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5.13.26 Jodi Peterson
Ada Borup West High School Art Teacher Jodi Peterson spoke about the glass art process, the connection she feels to ancient glass blowers, her philosophy, how Aikido inspires and directs her, striving to find balance and harmony, teaching, and the classroom. Her fused glass piece “Vintage Fish” won 3rd place at the NW Art Exhibit in Warroad. Jodi explained how fused glass is created (taking sheets of glass and melting a ceramic kiln; then putting it in a mold and slumping it into a shape that she likes). The vintage fish has decals embedded in it, a process that she recently started experimenting with. Her work with glass includes fusing, slumping, casting, and making glass beads.
Jodi’s business, Wolfnest Glass Works, is in a studio above her garage at home where she has a kiln and she teaches bead making.
Jodi was joined by her students Lillian Hansen, Sydney Schneider, and Kerstyn Lindsey. Lillian received 1st place in the student category for her ceramic piece “Bon Jour Cat Teapot.” Sydney won a merit award for ceramic hand called “Ow!”; and shared that the finger kept breaking off the ceramic hand she had created so she decided to include that into the description and make it the focus of her piece. Kerstyn won 3rd place in the student category for her mosaic piece “Great Blue Morpho” a blue butterfly. She won an award for another mosaic piece that she submitted to the state art competition.
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7.11.23 Julie Elick
Roseau Artist Julie Elick spoke about two programs in Roseau. 1) The Riverview Park Concert Series is a weekly series into August. Roseau’s weekly summer event, began way back in 2016 and still continues to provide a showcase both for our high quality local talent, and professional entertainment. Elick is a part of the Roseau Women of Today. This group plays a major role in putting this concert series together, along with the support of local businesses.
There is a concert at the Riverview Park Gazebo, located in downtown Roseau, every Thursday evening at 6:30 pm. Attendees need to bring your own chairs. Food provided by various organizations will be served each night.
Upcoming concerts include:
July 13: Sloughgrass, July 27: Divas Through the Decades, August 3: O’Neil Family Band, August 10: Holy Rocka Rollaz, and August 17: The concert series will wrap up with a Local Talent Showcase and the Relay for Life.
2) Project Write On. Select students from two Roseau Community High School English classes, have for the last 4 years, shared their essays to be published in the local newspaper, The Roseau Times Region. Elick and two highschool teachers, Mrs. Kelsey Didrickson, and Mrs. Katie Laugen are directing this project.
This project instills the arts into the Roseau community by providing a weekly place for students in our area to enhance their writing talents. Currently, copies of the published essays are displayed in the Student Art Exhibit at the NWMAC Gallery at NCTC.
Both of these projects (Write On and The Riverview Park Concert Series) are funded through a Project Grant from the NWMAC. Listen to hear about these projects.
5.16.23 Andrea Halvorson and Carter Lee Johnsrud
Andrea Halvorson and Carter Lee Johnsrud spoke with Pioneer 90.1’s Ron West about their art and winning awards at the NW Art Exhibit.
Andrea is the art teacher at the Goodridge School. Andrea’s art pieces in the exhibit were“Watching Sunset” and a drawing “Carrying Mom to Heaven.” She won a merit award for “Carrying Mom to Heaven.” Carter is Andrea’s student. She won first place and People's Choice for her art “Masking.” She had another mixed media piece in the exhibit “Hidden Beauty.”
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