| The Clearing |
| Workshop Program |
WRK25-001 - Getting Hooked - Beginning Blacksmithing - Viste
6/2 9 AM - 6/3 5 PM (9 AM - 5 PM)
: James Viste
$220 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-002 - Beginning Bridge - Skogsbakken
6/4 9:30 AM - 7/23 11:45 AM
: John Skogsbakken
$120 | Register |
WRK25-003 - Spring Prairie Wildflowers & Exploration - Bultman
6/6 9 AM - 6/6 4 PM
: Bob Bultman
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-004 - Crafting your Writing: A Practical (and Fun!) Writing Workshop - Shaner
6/9 9 AM - 6/10 4 PM
: Lynne Shaner
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-005 - Explorations in Eco-printing - Burns
6/16 9 AM - 6/17 4 PM
: Mary Burns
$195 (lunch included each day) | Wait List |
WRK25-006 - Writing at Home in the Natural World - Bates
6/19 9 AM - 6/20 4 PM
: John Bates
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-007 - Next Level Color - Hanson
6/23 9 AM - 6/23 4 PM
: Shan Bryan-Hanson
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-008 - Polymer Clay Assemblage - Bergschultz
7/7 9 AM - 7/8 4 PM
: Lynne Bergschultz
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-009 - Flash Form - Adelman
7/10 9 AM - 7/11 4 PM
: Deborah Adelman
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-010 - Summertime Watercolor - Anderson
7/14 9 AM - 7/15 4 PM
: Kari Anderson
$195 (lunch included each day) | Wait List |
WRK25-011 - Beginning Pastel - Place
7/17 9 AM - 7/18 4 PM
: Sandra Place
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-041 - Muffin Basket (Mon) - Arzberger
7/21 9 AM - 7/21 4 PM
: Denise Arzberger
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-012 - Muffin Basket - Arzberger
7/22 9 AM - 7/22 4 PM
: Denise Arzberger
$120 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-013 - A Ring Thing - Viste
7/25 9 AM - 7/25 4 PM
: James Viste
$125 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-014 - Italic Calligraphy - Jacobsen
7/28 9 AM - 7/29 4 PM
: Cheryl Jacobsen
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-015 - Collecting Color at The Clearing: Expressing Nature through your Sketchbook - Newman
7/31 9 AM - 8/1 4 PM
: Kathleen Newman
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-016 - The Full Scoop (Mon) - Backhaus
8/4 9 AM - 8/4 5 PM
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$125 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-017 - The Full Scoop (Tue) - Backhaus
8/5 9 AM - 8/5 5 PM
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$125 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-018 - Danish Cord Seat Weaving - Seleen
8/7 9 AM - 8/8 4 PM
: Bill Seleen
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-019 - Sculptural Moss Embroidery - LaDassor
8/14 9 AM - 8/15 4 PM
: Ren LaDassor
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-020 - Ecopsychology & Mental Health - Huber
8/18 9 AM - 8/19 4 PM
: Daniel Huber
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-021 - The Golden Lull: A Late Summer Retreat - Gonzales
8/21 9 AM - 8/22 4 PM
: Jodi Rose Gonzales
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-022 - Flat Brim Fedora Hat Making: Using Old-World Techniques - Gaffey
8/25 9 AM - 8/26 4 PM
: Kathleen Gaffey
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-023 - Hat Making: The Classic Cloche - Gaffey
8/28 9 AM - 8/29 4 PM
: Kathleen Gaffey
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-024 - Culinary Woodworking - Hurst
9/4 9 AM - 9/5 4 PM
: Tom Hurst
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-025 - Forage & Ferment - Moriarty & Kastner
9/8 9 AM - 9/9 4 PM
: Elizabeth Moriarty & Rowan Moriarty Kastner
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-026 - Landscape “Painting” with Fabric - Hoffmann
9/12 9 AM - 9/12 4 PM
: Susan Hoffmann
$120 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-027 - You CAN Draw! For the Absolute Beginner - Hostvet
9/15 9 AM - 9/16 4 PM
: Kay Brathol-Hostvet
$195 (lunch included each day) | Wait List |
WRK25-028 - Fall Prairie Exploration & Native Seed Collecting - Bultman
