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.
How to register online
2019 Summer Program Calendar
-click on class titles below for complete class descriptions and to register-
May 5 - 11
Quilting: Birds Of A Feather Gathering Together #1 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Hasheider
Open Studio For Experienced Knitters #2 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Arnhild Hillesland
Wood Turning #3 - LIMITED-
Rob Nelson
Birding Basics #4 - LIMITED-
Paul Regnier
May 12 - 18
Spring Birds Of Northern Woods & Waters #5
Nancy Stevenson & Gerry Janz
Door County Photography Retreat #6 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Karen Alesch
Beginning & Intermediate Wood Turning #7
Kelly Bresnahan
May 19 - 25
Watercolor For Beginners & Beyond #8 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Chris Sommerfelt
Spring Wildflowers #9
Larry Morrison
Exploring Paper Pulp & Cochineal Insects #10
Wendy Carpenter
Reading Poetry: The What, The Why, The How #11
John Angelos
May 26 - June 1
Watercolor Excitement #12
Ed Fenendael
Poetry Camp 2019: Making Your Manuscript #13 - LIMITED-
Robin Chapman
Weave It, Don't Waste It: Creating Table Runners Or Placemats With Recycled Materials #14
JoEl Logiudice
Making Polymer Clay Jewelry #15
Lynne Bergschultz & Jenni Stultz
June 2 - 8
Watercolor Fresh & Loose: Paint With Confidence! #16 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jane Barnard
Memoir, Creative Nonfiction & Personal Essay: Writing From Your Life #17 - LIMITED-
Margaret Hawkins
Beginning Forging #18 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Dan Nauman
Making Leather Handbags #19 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Molly Grant
June 9 - 15
Traditional Quilting Open Studio #20 - LIMITED-
Kathy Swanson
Spring Rambles #21 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Nancy Stevenson
Fine Woodworking: Build Custom Furniture Or A Small Table #22 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel
June 16 - 22
Spinners’ Color Workshop #23 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Deb Jones
Tell Your Story: Writing About Experiences In Your Life (And Any Other Stories) #24 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Roger Kuhns
Drawing Nature In Colored Pencil #25 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Kimberly Mullarkey
Kitchen Projects: A Woodworking & Forging Combination #26 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Curt Wessel & Jeremiah Backhaus
June 23 - 29
Pencil Drawing #27 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Rebecca Venn
Women’s Writing Retreat #28 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Bridges
Creative Photoshop Elements #29 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Bill Brown & Mark Southard
Making Pottery: Beginning & Beyond #30 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
John Hansen & John Dietrich
June 30 - July 6
Beginning & Intermediate Pastel #31 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Sandy Place
Summer Knitting #32 - LIMITED-
Joan Sheridan
Landscape Design: In The Spirit Of Jens Jensen #33 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Darrel Morrison
The Wonderful World Of Stained Glass #34 - LIMITED-
Gary Chaudoir
July 7 - 13
Chamber Music For Strings #35
Katie Decker & Jacki Thering
Books By Hand: Introductory & Independent Study #36
Florian Bieschke
Hand Caning: The Seven-Step Method #37 - LIMITED-
Lynn Nulicek
July 14 - 20
Soft Pastel Landscape Adventure #38 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Kay Brathol Hostvet
Hike, Bike & Paddle Door County #39 - LIMITED-
Bob Bultman, Dave Bultman & Erin Tauscher
Forging With Intention #40
Chris Winterstein
Glass Fusing #41 - LIMITED-
Nance Tucker
July 21 - 27
Recorder At The Clearing #42 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Pat Badger & Muriel Anderson
Making Glass Beads & Blowing Glass Ornaments #43 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Julie Lukosaitis
Bladesmithing: A Week On The Edge #44 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jeremiah Backhaus
Beginning & Beyond Beginning Quilting #45 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Carol Hay
July 28 - August 3
The Illustrated Nature Journal #46 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Cynthia Quinn
The Writers Workshop: Writing the Journey Home #47 - LIMITED-
Al DeGenova
The Writers Workshop: The Workshop #48
Al DeGenova
Geology & Natural History Of Door County & The Niagara Escarpment #49
Roger Kuhns
Beginning Blacksmithing #50
James Viste
August 4 - 10
Foundational Watercolor #51 - LIMITED-
Dawn Flores
Austen & Pym: Emma & Excellent Women #52 - LIMITED-
Marilyn Johnson
The Joy of Weaving: Open Studio #53 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Geke de Vries
Baskets & Blacksmithing: Make A Basket & A Forged Handle For The Basket #54 - LIMITED-
Denise Arzberger & James Viste
August 11 - 17
Awakening The Art Quilter Within #55 - LIMITED-
Wendy Butler Berns
Cultivating Mindfulness: Growing A Lifelong Practice #56
Beth Coleman
Glass Fusing #57
Nance Tucker
August 18 - 24
Oil Painting: Create Painterly Impressions #58 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Frankie Johnson
Our Better Angels & An Elegy #59 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jeff Doane
iPhone-ography: The Best Camera is The One That’s With You #60 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jerry Hug
August 25 - 31
Essentially Somatic Yoga™ #61
Theresa Evans
Moku-Hanga: An Introduction To Japanese Woodblock Printmaking #62 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Alfred Stark
Painting Fog & Mist With Watercolors #63 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Gary Hanks
Sculptural Welding: Volumetric Fabrication #64 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Nate Hatch
September 8 - 14
A Journaling Tool Kit #65 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Nancy Akerly & Darlene Cole
Creative Weaving #66 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Carol Heil
The Death Of Ivan Ilych & Job: Reckoning With Life, Reckoning With God #67 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Jim Severance & Les Longden
The Craft Of Wood Carving: Open Studio #68 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Erik Rinkleff
September 15 - 21
Watercolor Pure & Simple #69 - LIMITED-
Judy Barnewolt-Jones
Writing Your Revised Life #70
Marty McConnell
Open Forge #71
Dan Nauman
Woodworking Bootcamp #72 - LIMITED-
Mike Stapleton
September 22 - 28
Quilting: Birds Of A Feather Gathering Together #73 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Hasheider
Wood Carver’s Workshop #74 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Ann Fawver
Landmark Judgements Of The Supreme Court: How The Court Molded American History #75 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Lou Covotsos
September 29 - October 5
Open Studio For Artists #76
Frankie Johnson
Open Studio For Experienced Knitters #77
Arnhild Hillesland
Off The Beaten Path: Exploring Wild Door County #78
Paul Regnier
October 6 - 12
Create Landscapes, Water, Beaches & Skies In Watercolor & Pencil #79
Lee Mothes
Women’s Writing Retreat #80 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Judy Bridges
Making Rustic Furniture #81
Sandy Lotto
Beginning & Intermediate Stained Glass #82
Jill Wicke
October 13 - 19
Watercolor Studio #83 - LIMITED-
Bridget Austin
The Art Of Nature & Outdoor Photography #84 - LIMITED-
Hank Erdmann
Open Studio For Woodworkers #85 - LIMITED-
Curt Wessel
October 20 - 26
Watercolor Techniques #86 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Betty Delinck & Barb Farrell
Primitive Rug Hooking #87 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Patsy Weich
Wood Turning: Making Gifts For All Occasions #88 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
Robert Nelson
Beginning Blacksmithing #89 - FULL - Call or email to be added to wait list
James Viste