Rosemaling Klubb with Sally Stromseth

There’s an autumn chill in the air! Warm up with beautiful colors on the palette at Vesterheim’s after-school Rosemaling Klubb, where you’ll learn all of the basics to paint rosemaling – how to load and care for a brush, how to prepare woodenware, how to layer paint. You’ll also learn about the different styles of traditional rosemaling and think about creating your own designs. There will be projects for beginners and new projects for returning students. An after-school snack will be provided. This program is designed for beginners, ages 10-18. This class runs for six Tuesdays, from October 27- December 8 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) No class November 24.Sally Stromseth was first introduced to rosemaling at Nordic Fest in 1981, when Bergljot Lunde was the demonstrating artist from Norway. Sally says that everything about her painting fulfilled a need she had for artistic expression. Sally took her first rosemaling class in adult education from Betty Dowe in Decorah. Since then, she has studied under Ruth Green, Gary Albrecht, Bergljot Lunde, Kim Garrett, Andrea Herkert, and Nancy Schmidt. She has taught rosemaling in adult education, Elderhostel, Saturday morning mini-classes at Vesterheim, and occasional private lessons in her home. The most recent adventure has been teaching after-school kids at Vesterheim. Sally lives on a farm north of Decorah. She retired from Decorah Public Library after having served 20 years as children’s librarian.