tokheim stoneware

For the 2008 spring production Gene made flocks of bowls and plates with simple forms and colors for every day use.

Lucy could not resist ornamenting some of the Nordic flat sided bowls with a stylized leaf design as shown on this set of stacking bowls., 4"-7" in diameter.

May 2008

Thursday, May 15, 4-8 PM
Friday, May 16, 10-8 PM
Saturday, May 17, 10-8 PM

The State of Minnesota celebrates its Sesquicentennial this May. Local artists were commissioned by counties to prepare work on selected historic subjects. This work will be on exhibit in St. Paul at the State Capitol on May 17-18.

Gene Tokheim and Franz Allbert Richter collaborated on a Pickle Crock for Swift County that commemorates the part that railroads played in settling western Minnesota.

Lucy Tokheim did an oil painting titled "The Mission at Lac Qui Parle", portraying Joseph Renville, Thomas Williamson and a Dakota student translating the Bible into the Dakota language.

Prints of this painting are available for sale, stretched canvas in three sizes, and accompanied by historical narrative. Contact us for more information.

Gene Tokheim will teach Traditional Norwegian Knife Making classes at:

• July 19-23, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa (vesterheim.org)
• August 13-17, North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota (www.northhouse.org)

Thursday, November 15, 2-8 PM
Friday, November 16, 10-8 PM
Saturday, November 17, 10-8 PM

The All From One Tree exhibit is visiting Tokheim Stoneware. This exhibition of fine crafts created from a single birch tree is from the North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

"All From One Tree" draws attention to the source material of many northern craftspeople - the birch tree. This dynamic project underscores North House Folk School's process of craft as an effort to celebrate 10-years of programming traditional northern craft.

The exhibit features knives by Ben, Gene, and Luke Tokheim.

November 15 - December 30, 2007

Join us at our studio and gallery for the Meander, the Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl, on the first weekend in October. The award winning Meander is a free self-guided tour of artist studios featuring 45 local artists. Visit the Meander web site or call 866-866-5432 for more information and a full list of participating artists.

Friday, October 5
Saturday, October 6
Sunday, October 7

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais, Minnesota is hosting an exhibition of fine crafts created from a single birch tree.

"All From One Tree" draws attention to the source material of many northern craftspeople - the birch tree. This dynamic project underscores North House Folk School’s process of craft as an effort to celebrate 10-years of programming traditional northern craft.

Gene, Luke, and Ben Tokheim all made knives using material from the birch tree and will be participating in the show.

Visit the North House web site or call 218-387-9762 for more information.

Friday, September 28
Saturday, September 29
Sunday, September 30

Lucy Tokheim is working on collages in acrylic medium gel. Some will be on display during the Fall Open House in November.

September 7th, 2007

Thursday, May 3, 2-8 PM
Friday, May 4, 10-8 PM
Saturday, May 5, 10-8 PM

Renowned carver Harley Refsal exhibits during the Tokheim Stoneware Open House - A collection of over eighty wooden Dala Horses with collaborative work of artists and friends from around the world: Ann Mari Jore, Karen Jenson, Sigmund Aarseth, Gene Tokheim, and many more.

A Drew Aslesen Film, directed by Lucy Tokheim, 2007. Available now on DVD at Tokheim Stoneware.

Pigs dance, the younger generation learns to make lefse, the Fearsome Lutefisk is expertly handled and much more!

Carole and Dennis Johnson invite us to help prepare a seven-course dinner featuring some of the foods beloved to Scandinavian immigrants.

Some of the recipes are available for download. Thanks again to Carole and Dennis Johnson.

March 2007

   

We now have beautiful fine art prints of the of painted panels, the Primstav Four Seasons by Lucy Tokheim. These are giclee color process on watercolor paper, and come in two designs, and two sizes:

The smaller version has an image width of 2", length 10.5" with a .25" black border.

The larger version has an image width of 3", length 15.5" with a .25" white border.

November 24th, 2006

The ancient Norwegian calendar stick was called a Primstav. It divided the year into winter and summer with lines for each day. The picture symbols reminded people of important dates: church holidays, or practical reminders on when to take sheep to the pastures or dig potatoes.

This design series is inspired by some of these wonderful pictures of an earlier time.

October 20th, 2006

The show was exhibited at the Tokheim Stoneware gallery and at www.tokheim-stoneware.com beginning in 2003. The pieces were sold through an auction process, ending on November 13, 2004.

A full catalog of the jugs as well as artist biographies are still available on our web site.