Name: Drawing the Winter Creatures
Start: 2025-03-13T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-13T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Norway House

Learn the stories and how to draw the winter deities of Norse, Celtic, and Lakota mythology. This class meets for three Thursday evenings.
About this Event

Drawing the Winter Creatures of Norse, Celtic, and Lakota Mythology

Artist and storyteller Carrie Finnigan will lead you in a three-session class through the world of winter creatures, the mythological beings who shape our Northern landscape. Carrie will show you examples of artwork depicting the entities, tell you their stories and discuss their cultural significance.

You then begin a series of exercises designed to increase your manual control and for eye-training. This will help you observe carefully, then translate what you see and what you imagine onto paper.

The entities are the following:

Skadi - the Norse goddess of bowhunting and skiing, she is responsible for the winter landscape. Her name means “the shadowy one,” and her tales are in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda.

Cailleach – the Gaelic divine hag of winter who created the crags and mountains of Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. She controls the winter weather, especially the storms, and guards horned animals, such as deer and cattle.

Waziya – The Lakota North Wind, who brings the snow. The snow is a blessing because it makes hunting easier and it is a protective cover for Grandmother Earth. But it also brings cold, so Waziya’s brother, the South Wind, brings his warmth to balance him. The push and pull of the two brothers brings the seasons.

Bring paper, pencils, and an eraser.

This is a three-session class. You will meet on March 13, March 20, and March 27.

This class is held on Thursday evenings, when the Kaffebar offers BOGO glasses of wine and beer, as well as the full Kaffebar menu. Come early, have dinner, then take your glass of wine or beer into class with you for an exceptional evening of drawing and storytelling.

Members of Norway House and Celtic Junction Arts Center receive a disount on their class fee.

Please note: Norway House does not offer refunds. Please be sure you can attend on the evenings scheduled.