9/19 9 AM - 9/19 4 PM
: Bob Bultman
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-029 - Sweet Little Bling Set -Sterling Pendant & Matching Ring - Dins
9/22 9 AM - 9/23 4 PM
: Jennifer Dins
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-030 - Expressive Watercolor: Fresh and Loose! - Barnard
10/2 9 AM - 10/3 4 PM
: Jane Barnard
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-031 - Cultivating Mindfulness: Growing A Life-long Practice - Coleman
10/10 9 AM - 10/10 4 PM
: Beth Coleman
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-032 - Build a Japanese Lamp - Ankney
10/13 9 AM - 10/14 4 PM
: Philip Ankney
$195 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-033 - Forge for Beginners: Grill Skills - Beegle
10/16 9 AM - 10/17 4 PM
: Kayla Beegle
$220 (lunch included each day) | Register |
WRK25-034 - Wood Carving 101 - Rinkleff
10/23 9 AM - 10/23 4 PM
: Erik Rinkleff
$120 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-035 - Carving Kris Kringle - Rinkleff
10/24 9 AM - 10/25 4 PM
: Erik Rinkleff
$195 (lunch included each day) | Wait List |
WRK25-036 - Woodturning – For the Fun of It! - Kocken
10/27 9 AM - 10/28 4 PM
: David Kocken
$195 (lunch included each day) | Wait List |
WRK25-037 - Photo Fun with Your iPhone - Alesch
10/30 9 AM - 10/30 4 PM
: Karen Alesch
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-038 - Enhance Your iPhone Photos with Snapseed - Alesch
10/31 9 AM - 10/31 4 PM
: Karen Alesch
$120 (lunch included) | Register |
WRK25-039 - Magical Inks- Welch & Tyson
11/3 9 AM - 11/3 4 PM
: Linda Welch & Yvonne Tyson
$120 (lunch included) | Wait List |
WRK25-040 - Painting Holiday Ornaments and Cards with Alcohol Inks - Welch & Tyson
11/4 9 AM - 11/4 4 PM
: Linda Welch & Yvonne Tyson
$120 (lunch included) | Wait List |
| Summer Program |
| Week 04: May 18 - 24, 2025 |
SUM25-013 - Watercolor Excitement - Fenendael
5/18 - 5/24
: Ed Fenendael
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-014 - Writing From Your Life: Memoir and Personal Essay - Hawkins
5/18 - 5/24
: Margaret Hawkins
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-015 - Copper Enameling and Beyond - Lukosaitis
5/18 - 5/24
: Julie Lukosaitis
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-016 - Spring Wildflowers - Morrison
5/18 - 5/24
: Larry Morrison
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-017 - Personal Retreat - May 18-24
5/18 - 5/24
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 05: May 25 - 31, 2025 |
SUM25-018 - Illustrated Nature Journal - Quinn
5/25 - 5/31
: Cynthia Quinn
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-019 - Poetry Camp: Your Next Book - Chapman
5/25 - 5/31
: Robin Chapman
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-020 - Re-use Re-cycle Re-imagine a Clothing Piece - Inglis
5/25 - 5/31
: Kipp Inglis
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-021 - From Kiln to Forge: Making a Glass Tile and Forged Display Stand - Tucker & Viste
5/25 - 5/31
: Nance Tucker and James Viste
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-111 - Beginning Glass Fusing (May) - Tucker
5/25 - 5/31
: Nance Tucker
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-022 - Personal Retreat - May 25-31
5/25 - 5/31
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 06: June 1 - 7, 2025 |
SUM25-023 - Spinning: Playing with Plying - Jones
6/1 - 6/7
: Deb Jones
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-024 - Photoshop Elements for Scrapbooking, Framing, and Competition - Brown & Taylor
6/1 - 6/7
: Bill Brown and Gary Taylor
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-025 - Off the Beaten Path in Spring: Exploring Door County’s Wild Places, Birds & Wildflowers - Regnier
6/1 - 6/7
: Paul Regnier
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-026 - Unleash Your Story: Uncovering Themes & Threads Of Your Unique Life - Byrd
6/1 - 6/7
: Heather 'Byrd'
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-027 - Personal Retreat - June 1-7
