Frozen landscape by Tim Graul.
Greetings from the North Shore, where the Solstice has come and gone and the winter holiday season is upon us. This is usually a quiet time for eating lots of cookies and being with friends and family.
And with all the snow we’ve had (and more to come), it’s a great time to get outdoors and play.
We got a ton of beautiful, fluffy snow today. Photo by Beth Drost.
The ski hill is open, the cross-country trails are being groomed, there are even piles of snow in the parking lots already marked with trenches where kids use them as sliding hills.
It’s quiet indoors, too, although many restaurants will be open for Christmas Eve meals. Click here to learn more. And local shops are open for last-minute shopping before the big day.
There’s a great exhibit to see over the holidays, too. The Glass Show, featuring work by nine local glass artists, opened at the Johnson Heritage Post in early December and continues through Jan. 2. Look for work by Mary Bebie, Sharon Frykman, Melissa Grover, Jeri Person, Bob Pranis, Tony Rau, Lee Ross, Nancy Seaton and Veronica Weadock.
Pictured below is the Glass Quilt, a playful collaborative piece by the artists in the show.
The Glass Quilt, a collaborative piece by artists in the Glass Show at the Johnson Heritage Post
Here are some examples of the artists’ work that is on display:
The Glass Show is open at the Johnson Heritage Post through Sunday, Jan. 2.
The Johnson Heritage Post will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and from 1-4 p.m. Sundays.
The Duluth Art Institute is open as well, and features a number of exhibits, including the 63rd Arrowhead Regional Biennial.
Each week, the Art Institute has been featuring work by participating artists. This week, encaustic artist Naomi Hart, is featured.
Naomi Hart is one of the artists featured in the
Hart’s piece in the exhibit is “Requiem.”
“Requiem,” encaustic, mixed media, by Naomi Hart.
To read more about Hart and her work, click here. (Scroll down to her photograph)
Upcoming:
Winter classes begin at North House Folk School in January, and February is Fiber Week at the Folk School.
Fiber Week is Feb. 14-21 at North House Folk School.
There are a wide variety of classes and demonstrations planned for this popular event. To read more, click here.
The Grand Marais Art Colony has plans for this winter, too, will host a series of virtual mini classes and demonstrations designed to whet your artistic appetite.
The Art Colony will host a series of virtual mini classes starting in February.
Each virtual session is 2 hours long and they each cost $65. This is the perfect opportunity to get a taste for something you might like to incorporate into your artistic practice. Options in include Illustration, Clay, and Mixed Media. To register and learn more, click here.
Artists at Work:
Frozen Hands by Cathy Quinn.Quinn fills plastic gloves with water and freezes them, then arranges them as a Welcome! in her front yard.
Death Valley by Bryan Hansel. Hansel recently led a photography workshop in Death Valley. His latest newsletter features photos and discussions. Click here to see.
Light My Valley, acrylic, new work by Kathy Weinberg.
Terry Lord Lewis works in clay and glass. Here are a few of her ornaments. She can be contacted through her Facebook page here..
Papercut artist Ellen Sandbeck will have an exhibit at AICHO in Duluth entitled “As Long As the Rivers Run.” The exhibit opens Jan. 8.
Lee and Dan Ross sent this print, Two Owls, to be installed in the Mayo Clinic’s new pediatric unit.
Layne Kennedy produced this video of a central Minnesota Farm.
Visiting A Central Minnesota Farm.mov from Layne Kennedy on Vimeo.
Robert Benavidez creates fantastical pintatas inspired by ancient illuminated manuscripts. To find out more and see more images, click here.
Online Music:
Here’s a music potpourri:
And since it’s Christmas …
Live Music:
- Gordon Thorne, Date Night at the Winery, North Shore Winery, 6 p.m.
Photographs:
We found a great selection of photographs this week.
Wildlife:
The raven really wanted some of that fish. Photography by Thomas Spence,
A white-tailed jack rabbit hunkers down in the snow by Bill Marshel.
Snowy Owl, from the archives, by Michael Furtman.
Fox in February 2021 by Sparky Stensaas.
Chickadee sits on a frosty branch by Paul Pluskwik.
Wild turkey winging its way over a cornfield by Bill Marshel.
The wolf with golden eyes.Photograph by Roxanne Distad.
Sharp-shinned hawk waits by a feeder by Bob Roth.
This snowy owl appeared in the harbor during the Christmas bird count. To read more about the count and what was seen, click here.
Here’s one taken at the same time of year several years ago by Thomas Spence.
Fox! Photo by Ted Tiboni.
Christmas. Photo by Sparky Stensaas in his series, Best of 2021.
People:
December 2021 by Linda Kangas Slining.
Photo by Kristofer Bowman.
Landscapes, Skyscapes, Cloudscapes, Waterscapes:
Rocks at Old Woman’s Bay, Ontario by Chris Eby.
Tiny snowflake on my horse’s flank by Nancy Dange.
Icycles by Kristofer Bowman.
Icy Tree and sunset glow by Jeffrey Doty.
The skies in Iowa by Gail Murton.
North Shore of Lake Superior by Ken Harmon.
Good morning to you by Kristofer Bowman.
An underwater/overwater image from Father Baraga’s beach by Roxanne Distad.
Blue-hour ice by Jeffrey Doty.
Sun halo over Wauswaugoning Bay by Travis Novitsky.
Sunset over Lake Superior by Bryan Hansel.
Duluth shipping canal by Kyle Arndt.
Storm by Paul Sundberg.
Turning to the llght by Andy Keith.
Lake Superior wind storm by Dawn Sauvignon.
Serenity by Ken Harmon.
Just a lovely snowy day in Grand Marais by Kjersti Vick.
Merry Christmas, everyone, and Happy Holidays! And stay safe.
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