Summer Program
WEEK-LONG RESIDENTIAL CLASSES FROM MAY – OCTOBER
The Summer Program, which runs from May through October, is The Clearing’s oldest and the one that most closely resembles Jensen’s original folk school vision. The mainstay of the Summer Program is week-long classes, with 25 to 35 students and instructors living at The Clearing, eating family-style meals and renewing their spirit through close contact with the native landscape. The Clearing experience is made up of many special components. The classes, sense of community, forests, meadows, water, sunsets, home-cooked meals, traditions and history all blend to create a wonderful place to learn, relax, reflect and make new friends.
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“Along The Clearing Shoreline” courtesy Dan Eggert
2018 Summer Program Calendar
May 6 - 12
Quilting Retreat: Color My World #1 - LIMITED-
Judy Hasheider
Knitting: A Trio Of Color Techniques #2 - LIMITED-
Arnhild Hillesland
Wood Turning: Having Fun With Wood On A Lathe #3 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Rob Nelson
Forging Your Own Mytho-Northern Knife #4 - LIMITED-
David DelaGardelle
May 13 - 19
Spring Birds Of Northern Woods & Waters #5 - LIMITED-
Nancy Stevenson & Gerry Janz
Photographing Door County In Spring #6 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Karen Alesch
Beginning Quilting #7 - LIMITED-
Carol Hay
May 20 - 26
Watercolor For Beginners & Beyond #8 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Chris Sommerfelt
Poetry Camp 2018: Metaphor, Music & Mystery #9 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Robin Chapman
Spring Wildflowers #10 - LIMITED-
Larry Morrison
Kitchen Projects: A Woodworking & Forging Combination #11 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel & Jeremiah Backhaus
May 27 - June 2
Watercolor Excitement & Beyond #12 - LIMITED-
Ed Fenendael
Creative Photoshop Elements #13 - LIMITED-
Bill Brown & Mark Southard
Memoir & Personal Essay: Writing From Your Life #14 - LIMITED-
Margaret Hawkins
A Door County Nature Sampler: Birds, Wildflowers, Trees & Geology #15 - LIMITED-
Woody Wheeler, Larry Morrison, Mike Schneider & Roger Kuhns
June 3 - 9
Pencil Drawing #16 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Rebecca Venn
iPhone-ography: The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You #17 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jerry Hug
Paper Vessels & Natural Found Objects #18 - LIMITED-
Wendy Carpenter
Beginning Forging #19 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Dan Nauman
June 10 - 16
Traditional Quilting Open Studio #20 - LIMITED-
Kathy Swanson
Spring Rambles #21 - LIMITED-
Nancy Stevenson
The Wonderful World Of Stained Glass #22 - LIMITED-
Gary Chaudoir
Fine Woodworking: Build Custom Furniture Or A Small Table #23 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel
June 17 - 23
Watercolor: Going Beyond The Ordinary #24
Gary Hanks
Landscape Design: Through The Eyes Of Jens Jensen #25 - CANCELLED -
Bob Grese
Sensational Silk Scarves: Weaving With Recycled Materials #26
JoEl Logiudice
An Asian Arts Sampler: Raku Pottery, Bonsai, Origami & Kusamono #27 - LIMITED-
Michelle Zimmer, Jack Douthitt, John Dietrich & Nancy Akerly
June 24 - 30
Handspinning: Beginning & Beyond #28 - LIMITED-
Deb Jones
Drawing Nature Expressively #29 - LIMITED-
Kimberly Mullarkey
Tell Your Story: Writing About Experiences In Your Life (And Any Other Stories) #30 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Roger Kuhns
Making Glass Beads & Blowing Glass Ornaments #31 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Julie Lukosaitis
July 1 - 7
Beginning & Intermediate Pastel #32
Sandy Place
Reading for a Sense of Place #33
Kathleen Smythe
Paper Arts: Marbling, Boxes & Books #34
Nancy Akerly
Making Pottery: Beginning & Beyond #35
John Hansen & John Dietrich
July 8 - 14
Chamber Music For Strings #36
Klara Fenyo Bahcall
Hand Caning: The Seven-Step Method #37
Lynn Nulicek
Books By Hand: Introductory & Independent Study #38 - LIMITED-
Florian Bieschke
July 15 - 21
Watercolor Fresh and Loose: Inspired By The Masters! #39 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jane Barnard
Middlemarch: A Study Of Marriage, Money, Morals & More! #40 - LIMITED-
Marilyn Johnson
