Spring water flows through the Cascade by John Keefover.
It’s pretty quiet this week in Cook County, except for the rivers. They have totally exploded and are celebrating the arrival of spring even more than we are.
Middle Gooseberry Falls by Paul Sundberg.
Illgen Falls is roaring by Bryan Hansel.
It’s heaven for kayakers, too.
Running the Lester River in Duluth by Ken-Greshowak.
Meanwhile, on dry land:
The Homegrown Music Festival is happening in Duluth this week with lots of music by a huge variety of local bands performing throughout the city and in Superior, Wis. To see the schedule, click here.
The Homegrown Music Festival is this week in Duluth with lots of bands playing in venues across the city and in Superior, Wis. To see the schedule, click here. Photograph by Karen Sunderman
The Grand Marais Art Colony will host Julie Snidle at its Instagram Takeover Artist on Thursday.
Julie Snidle in her studio.
Peaches for Breakfast by Jiulie Snidle.
Snidle is an abstract painter who teaches encaustic and oil/cold wax workshops throughout the country. Julie will teach a workshop this summer at the Grand Marais Art Colony. To see her Instagram posts. click here.
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and a landmark event for potters and pottery lovers, the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, will be held in person this year. Seven studios with more than 4o potters from around the country and internationally will be featured in this sale, which runs from Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8.
The 30th annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour is this weekend, Friday through Sunday. There will be a special preview online sale on Thursday, May 5. To find out more, see maps, lists of studios, photographs and more, click here.
There’s a special perk this year, too. For those who can’t make it to the sale, there will be a special online preview Thursday, May 5, featuring a great selection of pots. To find out more, see maps and photos and what potters are exhibiting, click here.
Much closer to home, Minneapolis photographer and installation artist, Michelle Westmark Wingard, will give an Artist Talk at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 5, at the Johnson Heritage Post. She will also teach an all-ages interactive workshop Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. until noon. All invited.
Michelle Westmark Wingard will give an Artist Talk at the Johnson Heritage Post at 5 p.m. Friday. and an interactive workshop on Saturday morning.
The Artist Talk is in conjunction with the community art exhibit, Growing Toward the Light, currently on exhibit,.The show was organized by Spirit of the Wilderness Church and features a variety of art from artists of every age. Here are a few examples:
Snowy Owl, felting, by Becky Heller.
Protection–Duluth Lighthouse. acrylic, by Rachel Rae Klesser.
Untitled, drawing, by Grace Blomberg, student ISD 166.
The Growing Toward the Light exhibit features paintings, drawings, sculptures, glass, and fiber art, and continues through May 22.
The Heritage Post is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Monday, and from 1-4 p.m. Sunday. It is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Also on Friday, May 6, printmaker Nan Onkka will open an exhibit of her work at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids with a reception starting at 4 p.m.
Nan Onkka will be exhibiting her prints at the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids with an opening reception at 4 p.m. Her works are entitled Treasures from the Northwoods.
The show, which is featured with other exhibits, continues through June 25.
Here’s an online opportunity this Saturday:
Watch nationally acclaimed Tlingit glass artist, Preston Singletary talk about and work on the intricate blown glass pieces for his exhibit, Raven and the Box of Daylight, which is currently on view at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Exhibits:
George Morrison at work on a project. Photo courtesy of the Morrison family.
An exhibit of George Morrison’s work is currently on view at the Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center with a special exhibit entitled “Connections.” For this exhibit, the National Park Service has gathered works in their collection, along with works and artifacts from private collections, for the exhibition. The show will run through September.
And not to forget, George Morrison Forever Stamps are now available at your local post office.
The George Morrison Forever Stamps are now available at the post office.
Here’s a live video recorded at the George Morrison Forever Stamp Commemoration Ceremony in Grand Portage last Friday.
Upcoming
Bruce Johnson Photography will be at the Gala for the Grove ~ Masquerade 2022 to capture masked moments in time (or unmasked, you choose)! Join them Saturday, May 14 at the Lakeside Ballroom at Surfside in Tofte. Want more information or tickets? Go to: https://www.birchgroveschool.com/Gala-for-the-Grove or if you prefer, call 218-663-0170 or email birchgrove@boreal.org.
