Artist Jean Honl of Roseau, Minn., who was introduced to the traditional Norwegian art of rosemaling in 1974, is well-known in northwestern Minnesota for her mastery of the decorative art form ...

Ten students ages 9 to 16 are whittling away at Norwegian folk art traditions dating back to their Viking ancestors. They gather Wednesdays after school, ... painted designs.

ERIE, Pa. (AP) - Shelley Kendall would rather be rosemaling. The daughter of a Norwegian mother (her father was German), she was the baby of six children, and the only one to learn the Norwegian ...

ROSEAU, Minn. -- Forty-five years ago, Jean Honl fell in love with rosemaling. She took a community education class in 1974 and has been perfecting her skills in the traditional Norwegian art form ...

Minnesota knitter is master of Norwegian folk art Sons of Norway members were treated to a presentation on hand-crafted, ... pointing out the symbols and designs imprinted on the hides, ...

The traditional Norwegian folk art wasn't the only attraction at the 32nd annual Scandinavian Festival, which took place -- as it has in recent years -- at the Duluth Shrine Center in Hermantown.

Award-winning rosemalers Pam Rucinski and Carol Bender will lead a two-day beginner’s Hallingdal rosemaling workshop Aug.

Lured by the idea of inexpensive land and the promise of opportunity, hundreds of thousands of Norwegians crossed the North Atlantic in the 19th century, as their Viking ancestors are thought to ...

Mittens from Around Norway: Over 40 Traditional Knitting Patterns Inspired by Folk-Art Collections Nina Granlund Sæther. Trafalgar Square, $26.95 (192p) ISBN 978-1-57076-822-4 ...

Greg Aldrich, of Billings, recently won a red ribbon in the annual National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition at Vesterheim, the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center in ...

The couple spent considerable time in Norway, where Nelson developed her love of Norwegian culture. By the mid-1960s, they were hired to catalog the collection of art, pottery, furniture and other ...

Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas Celebration at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.