6/1 - 6/7
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 07: June 8 - 14, 2025 |
SUM25-028 - The Way of the Brush - Taylor
6/8 - 6/14
: Seth Taylor
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-029 - You Are Here: Poetry of Nature and the Nature of Self - McConnell
6/8 - 6/14
: Marty McConnell
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-030 - Basket Weaving & Decorative Gourd Workshop - Arzberger & Gebert
6/8 - 6/14
: Denise Arzberger and Annelies Gebert
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-031 - Personal Retreat - June 8-14
6/8 - 6/14
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 08: June 15 - 21, 2025 |
SUM25-032 - Two Dimensional (2D) Design Fundamentals - Hostvet
6/15 - 6/21
: Kay Brathol-Hostvet
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-033 - Fine Woodworking: Build Custom Furniture or a Small Table - Wessel & Kenny
6/15 - 6/21
: Curt Wessel and Gene Kenny
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-034 - Drawing in Nature - Manger
6/15 - 6/21
: Barbara Manager
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-035 - A Week On the Edge - Knifesmithing - Backhaus
6/15 - 6/21
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-036 - Personal Retreat - June 15-21
6/15 - 6/21
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 09: June 22 - 28, 2025 |
SUM25-037 - Drawing Nature in Colored Pencil - Mullarkey
6/22 - 6/28
: Kimberly Mullarkey
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-038 - With Thy Needle: Working with Wool and Slow Stitching - Hasheider
6/22 - 6/28
: Judy Hasheider
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-039 - The Joy of Weaving: Open Studio for Newer Weavers - de Vries
6/22 - 6/28
: Geke de Vries
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-040 - Steel Sculpture - Nichols
6/22 - 6/28
: Brad Nichols
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-041 - Personal Retreat - June 22-28
6/22 - 6/28
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 10: June 29 - July 5, 2025 |
SUM25-042 - Beginning & Intermediate Pastel - Place
6/29 - 7/5
: Sandra Place
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-043 - Making Glass Beads and Blowing Glass Ornaments - Lukosaitis
6/29 - 7/5
: Julie Lukosaitis
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-044 - Paper Arts: Marbling, Bookbinding, and Paper Cartonnage - Akerly
6/29 - 7/5
: Nancy Akerly
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-045 - Personal Retreat - June 29-July 5
6/29 - 7/5
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 11: July 6 - 12, 2025 |
SUM25-046 - Soft Pastel Landscape Adventure - Hostvet
7/6 - 7/12
: Kay Brathol-Hostvet
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-047 - The Rainbow of Color from Plants as Fabric Dye - Inglis
7/6 - 7/12
: Kipp Inglis
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-048 - A “Fire” Combo: Forging & Glass Bead Making - Lukosaitis & Viste
7/6 - 7/12
: Julie Lukosaitis and James Viste
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-049 - Personal Retreat - July 6-12
7/6 - 7/12
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 12: July 13 - 19, 2025 |
SUM25-050 - Chamber Music for Strings - Decker & Giorgio
7/13 - 7/19
: Katherine Decker & Taylor Giorgio
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-051 - Landscape Design Inspired by Nature and Music - Morrison
7/13 - 7/19
: Darrel Morrison
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-052 - Personal Retreat - July 13-19
7/13 - 7/19
$648.00 | Wait List |
| Week 13: July 20 - 26, 2025 |
SUM25-053 - Recorder At The Clearing - Badger
7/20 - 7/26
: Pat Badger
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-054 - Basket & Forged Handle Combo - Arzberber & Viste
7/20 - 7/26
: Denise Arzberger & James Viste
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-055 - Hike Bike and Paddle Door County - Bultman & King
7/20 - 7/26
: Bob Bultman and Kelly King
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-056 - Personal Retreat - July 20-26
