Made by Hand:
How Craft Shapes the Maker
When we think of craft, finished pieces of work come to mind. However, that end result is only one aspect of the craft making experience. In this show, we’ll go behind the finished product and into the ways that the work itself impacts the craft maker.
Created by woodworker Taliesin Nyala, Made by Hand: How Craft Shapes the Maker, invites visitors into the shops and thoughts of four outstanding southeastern Minnesota artisans:
Lindsay Krage, Salome Acres (fiber arts),
Zak Fellman, HRVNT (printmaking),
Teresa Schumaker, Schumaker Pottery (ceramics), &
Megan McCarthy (woodworking).
Each offers deep insight into their own work and the benefits they receive from that work beyond just the end products they create.
Welcome inside the artisan’s studio.
Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St, Winona, Minnesota
Opening Sunday, May 3, 1–4:30 p.m., featuring appetizers and live music
Exhibition open Saturdays and Sundays, 1–4 p.m. through June 14
Free and open to the public
Demonstrations, Workshops, Guided Tour
Straw Marquetry demonstration
with Megan McCarthy
Sunday, May 3, 3–4 p.m.
Winona Arts Center
Megan will demonstrate the process of creating images with hand-dyed straw on wooden surfaces. This demonstration will take place during the opening event, providing visitors an opportunity to see how a craft maker creates a work of art.
Free and open to the public. No sign up required.
Hands-on clay workshop
with Teresa Schumaker
Saturday, May 9, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Winona Arts Center
Teresa will demonstrate how to make small, textured forms. She will explain the process and show the stages of making and firing. Participants will be given their own piece of rolled clay on which to imprint texture, and then will place those textured slabs on forms to dry. Teresa will glaze and fire them and have them available to pick up at her house a couple of weeks later.
Free, limited to 15 participants.
Printmaking workshop
with Zak Fellman
Sunday, May 17, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Winona Arts Center
Zak will demonstrate the process of making woodcut relief prints directly from sections of tree logs. Participants will learn about paper and paint and materials before being guided through the process of creating their own woodcut relief prints.
Free and open to the public.
Wool spinning demonstration
with Lindsay Krage
Saturday, May 23, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Winona Arts Center
Lindsay will demonstrate the process of spinning wool from wool she sheared from her own flock of sheep. She will discuss her experiences of creating work from inception to finished product. Visitors will get the chance to learn how Lindsay has designed her life to center on craft.
Free and open to the public.
Join show creator Taliesin for a guided tour of the show and an in-depth discussion on the topics of craft making that it explores.
Free and open to the public.
with Taliesin Nyala
Saturday, June 6, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Winona Arts Center
Guided Tour and Craft Discussion
Artist Bios
Taliesin is a woodworker, writer, and artist building furniture and home decor out of sustainably harvested wood. Along with this, she writes about learning this craft and the ways making work by hand is medicine in our lives. She’s received grants from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council and most recently the Minnesota State Arts Board. She lives in Saint Paul with her family and works with her dad in his wood shop in southeastern Minnesota.
Zak Fellman
Printmaker, Painter
Taliesin Nyala
Woodworker & Artist
Exhibition CreatorZak, owner of HVRNT Studio, is a born and raised Minnesota artist engaged in printmaking, painting, and design. Fellman is also the co-founder and creative lead behind Pillbox Bat Company and co-founder of Sanborn Canoe Company, both based in Winona, Minnesota.
Lindsay Krage
Textile and Fiber ArtistLindsay takes a multifaceted approach to traditional craft, with a focus in textile and fiber arts. By holding tight to family connections and tradition, she creates pieces that hold memories. Her grandmother is the namesake for her farmstead, ‘Salome Acres,’ which also houses her small studio space. She draws inspiration from her rural upbringing, her love of family keepsakes and heirlooms, and her desire to live life fully. Lindsay is a proud dabbler in the world of crafts and trades and is always seeking new skills to incorporate into her art.
Megan McCarthy
WoodworkerMegan McCarthy was recently awarded the SEMAC Emerging Artist Grant to study straw and veneer marquetry techniques. After a meaningful career as a public school teacher and community organizer, she’s eager to apply these new skills to furniture and product design. Her work is guided by a deep interest in the history of craft and design, and by a fascination with the intimate emotional power of the objects we cherish most.
Teresa Schumaker
CeramicistTeresa is a native Winonan who followed a passion for pottery from Minnesota to Ohio, then Western Montana. After seven years, Schumaker returned to the area and taught second and third grade for the WAPS school system for 25 years while raising her four children with her husband, Bill. Retired from teaching, Teresa now devotes her time fully to ceramics.
Taliesin Nyala is a fiscal year 2026 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
