Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival ARTS, CRAFTS, ETC
23rd Annual Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival
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Icelandic Exposition 2000
June 21-25, 2000
Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota
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ARTS, CRAFTS, AND OTHER DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
A list of some of the things you will be able to see at various times and places during the festival.
Sue Jacobsen - Icelandic hand painted porcelain and jewelry
Marlene Widmark - Grand Rapids, MN - Norwegian Bunad (folk costume) embroidery and Bunad accessories
Nork Torberg - Maple Plain, MN - wood carving, specializing in gnomes, trolls, and Santa Clauses
Virginia Torberg - Maple Plain, MN - soap making
Walter Grittner - Lauderdale, MN - woodchip carver
Mary Ekola - Garfield, MN - washable wool rugs with Scandinavian designs, Swedish yarn table runners in Swedish lace and rosepath patterns, droll, tapestry, block, and Norwegian krogknot
Jacob Ekola - Garfield, MN - hand-carved wooden tools and farm implements (pitchforks, rakes, etc) from native wood and spoons from fruitwood, maple and walnut in unique designs
Dorothy Johnson & Jennie McKensie - Danish paper cutting
Gary Paulson - wood carvings
Dora Sigurdson - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Icelandic wool spinning
Janice Stewart - Tucson, Arizona - author, new book "Folk Art of Norway"
Vesturheim Museum - an exhibit from the largest Norwegian museum in America
Ethnic Foods - from the various Nordic groups, available throughout the festival
Some of the above people, in addition to demonstrating their crafts, have items for sale to the general public.
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