7/20 - 7/26
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 14: July 27 - August 2, 2025 |
SUM25-057 - Water Waves Skies and Beaches in Watercolor or Graphite - Mothes
7/27 - 8/2
: Lee Mothes
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-058 - Crochet From the Basics to More - Carlson
7/27 - 8/2
: Lori Carlson
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-059 - I Forged a Knife and I Know How to Use It! - Backhaus & Rinkleff
7/27 - 8/2
: Jeremiah Backhaus and Erik Rinkleff
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-060 - Stained Glass Creations - Wicke
7/27 - 8/2
: Jill Wicke
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-061 - Personal Retreat - July 27-August 2
7/27 - 8/2
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 15: August 3 - 9, 2025 |
SUM25-062 - Plein Air with Pastels - Ribble
8/3 - 8/9
: John Ribble
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-063 - Incredible Indigo and Fabric Patterning with Shibori - Inglis
8/3 - 8/9
: Kippian Inglis
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-064 - The Writers Workshop: Making Flash Connections, Short Form into Long - DeGenova
8/3 - 8/9
: Albert DeGenova
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-065 - The Writers’ Workshop: Poetry - DeGenova
8/3 - 8/9
: Albert DeGenova
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-066 - Personal Retreat - August 3 - 9
8/3 - 8/9
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 16: August 10 - 16, 2025 |
SUM25-067 - The Art Quilt - Open Studio - Berns
8/10 - 8/16
: Wendy Butler Berns
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-068 - Cultivating Mindfulness: Growing a Life-long Practice - Coleman
8/10 - 8/16
: Beth Coleman
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-069 - Beginning Glass Fusing - Tucker
8/10 - 8/16
: Nance Tucker
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-070 - Personal Retreat - August 10-16
8/10 - 8/16
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 17: August 17 - 23, 2025 |
SUM25-071 - Foundational Watercolor - Flores
8/17 - 8/23
: Dawn Flores
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-072 - James by Percival Everett - Doane
8/17 - 8/23
: Jeff Doane
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-073 - The Joy of Weaving: Open Studio Retreat - de Vries
8/17 - 8/23
: Geke de Vries
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-074 - Personal Retreat - August 17-23
8/17 - 8/23
$648.00 | Wait List |
| Week 18: August 24 - 30, 2025 |
SUM25-075 - Compelling Landscapes with Watercolor - Hanks
8/24 - 8/30
: Gary Hanks
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-076 - Taming Varigated Yarns: Planned Pooling & Assigned Pooling for Knitting - Geller
8/24 - 8/30
: Robin Geller
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-077 - Moku-hanga: An Introduction to Japanese Printmaking - Stark
8/24 - 8/30
: Alfred Stark
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-078 - Forge and Foundry Combo - Introduction to Forging and Bronze Casting - Viste
8/24 - 8/30
: James Viste
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-079 - Personal Retreat - August 24-30
8/24 - 8/30
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 19: September 7 - 13, 2025 |
SUM25-080 - Fundamentals of Drawing - Ribble
9/7 - 9/13
: John Ribble
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-081 - Hand Embroidery with Vintage and Repurposed Fabrics - Izard
9/7 - 9/13
: Laurel Izard
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-082 - Hand Caning - 7- Step Method with Caning needles - Nulicek
9/7 - 9/13
: Lynn Nulicek
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-083 - Repurposing T-shirts into Woven Table Runners - Logiudice
9/7 - 9/13
: JoEl Logiudice
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-084 - Personal Retreat - September 7-13
9/7 - 9/13
$648.00 | Wait List |
| Week 20: September 14 - 20, 2025 |
SUM25-085 - Paper Cartonnage Exploration - Akerly
9/14 - 9/20
: Nancy Akerly
