Brian Keogh was first exposed to woodcarving from his dad, Bob Keogh. Funny thing was, Brian had no interest in carving when his dad was alive, but for the past 10 years he has been carving spoons from green birch. Brian enjoys cycling in the summer and nordic skiing and saunas in the winter.  He and…

Bryce Johnson has been baking bread since he was a teenager and has been teaching bread classes for 10 years. In 2010, he guided the church where he served as pastor, White Bear Lake United Methodist Church, to build a community bread oven.  In retirement he has been making and selling bread at the Scandia…

With an eclectic professional background in journalism, education, and art, Candace fell in love with shoemaking several years ago and has been making them and other leather accessories since. After apprenticing with shoemakers around the country, she opened her shop, Hemlocks Leatherworks, in the Lincoln Park Craft District in Duluth, Minnesota. She currently teaches and…

Cara Corey is a knit and crochet designer, based in St. Paul. She specializes in teaching beginners and helping them build confidence so they can move on to their next projects. Her favorite materials are wool roving, chunky yarns, and cotton rope. In the warmer months, she likes to head outside and work on Shibori-folded…

Carl Wegener is a photographer from the St. Croix River Valley. He has taught photography to children for 4-H and the Wilder Foundation. His passion is empowering children with photographic knowledge so they can see the world through a different lens which will last a lifetime.

Carson is a wild-food enthusiast and educator. His fascination with fungi began in Western Pennsylvania, when a friend showed him a bright orange chicken-of-the-woods mushroom. He was immediately hooked and set out to learn everything he could about foraging for mushrooms, an obsession that continues to today. Carson joined the Western PA Mushroom Club in…

Cathy Wegener has had dirt under her fingernails for 30 years. Most summer days you can find her in the garden moving things around with a smile on her face. Cathy was a teacher for many years before the pull of the garden was just too much, and she focuses her time now on all…

Chiaki O’Brien is a SAORI Leaders Committee Certificate recipient. She began SAORI Weaving in 1996 in Japan. She worked as an instructor for the SAORI head office/school in Japan before moving to Minnesota in 2004. She’s been teaching a variety of ages and abilities at schools (including special education classes), at facilities for people with…

Chris is a Certified ANFT Nature and Forest Therapy Guide as well as a professional RN.  She brings decades of experience in health and wellbeing.  Chris loves to share her curiosity and joy of being in nature with others, helping participants discover their own health and wellbeing.