Carving in wood requires some skills and knowledge of how to handle the tools, which you will learn during the workshop. It also takes courage and patience, and these are the only things the participants need to bring with them. The course gives you room to try your hand at it and everything you make you get to take home with you. You can choose between participating for two or four days. The activities emphasize rich experiences, creative collaboration, a sense of mastery and new friendships.

Mari Meen Halsøy (b. 1978) has a Diploma from the National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, and a college candidate degree in tapestry from the Oslo University College, Faculty of Art, Design and Drama. Mari works with a variety of forms of expression, such as tapestry, installation, sound, sculpture etc. In addition to her own projects, she works with other artists and scholars in various interdisciplinary artistic constellations. Mari has worked as a mediator of art for children and young people through Den kulturelle skolesekken for many years, as well as lectures aimed at an adult audience.

Alongside her artistry, Annika Simonsson works as a communication coordinator at Kunstnernes Hus, where she organizes and develops workshops for various target groups with the main emphasis on children and young people. She has an MFA from the Academy of Fine Art in Trondheim (NTNU) and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.