Tettegouche Art Shows Are Back!
Tettegouche State Park has reinstated its art shows, featuring works by local artists, which were paused during the Covid pandemic. Wildlife photographer Ryan Pennesi will exhibit his work in the Great Hall at the park, with an opening reception at 7 p.m. May 20.
Bobcat by Ryan Pannesi is one of his photographs that will be on exhibit at Teetcouche State Park on May 20.
The Cook County Market will open for the season on Saturday, May 28, featuring new artists as well as old favorites. The Market is held in the parking lot of the Senior Center (The Hub) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through MEA weekend.
The Northwoods Fiber Guild will have an exhibit at the Johnson Heritage Post entitled “Through Our Hands” that will open June 24. Pictured is beadwork by Jo Wood.
Artists at Work:
The Awakening, mixed media, by Tim Young
Elise Kyllo is on her way
Elise Kyllo: A great adventure begins a good book and a plane ride across the world. I am so lucky to have a one-way ticket to Scandinavia to culminate my previous two + years in an artist in residence as a wool fiber artist at North House Folk School. I have great plans to connect with fiber artists, visit museums, mills, and sheep farms and I excitedly anticipate all of the serendipity that will arise as I travel and seek to absorb as much as I can.
Superior Swimmers of Minnesota’s North Shore
Bear Witness Media
New work by Holly Johnson Beaster.
Online Findings:
Late ice-out impacting migratory birds across Superior National Forest
Don Hong-Oai: Inspiration from Masters of Photography
See more photographs by Don Hong-Oai here.
50 Great Black And White Photographs From The Masters Of Photography
Photo By: Edouard Boubat. To see more photos, click here.
Online Music:
Live music:
Thursday, May 5;
- Gordon Thorne, Date Night at the Winery, North Shore Winery, 6 p.m.
Photographs:
We found a pretty good selection of photographs this week. Here’s a selection.
Spring
Early season along the shore by Alisa Berns.
spring in Iowa by Loretta Ross.
Wildlife:
Hmmmm… not quite ready yet. Photo by Cathy Quinn.
Canvasback on the left, redheaded drake on the right by Michael Furtman.
A recent encounter by Katie Mumm.
We had company for breakfast by Don Davison.
Spring rabbits by Charles Conroy.
Northern Flicker by Hayes Scriven.
The Beavers are out by Travis Novitsky.
Mallard courtship flight by Michael Furtman.
Moose are covered in ticks this year. Photo by Ryan Pannesi.
16 pelicans by Debbie Benedict.
Just in time by John Heino.
And then this showed up by Nancy Seaton.
Potpourri:
A solar plume last Saturday, courtesy of NASA.
Brandon Deschampe-Morrison, a member of the Stone Bridge Singers, holds his daughter, Mayenna Deschampe-Morrison, at the ceremony to commemorate the George Morrison Forever Stamp at Grand Portage last week. Photo by Holly Hackett-Rich.
How spring floods can impact a foot bridge on the Superior Hiking Trail. by John Keefover.
200-ton, 102-ft Tug Edward H plying the Duluth Harbor by Steve Sola.
THE SODIUM TAIL OF MERCURY: Planets aren’t supposed to have tails, but Mercury does. Dr. Sebastian Voltmer just photographed it from La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Capitol Reef National Park in Utah by Thomas Spence.
Landscapes, Waterscapes, Cloudscapes ¶ Icescapes
Splish splash by Roxanne Distad.
Early morning reflection by Ken Harmon.
Cascading water by Ken Harmon.
A starry spring night by John Keefover.
Happy SUNdayl by Bryan Hansel.
I love the reflections when the tunnels are wet. Photo by Roxann Distad.
In Tofte this morning by Alan Netland.
Kakabeka Falls by Jeff Tiboni. .
The Cascade with spring snow by David Barthel.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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As always, very, very nice. Thanks Joan