Classes
Weaving with Birch Bark with Emily Derke
Saturday June 3, 2017,10am-4pm $45 Create a beautiful and useful woven birch bark basket using Scandinavian style weaving techniques. Class will include a discussion on harvesting and preparing your own birch bark, and a gallery of different woven baskets to inspire future creations. You can see more of Emily's work at www.emilyderke.com Please contact Nate Johnson to register – nate (at) ivegottwohands.com or (218) 255-13four5. Class will be held at Rail River Folk School, 303 Railroad St SW, Bemidji MN.
Black Ash Pack Basket weaving
Black Ash Pack Baskets with Nate Johnson and Emily Derke Sat-Sun, May 6-7, 2017, 9am-5pm $150 A black ash pack basket is an old time way to transform a tree into a backpack. In this 2 day class you'll weave your own pack basket using black ash strips that have been hand pounded directly from the tree and cut to width in advance. We'll talk about tree selection and harvest and include a demo on how to pound your own weaver strips from a log. Your finished basket will be remarkably durable, surprisingly comfortable and incredibly useful. Please contact Nate Johnson directly to register – nate (at) ivegottwohands.com or (218) 255-13four5. Class will be held at Rail River Folk School, 303 Railroad St SW, Bemidji MN.
Spoon Carving
Spoon Carving with Nate Johnson and Emily Derke Saturday April 8, 2017, 10am – 4pm $45 Learn the basics of knife selection, use, and sharpening while carving your own wooden spoon. More than just a spoon making class, this day will help you better understand carving in general, teach you some methods of sharpening, and get you acquainted with a wide array of knives and specialty tools. Please contact Nate Johnson directly to register – nate (at) ivegottwohands.com or (218) 255-13four5. Class will be held at Rail River Folk School, 303 Railroad St SW, Bemidji MN.
Spring Craft Class series
Emily Derke and I will be organizing and teaching a series of spring 2017 classes in Bemidji, MN. Sat April 8 will be Spoon Carving, Sat-Sun May 6-7 Black Ash Pack Baskets, and Sat June 3 Weaving with Birch Bark. For more details see full listings above. Please contact me, Nate Johnson, to register. nate@ivegottwohands.com or 218-255-1345
Past classes:
Crooked Knife Making, North House Folk School, assistant to Jarrod Stone-Dahl 2014-2015
Crooked Knife Use, North House Folk School, fall 2014
Shoe Making, Traditional Ways Gathering, Wisconsin, summer 2014
Black Ash Basketry, Lazy Mill Folk School, Cabot VT, summer 2014
Beaver Hide Tanning, Lazy Mill Folk School, Cabot VT, March 2014
Beaver Tail Knife Sheaths, Wintercount, AZ, Feb 2014
Knife Making, Roots School, VT, fall 2013
Sandal Making, Village Building Convergence, Montpelier VT, summer 2013
Hat Felting, Traditional Ways Gathering, summer 2013
Black Ash Basketry, Headwaters School, spring 2013, Ontario
Animal Slaughter and Processing: Using the Whole Animals, Roots School, VT, fall 2012
Cob Oven Construction, Kroka Expeditions, Marlow, NH, summer 2012
Traditional Deer Hide Tanning, Kroka Expeditions, Marlow NH, spring 2012