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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“The Schoolhouse Mural” courtesy Hank Erdmann
April 30 – May 6
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things #1
Judy Hasheider
Sampler Afghan #2
Arnhild Hillesland
Forging Your Own Mytho-Northern Knife #3 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
David DelaGardelle
May 7 – 13
Watercolor For Beginners & Beyond #4
Chris Sommerfelt
Woven Rag Purses: Creating With Recycled Materials #5
JoEl Levy Logiudice
Bird Watching: Birding Basics & More #6
Paul Regnier
Wood Turning: Being Creative With A Wood Lathe #7
Rob Nelson
May 14 – 20
Spring Birds Of Northern Woods & Waters #8 – LIMITED –
Nancy Stevenson & Gerry Janz
Photographing Door County In Spring #9 – LIMITED –
Karen Alesch
The Joy Of Weaving: Open Studio #10 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Geke De Vries
May 21 – 27
Watercolor Excitement & Beyond #11 – LIMITED –
Ed Fenendael
Spring Women’s Writing Retreat #12 – LIMITED –
Judy Bridges
Spring Wildflowers #13 – LIMITED –
Larry Morrison
Glass Fusing #14
Nance Tucker
May 28 – June 3
Creative Photoshop Elements #15 – LIMITED –
Mark Southard & Bill Brown
Poetry Camp 2017: Finding The Poem’s Work In The World #16 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Robin Chapman
Drawing Nature Expressively #17
Kimberly Mullarkey
Books By Hand: An Introduction To Book Binding #18 – LIMITED –
Florian Bieschke
June 4 – 10
Painting Exploration With Water-Based Media #19
Nina Weiss
Mixing Genres: Poetry & Fiction #20 – CANCELLED –
Robert Vaughan
A Natural History Sampler: Birding & Geology #21 – CANCELLED –
Woody Wheeler & Roger Kuhns
Beginning Forging #22 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Dan Nauman
June 11 – 17
Watercolor Techniques #23 – LIMITED –
Betty Delinck & Barbara Farrell
Writing Personal Essay & Memoir #24 – LIMITED –
Margaret Hawkins
iPhone-ography: The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You #25 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Jerry Hug
June 18 – 24
Traditional Quilting Open Studio #26 – LIMITED –
Kathy Swanson
Reading The Landscape #27 – LIMITED –
Bill Tishler
Weaving In A Paper Maker’s World #28 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Wendy Carpenter
Fine Woodworking: Build Custom Furniture Or A Small Table #29 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel
June 25 – July 1
Soft Pastel Landscape Adventure #30
Kay Brathol-Hostvet
Tell Your Story: Writing About Experiences In Your Life (And Any Other Stories) #31
Roger Kuhns
Asian Arts Sampler: Raku Pottery, Bonsai, Tai Chi & Kusamono #32 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Michelle Zimmer, Jack Douthitt, Carol Hoehn & John Dietrich
Stained Glass #33
Gary Chaudoir
July 2 – 8
Beginning & Intermediate Pastel #34
Sandy Place
Touch The Earth: Connect With Nature #35
Deb Gille
Paper Arts: Marbling, Boxes & Books #36
Nancy Akerly
A Wood Craft Sampler: Wood Turning, Wood Carving & Fine Woodworking #37
Don Johnston, Erik Rinkleff & Curt Wessel
July 9 – 15
Chamber Music For Strings #38 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Klara Fenyo Bahcall
Landscape Design: In The Spirit Of Jens Jensen #39 – LIMITED –
Darrel Morrison
Beginning Spinning and Beyond #40 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Deb Jones
July 16 – 22
Watercolor: Going Beyond The Ordinary #41 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Gary Hanks
The Writers Workshop #42 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Al DeGenova
The Writers Workshop #43 – LIMITED –
Al DeGenova
Making Hand-Crafted Soap & Lavender Wands #44 – LIMITED –
Ann Marie Craig