Knitting For Beginners & Beyond #41 - LIMITED-
Joan Sheridan
Beginning & Intermediate Wood Turning #42 - LIMITED-
Kelly Bresnahan
July 22 - 28
Recorder at The Clearing #43 - LIMITED-
Pat Badger & Alyson Lewin
Geology & Natural History Of Door County & The Niagara Escarpment #44 - LIMITED-
Roger Kuhns
Beginning & Intermediate Stained Glass #45 - LIMITED-
Jill Wicke
Beginning Blacksmithing #46 - LIMITED-
James Viste
July 29 - August 4
Soft Pastel Landscape Adventure #47 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Kay Brathol-Hostvet
Hike, Bike & Paddle Door County #48 - LIMITED-
Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman
The Writers Workshop: Poetry in Prose #49
Al DeGenova
The Writers Workshop: The Workshop #50
Al DeGenova
August 5 - 11
Illustrated Nature Journal #51
Cynthia Quinn
Reading Poetry: The What, The Why, The How #52
John Angelos
The Joy of Weaving: Open Studio #53
Geke de Vries
Moku-Hanga: An Introduction To Japanese Woodblock Printmaking #54 - LIMITED-
Alfred Stark
August 12 - 18
Awakening The Art Quilter Within #55
Wendy Butler Berns
Cultivating Mindfulness: Growing A Lifelong Practice #56 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Beth Coleman
Glass Fusing #57
Nance Tucker
August 19 - 25
Figures & Faces In Oil #58 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Frankie Johnson
Perspectives On Our Present Predicaments #59 - LIMITED-
Jeff Doane
Fun With Glass: Combining Mosaic & Fusing #60
Gary Chaudoir
August 26 - September 1
SomaYoga: An Integrative Approach To Yoga #61 - LIMITED-
Theresa Evans
A Journaling Tool Kit: Making & Keeping A Creative Journal #62 - LIMITED-
Nancy Akerly & Darlene Cole
Weaving For The Non-Weaver #63
Carol Heil
Making Rustic Furniture #64
Sandy Lotto
September 9 - 15
Create Landscapes, Water, Beaches & Skies In Watercolor & Pencil #65 - LIMITED-
Lee Mothes
The Civil War #66 - LIMITED-
Pat Gardner
Tai Chi: The Circles Of Life #67 - LIMITED-
Carol Hoehn
The Craft Of Wood Carving: Open Studio #68 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Erik Rinkleff
September 16 - 22
Quilting Retreat: Color My World #69 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Hasheider
Wood Carver’s Workshop #70 - LIMITED-
Ann Fawver
Hand Forged Tools For Your Fireplace #71 - LIMITED-
Dan Nauman
September 23 - 29
Watercolor Moods #72 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Barnewolt-Jones
Hopkins & Dickinson: Speaking Of, Seeking, The Transcendent #73 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jim Severance
Writing The Vital Poem #74 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Marty McConnell
Glass Fusing #75 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Nance Tucker
September 30 - October 6
Open Studio For Artists #76 - LIMITED-
Frankie Johnson
Knitting: A Trio Of Color Techniques #77 - LIMITED-
Arnhild Hillesland
Off the Beaten Path: Exploring Door County’s Natural Treasures #78 - LIMITED-
Terrie Cooper & Mike Schneider
Adventures In Polymer Clay #79 - CANCELLED -
Judy Yamamoto
October 7 - 13
Watercolor Studio #80 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Bridget Austin
The Art Of Nature & Outdoor Photography #81 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Hank Erdmann
Open Studio For Woodworkers #82 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel
October 14 - 20
Women’s Writing Retreat #83 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Bridges
Social History Of America’s Underclasses From The Gilded Age To The 1920s: African Americans, Native Americans, Women, Children & Immigrants #84 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Lou Covotsos
Foundational Watercolor #85 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Dawn Flores
A Basket & Blacksmithing Sampler: Make A Basket & The Metal Handle For The Basket #86 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Denise Arzberger & James Viste
October 21 - 27
Watercolor Techniques #87 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Betty Delinck & Barb Farrell
Primitive Rug Hooking #88 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Patsy Weich
Wood Turning: Making Ornaments & Gifts #89 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Rob Nelson
Beginning Blacksmithing #90 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
James Viste