North House Folk School Shavings Newsletter

A 6,000-mile journey from Mongolia to Hungary on horseback, the analog act of hand-carving a spoon, and venturing into the woods to harvest birch bark to build a canoe--these were just a handful of the topics covered in Shavings. North House members receive the member newsletter, twice yearly. The 13-page piece shared the rich stories of craft, including interviews with visiting international instructors, repurposed content from event speakers' books and blogs, and inspiring student stories. Click here to see an issue of Shavings (PDF).  

My job:  Create editorial plan, design and layout, write and solicit/edit content, edit photos, send to print. I produced 13 issues from 2010 to 2016.

Challenges: Narrowing down the vast array of story possibilities and making them fit into only two issues each year.

Perks: Connecting with everyone from internationally-famed speakers and instructors to craft class students to share the vast reach of craft across the globe.