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How to Tell a Story

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

Everyone has a story to tell - what matters is how you tell it. Whether you want to write the next great American novel or simply spin a good yarn around a campfire, the elements of storytelling are the same. In this four-part, weekly two-hour class, students will focus on the basics of the "personal narrative" - a story told in first person that relates the story teller's own experience. Students will develop a five-minute story (approximately 750 words) through in class exercises and take-home assignments. You will learn how to mine your memories for story ideas, structure your thoughts for maximum effectiveness, and find the details that will bring your story to life. At the end of the course, participants will be given the opportunity to share their work in front of a small audience.

Relief Carved Door Toppers

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

Carve a decorative door topper for your interior or exterior door. Learn to design, lay out, and carve, a scenic design or welcome sign for the top of your door.

Relief Carved Door Toppers

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

Carve a decorative door topper for your interior or exterior door. Learn to design, lay out, and carve, a scenic design or welcome sign for the top of your door.

Adirondack Evergreens

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

Students will weave a twined base on a red oak d-handle, building the sides in a start-stop plain weave. A sturdy strip of birch bark is woven onto the base at the onset. The evergreen trees are overlaid on the spokes and through the weavers using hand-dyed reed. An optional Adirondack themed rusty tin addition may be hung inside the handle.

Rainbow Splint Stool

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

In this family-friendly class, children ages 6 and up, with the help of a parent, will weave a rainbow of colored flat reed splint onto a hardwood stool. Stool and weaving materials will be provided.

A copper bowl with copper vines decorating the rim.

Copper Bowl

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

In this class students will create a beautiful copper bowl from a 12" x 12" sheet of 16-gauge copper. Students will pound and hand tool the sheet into an 9" diameter, approx. 2" deep bowl. Students will also make a decorative vine with leaves from copper that will be attached to the rim of the bowl. Some soldering will be involved in this

Rustic Headboards

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

If your bedroom is your oasis and you love the Adirondack rustic style, then this class is for you. Come craft your own rustic headboard in this three-day class that students of all levels can join. Design a headboard that fits your room and personal taste. With guidance, you will make a headboard that you can take home at the end of the weekend. Your family and friends will be amazed at your handiwork.

Paddle Making

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

Come and create your own willow leaf shaped, traditional cherry wood canoe paddle or make a native double kayak/sit in the bottom canoe paddle. After some history and an explanation of the shapes, you will pick your blank and get started using only hand tools to create your paddle! The process will be demonstrated from beginning to end to ensure that you come away with a perfect paddle. Two different sizes will be available for canoe paddles - standard (29" shaft) and long (32" shaft). Kayak paddles are one size fits all (54" shaft). This one-day class will give you a sense of accomplishment as you complete a paddle that will accompany you on the water.

Birch Bark Sampler

These projects: the Mini Penobscot and Mini Canoe are constructed with birch bark similar to those made years ago by New England Algonquian and Penobscot Natives. Much smaller in size and to be respectful some changes have been made. Needle skills are helpful as these are stitched with waxed linen and embellished with pine needles.

Rustic Headboards

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

If your bedroom is your oasis and you love the Adirondack rustic style, then this class is for you. Come craft your own rustic headboard in this three-day class that students of all levels can join. Design a headboard that fits your room and personal taste. With guidance, you will make a headboard that you can take home at the end of the weekend. Your family and friends will be amazed at your handiwork.

Rustic Headboards

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St., Lake Luzerne, NY, United States

If your bedroom is your oasis and you love the Adirondack rustic style, then this class is for you. Come craft your own rustic headboard in this three-day class that students of all levels can join. Design a headboard that fits your room and personal taste. With guidance, you will make a headboard that you can take home at the end of the weekend. Your family and friends will be amazed at your handiwork.

Weaving Overshot

Overshot is another weave structure that requires the use of two shuttles. The pattern is woven in one color, incorporated into a background of plain weave in a different color. You will design and weave a project a project using an Overshot pattern.

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