Making Glass Beads & Blowing Glass Ornaments #45 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Julie Lukosaitis
July 23 – 29
Watercolor: Pursue Your Creative Path #46 – LIMITED-
Jane Barnard
Beginning Quilting #47
Carol Hay
Cultivating Mindfulness: Growing A Lifelong Practice #48 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Beth Coleman
Glass Fusing #49
Nance Tucker
July 30 – August 5
Awakening The Art Quilter Within #50 – LIMITED –
Wendy Butler Berns
Local Colors: Place, Culture & Empathy In American Regionalist Stories #51 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Kristie Hamilton
The Craft Of Wood Carving: Open Studio #52 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Erik Rinkleff
August 6 – 12
Recorder At The Clearing #53
Pat Badger & Adrianne Paffrath
Hike, Bike & Paddle Door County #54 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Bob Bultman & Dave Bultman
Basic & Intermediate Wood Turning #55
Kelly Bresnahan
August 13 – 19
Watercolor Travel Sketching: Focus On Landscape #56 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Marilyn Brandenburger
Geology & Natural History Of Door County & The Niagara Escarpment #57
Roger Kuhns
The Frontier Experience or Everyone Loves A Good Western #58
Pat Gardner
Making Pottery: Beginning & Beyond #59 – LIMITED-
John Hansen & John Dietrich
August 20 – 26
The Artist’s View: Creative Painting In Oil Or Pastel #60 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Bonnie Paruch
Roots Of Religion & Violence #61
Jeff Doane
The Acrylic Experience #62 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Kay Brathol-Hostvet
Stained Glass #63 – LIMITED-
Jill Wicke
August 27 – September 2
Soma Yoga: An Interpretive Approach To Yoga #64 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Theresa Evans
Learn To Knit #65 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Joan Sheridan
Digging Deep For Writing That Soars #66 – LIMITED-
Marty McConnell
Moku Hanga: An Introduction To Japanese Woodblock Printing #67 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Alfred Stark
September 10 – 16
Tai Chi: Circles Of Life #68
Carol Hoehn
Beginning Weaving #69 – LIMITED-
Carol Heil
Making Rustic Furniture #70 – LIMITED-
Sandy Lotto
Build A Dry Stack Stone Wall #71
Dave Bultman
September 17 – 23
Pencil Drawing #72
Rebecca Venn
Fall Women’s Writing Retreat #73 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Bridges
Wild Mushrooms Of Door County #74
Charlotte Lukes
Wood Carving: Artistry In Wood #75
Dave Ostrem
September 24 – 30
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things #76 – LIMITED –
Judy Hasheider
Wood Carver’s Workshop #77
Ann Fawver
Beginning Forging #78 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Dan Nauman
October 1 – 7
Open Studio For Artists #79
Frankie Johnson
Sampler Afghan #80
Arnhild Hillesland
Off The Beaten Path: Exploring Wild Door County #81
Paul Regnier
October 8 – 14
Watercolor Studio #82 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Bridget Austin
The Art Of Nature & Outdoor Photography #83 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
Hank Erdmann
Open Studio For Woodworkers #84
Curt Wessel
October 15 – 21
Create Landscapes, Water, Beaches & Skies In Watercolor & Pencil #85
Lee Mothes
Utopian Projects, Past & Future #86
Jim Severance
How To Take Snapshots & Create Great Images With Adobe Photoshop Elements #87
Bill Brown
Basket & Blacksmithing Sampler: Make A Basket & The Metal Handle For The Basket #88 – LIMITED –
Denise Arzberger & James Viste
October 22 – 28
Watercolor Techniques #89
Betty Delinck & Barbara Farrell
Primitive Rug Hooking #90 – LIMITED –
Patsy Weich
Wood Turning: Making Gifts For All Occasions #91 – LIMITED-
Rob Nelson
Beginning Forging #92 – FULL – Call or email to be added to wait list
James Viste