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-086 - Touch the Earth: Connect with Nature - Gille
9/14 - 9/20
: Debbie Gille
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-087 - Carving The Flat-Plane Figure - Rinkleff
9/14 - 9/20
: Erik Rinkleff
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-088 - Personal Retreat - September 14-20
9/14 - 9/20
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 21: September 21 - 27, 2025 |
SUM25-090 - Creative Recharge Retreat - Davis
9/21 - 9/27
: Sharon Nesbit-Davis
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-091 - Get Your Axe together - Backhaus
9/21 - 9/27
: Jeremiah Backhaus
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-092 - Personal Retreat - September 21-27
9/21 - 9/27
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 22: September 28 - October 4, 2025 |
SUM25-093 - Painting the Four Seasons with Fabric - Hoffmann
9/28 - 10/4
: Susan Hoffmann
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-094 - Women Writers' Retreat - Davis
9/28 - 10/4
: Sharon Nesbit-Davis
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-095 - Intaglio Relief Wood Caring - Autumn - Wirtz
9/28 - 10/4
: Greg Wirtz
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-096 - Painting Expressive Flora - Duran
9/28 - 10/4
: Carmen Duran
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-097 - Personal Retreat - September 28-October 4
9/28 - 10/4
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 23: October 5 - 11, 2025 |
SUM25-098 - Oil Painting: Create Painterly Impressions from your Photos - Johnson
10/5 - 10/11
: Frankie Johnson
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-099 - The Art of Nature and Outdoor Photography - Erdmann
10/5 - 10/11
: Hank Erdmann
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-100 - Off The Beaten Path: Exploring Door County's Natural Treasures - Cooper & Schneider
10/5 - 10/11
: Terrie Cooper & Mike Schneider
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-101 - Personal Retreat - October 5-11
10/5 - 10/11
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 24: October 12 - 18, 2025 |
SUM25-102 - Painting Nature in Watercolor - Sommerfelt
10/12 - 10/18
: Chris Sommerfelt
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-103 - Knitters Choice: Norwegian Mittens or Open Knitting - Sheridan
10/12 - 10/18
: Joan Sheridan
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-104 - Open Studio for Woodworkers - Wessel
10/12 - 10/18
: Curt Wessel
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-105 - Personal Retreat - October 12-18
10/12 - 10/18
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 25: October 19 - 25, 2025 |
SUM25-106 - Traditional Quilting Open Studio - Swanson
10/19 - 10/25
: Kathy Swanson
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-107 - Natural History and Geology of Door County - Kuhns
10/19 - 10/25
: Roger Kuhns
$648.00 | Register |
SUM25-108 - Wood Turning Gifts - Nelson
10/19 - 10/25
: Rob Nelson
$648.00 | Wait List |
SUM25-109 - Personal Retreat - October 19-25
10/19 - 10/25
$648.00 | Register |
| Week 26: October 26 - 31, 2025 |
SUM25-110 - Clearing Retreat Week
10/26 - 10/31
$300.00 | Register |
| The Clearing Jens Jensen Center |
| Membership, Annual |
Annual Membership (Exp. May 2026)
5/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
$50.00 | Register |
Annual Membership (Exp. June 2026)
6/1/2025 - 6/30/2026
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. July 2026)
7/1/2025 - 7/31/2026
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. August 2026)
8/1/2025 - 8/31/2026
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. September 2026)
9/1/2025 - 9/30/2026
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. October 2026)
10/1/2025 - 10/31/2026
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. November 2026)
11/1/2025 - 11/30/2026
$50.00 | |
Annual Membership (Exp. December 2026)
12/1/2025 - 12/31/2026
$50.00 | |
| Membership, Life |
Life Membership
Life Membership
$500.00 | Register |