AITKIN MINNESOTA

My name is Ann Coleman Anderson. I was born and raised in the Minneapolis area. My husband and I moved to the Brainerd Lakes area in 1983 to what had been ou...

I started working with glass about 15 years ago when a good friend referred me to a beginners class... I was instantly hooked! Since moving back home to the ...

Adele is a Minnesota native, living most of her life in International Falls and Aitkin. In earlier years, she was an R.N., raised a family and operated a res...

I grew up in Aitkin and learn to crochet and sew by the time I was 11 or 12 years old. I picked up beading a few years ago because I grew frustrated with the...

I'm a city girl who loves nature & sparkle now living on a beautiful lake in God's Country. My inspirations come from the brilliant colors of nature; the glo...

I'm a self taught artist who has been creating for as long as I can remember. It's as vital to me as breathing. I work primarily in copper metal clay and bro...

I realized as our sons were growing up that I would need something beyond being a Mother and working. I always enjoyed doing projects. With the boys it was p...

Debby and her husband Kevin Flowers are Aitkin natives. Like many who grow up here, they moved away for several years but returned to the “homeland” that the...

I started Palisade clockworks while I was recovering from stage 4 cancer. I wanted something to do with my hands that was less physical than carpentry work....

On Christmas of 2009, I really wanted to do something meaningful. My parents prayed the Rosary every evening after dinner. I thought that was a wonderful tra...

Crocheting is my way of creating pieces of beauty with thread and yarn. Many times I pick a pattern from my head. Being taught by my mother Ruth, who could n...

Colors, painting and putting it all together has fascinated me for a very long time. To see what people can paint or the colors they use is just amazing. Whe...

For many generations, there have been knitters and crocheters in my family. Everything from fancy doilies to cozy, warm clothing and afghans have come from m...

My love of pottery started with a typical High School pottery class. I attended Columbia Heights High School in the late 70’s and was lucky to learn the basi...

My name is Leojean Lisseette Schuh. A native of Minnesota and proud of my middle name Lisseette, as I was named after my grandmother. Working skills with my ...

I remember drawing from an early age, but I don’t remember ever aspiring to be an artist. I was very young when I discovered that my ‘drawing and coloring’ w...

I guess you could say I’m a late bloomer. While I have always had a creative bent, it has really only been the past 20 years (I’m now 72) that I have pursued...

I am Margaret Beck. I grew up in Northern Minnesota. I now live in Corcoran. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved all aspects of nature and drawing or p...

My name is Mark Lueck. I have lived in Aitkin all my life. I worked at Aitkin Iron Works for 29 years. Paulbeck’s Green House and Meat Dept and the last 7 ye...

I developed an appreciation for working with wood when I was eight years old and my dad taught me how to use his old scroll saw. I began building furniture w...