Visual Arts
Current & Upcoming
Create a Barn/Hex Sign – November 2, 2024
Nov 02, 2024 9:30AM—2:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine St., Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterBarn signs or ‘hex signs’ are mostly known today for their decorative purposes, but some believe they were painted by Pennsylvania Dutch farmers to ward off evil spirits or storms, or to bestow blessings and protections on the farm family. Using bright colors and often incorporating a star pattern, these beautiful designs were originally found…
View MoreHandcraft Holiday Decorations and Gifts, Saturday, November 2, 2024
Nov 02, 2024 11:00AM—4:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine St, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterCome use your imagination and learn how to make hand printed stencil fabric to ultimately create Handcraft Holiday Decorations and Gifts! Kirsten Aune, a well-known textile artist from Duluth, MN will lead this fun, colorful class. Kirsten creates original geometric and floral designs using stencils that she cuts by hand and then arranges in dynamic…
View MoreWet-on-Wet Oil Painting (Ages 10+) November 23, 2024
Nov 23, 2024 10:30AM—2:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterIf you think you can’t paint anything other than a wall, this class is for you! You will paint a painting wet-on-wet style (aka alla prima) just like Bill Alexander and his students did on PBS. In this class, instructor Kevin Klein will share what he learned directly from Tom Anderson, Buck Paulson, and Steve Ross.…
View MoreArt & Creativity for Healing: Expressing Emotions with Color (Ages 14+) Nov 23, 2024
Nov 23, 2024 1:00PM—3:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine St., Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterRELEASE THE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT CAN BUILD UP. GIVE VOICE TO WHAT’S INSIDE. Art & Creativity For Healing gives people a safe space in which to explore and express their personal experience and emotions – the everyday ones or the really hard ones. All you have to do is sit down and allow Jane, a Certified…
View MoreAlcohol Ink Glitter Ornaments (ages 16+), November 23, 2024
Nov 23, 2024 10:30AM—12:00PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine Street, Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterDo you want to make gorgeous one-of-a-kind ornaments for your Christmas tree or as an incredible gift? Join this class, to make 4 beautiful Alcohol Ink (AI) glass Glitter Ornaments! After prepping the ornaments, the instructor will discuss and demo various processes of working with AI. Then you will pick colors of your choice to…
View MoreCreate a Barn/Hex Sign – Saturday, December 7, 2024
Dec 07, 2024 9:30AM—2:30PM
Marine Mills Folk School, 550 Pine St., Marine on St Croix, MN 55047
RegisterBarn signs or ‘hex signs’ are mostly known today for their decorative purposes, but some believe they were painted by Pennsylvania Dutch farmers to ward off evil spirits or storms or to bestow blessings and protections on the farm family. Using bright colors and often incorporating a star pattern, these beautiful designs were originally found…
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