Downs
Alydia Downs is originally from Marine on Saint Croix and is happy to be back teaching locally. She completed her bachelor’s degree from UW-La Crosse in Art and Archaeology and will be completing her MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Blacksmithing and Metalsmithing after a semester in Sweden this coming fall. Alydia has shown…
Read MoreDawn Pivec
Dawn Pivec is the owner and acupuncturist at Loon Holistic Health (loonholistichealth.com) in Scandia, MN. She has supported thousands of people in their healing journeys since 2013. This session will help you to understand new possibilities for your healthcare.
Read MoreEmma Crutcher
Emma Crutcher has always been fascinated by trash and is thrilled to make it her life’s work! Emma is a maker based in South Minneapolis working with waste plastic to create functional and beautiful items. She is the founder of Cool Trash, started in 2022 as an official label for her creative exploits. Cool Trash…
Read MoreMeg Stump
Margaret Stump is a prolific pin loom weaver and the author of three books on pin loom weaving: Pin Loom Weaving; 40 Projects for Tiny Hand Looms, Pin Loom Weaving To Go; 30 Projects for Portable Weaving, and Adorable Beasts; 30 Pin Loom Woven Animals & 4 Playscapes. Margaret has contributed over forty creative projects …
Read MoreKim Burnham
I strive to create functional art that is meant to be seen and used everyday. Creating my work brings me so much joy because I know that each piece will continue to share its beauty with the world. A platter will bring people together as it is passed around a table, a mug will offer…
Read MoreBill Voedisch
Instructor: Bill Voedisch Age 79, have played bridge for 65 years, competitive duplicate bridge for 57 years. Earned ACBL Life Master status in 1980. Currently a Diamond Life Master with 5,700 master points, the 29th ranked player in Minnesota. Sectional, Regional and District championships too numerous to mention, both pairs and teams. Have been a…
Read MoreRosie Peters
Rosetta “Rosie” Peters is a poet, author, public speaker, storyteller, and activist. She is of Yankton, Crow Creek, and Oglala descent and is excited to be a part of the revitalization of her ancestral language, Dakota. Rosie is the recipient of a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grant and a 2021…
Read MoreIntergenerational Learning takes Center Stage this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day weekend 2024, the mission of Marine Mills Folk School will come to life through a variety of intergenerational class offerings.
Read MoreBarbara McAfee
Barbara is a master voice coach, singer/songwriter, author and speaker. She is the author of Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence and has eight CDs of mostly original music. In 2007, she founded the Morning Star Singers, a volunteer comfort choir that sings for people facing illness, end of life, depression, or grief. Learn more at…
Read MoreCarrie Katzenmeyer
Carrie Katzenmeyer is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation and a Norwegian mixed artist living locally in Minnesota. Carrie is painting for storytelling and fun. She is a lover of animals, the environment and old houses.
Read MoreHow to Build Community
Laurelei Creuzer teaches Pysanky-Ukrainian Egg Dyeing at Marine Mills Folk School. Here are her tips for building community.
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