Six of us worked with Phil Odden for a week to produce many original caarved Norwegian "ale hens." The cups are make from basswood and painted with acrylics. The vessels were used traditionally in Norway to drink home-made beer at special occasions such as weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc. We were fortunate to intersect with other North House classes making bread and beer, providing a great opportunity Sunday evening to put some of the ale hens to use, along with home-made pizza baked in the NH outdoor brick oven. Below are some pictures from the week.

The class members and instructor:

Phil provided a number of completed vessels to inspire us:

After carving, off to the paintroom:

And here are some that the members of the class produced:

A table full of ale hens on display:

The beer and pizza were great!

Scott Pollock did the honors with the oven, despite the snowstorm:

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