Get your hands on a knife and fresh wood, and start spoon carving!

This two-day class walks students through carving a spoon from a green wood blank to its finished form. Suitable for students of all levels, though prior experience with green woodcarving, is recommended.

Suitable for ages 18+ or 16+ registered alongside an accompanying adult; note that spoon carving requires moderate hand and arm strength and flexibility. $205 ($185 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Learn about and create your own Dala horse!

Students will discover the origins of one of Sweden’s most enduring cultural symbols before painting and decorating their own Dala horse to take home. Adults must attend program with all children they have signed up.

Museum admission is included. $25.95 adult and one child ($20.95 member adult and one child); $15.95 for each additional child.

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Build skills in Scandinavian-style flat plane figure carving in this intermediate-level workshop.

Students with previous figure carving experience will work on nuances of adding details to figures’ faces and bodies.

Over four weeks, students will practice on sample sticks and bring previously started figures to life.

Geared towards carvers ages 18+ with past figure carving experience. $195 ($175 ASI Member) + $10 Materials fee payable to instructor.

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Visit ASI for a day of basket weaving. Students will learn basket-weaving techniques using Minnesota-harvested plants to create a beautiful, natural basket perfect for spring.

Slöjd Studio is a program for children in grades 3–5. Participants will practice slöjd skills and explore new tools as they continue to nurture their lifelong love of handcraft. $25 ($20 ASI member) .

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Try out a basketry project by making a multipurpose tray out of willow.

Tension trays are useful, beautiful, and happen to be the perfect project for a first-time willow weaver. They can be used as trivets, soap trays, and even cooling trays for bread or cookies.

This class is excellent for anyone curious about this sustainable and versatile basketry material.

Suitable for ages 12-15 registered alongside an adult, or 16+. $75 ($65 ASI member) + $25 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Carve and paint your own game set in this one day workshop open to all skill levels.

Students will practice basic flat-plane and chipcarving techniques to create a game board and pieces for the Old Norse game of Hnefatafl, commonly known as Viking Chess. Students may embellish their work as they see fit with decorative carving and colorful paint, and should expect to leave with a set of pieces ready to use right away.

Ages 16+.  $115 ($100 ASI member) + $60 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Looking for a paint with a long history, natural ingredients, and a durable finish? Milk paint, a powdered paint made from milk protein, lime, and natural pigments, is a great choice.

This class will cover basic techniques for mixing, applying, and f inishing milk paint to achieve a desired look and feel, and will make sample tiles for future reference.

Suitable for ages 16+. $125 ($110 ASI Member) + $60 materials fee payable to instructor.

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Join Liesl to learn more about the very old but accessible craft of kolrosing, a wood embellishment technique likened to tattooing wood.

Students will have the opportunity to practice making their own marks with a kolrosing knife and get a feel for the many possibilities that kolrosing offers anyone interested in woodworking, drawing, and traditional Scandinavian crafts.

Suitable for students ages 13+. $70 ($60 ASI member) + $15 materials fee payable to instuctor.

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Gather with other makers for a friendly and productive evening! Makers Night is a monthly opportunity every third Thursday for anyone interested in craft to work in community in our Berglund Studio Classroom.

Bring a project to work on and any tools you need, and be ready to share conversation, tips and questions. FREE

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Get started with Scandinavian-style flat plane figure carving in this three-week class. Carver Jock Holmen will get students started with basic knife safety and techniques for shaping figures’ bodies and faces.

Students may be interested in continuing with the intermediate class immediately following for seven weeks of carving.

Geared towards ages 18+ beginners. $135 ($120 ASI member) + $5 Materials fee payable to instructor.

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Join artist Tia Keobounpheng for a film screening of her latest project, GIEĐAIN, followed by an artist talk. In 2025, Tia returned to her ancestral village in Swedish Sápmi with her two sons. They lived with their elder and relative for two weeks, learning from his 70 years of experience carving and crafting. Their hands worked together to craft their own wooden cups and knives. GIEĐAIN speaks to the intrinsic knowing that was awakened in the process.

Pay what you can: $1, $5, $10, $20

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Every discipline is formed, shaped, and re-formed by the texts that constitute its discourse. Craft history is still a nascent discipline, and the texts that describe its boundaries and centers are both significant and yet still hungry for better company.

Each week in this course, we will discuss a few key texts that have impacted craft history, and point towards what could come next.

The course requires active participation and will be shaped like a friendly, conversational book club.

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Abe Dubin, exhibition advisor to Vehicles of Expression will discuss his artistic evolution ranging from illustration to performance, and how he views skateboarding as a world of pure imagination.

4/30/26, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Brick House Arts: Where Craft Meets Community

Nestled in the heart of Hancock, New Hampshire, Brick House Arts is more than just a studio—it’s a vibrant hub for tactile creativity and connection. Housed in a space that breathes history and inspiration, the center is anchored by the expertise of resident artists Erin Sweeney and Bob Petzold.

At Brick House, the philosophy is simple: handwork is a bridge to community. Whether you are a seasoned maker or picking up a tool for the first time, the atmosphere is designed to be inclusive, supportive, and deeply rooted in the joy of making.

Workshops & Offerings

The center specializes in a diverse range of traditional and contemporary disciplines, offering hands-on instruction in:

• Book Arts: Exploring structures, binding techniques, and the narrative power of the handmade book.
• Printmaking: From hand-set type to experimental pulls, capturing the magic of the democratic multiple.
• Fibers: Embroidery, hand and machine stitching, coiling and tactile exploration of textile traditions.
• Woodworking: Crafting functional beauty through a deep respect for raw materials and joinery.

The Heart of the House

The “pivotal” mission of Brick House Arts is community. It serves as a gathering place where the act of creating side-by-side fosters lasting relationships and a shared appreciation for the slow, intentional pace of the handmade life.

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Penland Gallery presents the exhibition, Now is the Time to Understand More.

The title is taken from a Marie Curie quote:

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”

In the mission of this exhibition, we acknowledge our ninety-seven-year history of craft education, but choose to underscore this moment in time through the lens of artists-makers.

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