Online Classes
Lise Lorentzen, VGM

Telemark-Style Rosemaling Welcome Sign
July 7, 14, 15, 2025
Vesterheim Museum Folk School
Decorah, IA
Welcome! (Or should we say Velkommen?) Come try your hand at the Telemark style of rosemaling and make a welcome sign to greet visitors to your home! In this class that includes demonstration and plenty of hands-on practice, you will have the opportunity to choose between making a sign reading "Welcome" in English or the Norwegian "Velkommen." This class is designed for beginning painters with previous experience, as well as more advanced painters and will be taught using acrylic paints.
Instructor
Lise Lorentzen, VGM
Price
$155/170

Introduction to Os-style
September 10, 17, 18, 2025
Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Folk School
Decorah, IA
Join Lise for a fun exploration of the Os style (Hordeland) of rosemaling with this colorful design. This pattern will be painted on a base-coated Bristol board that will be great for framing and hanging on the wall once the class is complete.
Instructor
Lise Lorentzen, VGM
Price
$130-150
Lise Lorentzen, VGM
Rosemaling Artist and Instructor
Lise Lorentzen currently resides in Bel Air, MD, after spending most of her life as a resident of Staten Island, NY. Lise grew up in a household with strong ties to the Norwegian-American community, which included her church, Sons of Norway, and family back in the “old country”. She was a child that always played with paints, so it was natural for her parents to enroll her in a rosemaling course given at her local Sons of Norway lodge.
