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Richard Barnes – Richard came to Alaska from Minnesota
in 1970 and has extensive experience with northern forest ecosystems,
wood lore and survival techniques. |
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Jan Dawe – Jan studies evolution of boreal forest
plants and teaches for the Forest Sciences Department at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks. |
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Toni Kaufman - Toni is a long time Alaskan, is a potter and yoga teacher
and draws inspiration from the forest and its products in her life and
work. |
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Knut Kielland - Knut Kielland has lived in Fairbanks since 1979. He
teaches biology at UAF. In winter he likes to mush his dogs in pursuit
of bum ice, and in summer to dig in the dirt. |
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Rebecca Levey - has worked as a teacher since 1991. She
is currently involved in a cooperative woodworking school for children
and parents called Pinocchio’s Workshop. |
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Phil Marshall – has studied traditional hand woodcarving in Austria
and Norway, and under German and Italian masters here in the US. See
Phil’s
website for more information. |
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John Manthei – A carpenter, furniture-maker,
and teacher, John has been working with wood since he was a youngster.
He teaches through UAF and independently. |
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Charlie Mayo, St Croix Falls, WI – Since the 1970s, Charlie has had
a consuming interest in birch bark. He
has traveled to Scandinavia many times to study with the masters while pursuing
this interest. He has demonstrated at Rice Lake Audubon, Swedish Institute,
Luther College, Hostfest, and the Minnesota State Fair. He teaches at North
House Folk School in Minnesota. |
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Marianne Stolz – Marianne was born and raised in Germany where
she completed a wood carving apprenticeship. Her passion for mountains
and ice climbing brought her to Alaska in 1985. She now works as a professional
wood carver, ice carver and artist. |
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John Zasada Grand Rapids, MN – The biology,
ecology, use, and management of birch in northern forests has been a
favorite topic of John's for many years. John is a recently retired
silviculturist with the U.S. Forest Service in Grand Rapids. Give John
a pile of birch bark and things are sure to happen. He teaches at North House
Folk School in Minnesota. |
