Slöjd and Boats
Sunday August 10 - Saturday August 16, 2025
Craft Specialist: Peter Lamb
Boating Leaders and Craft Assistants: Arista Holden and Dylan Ladds
Cook and Craft Assistant: Olivia Keene
Deepen your own partnership with Nature by making objects using simple hand tools and from materials found in nature. Slöjd is the Swedish word for handcraft which has an emphasis on learning how to use tools and work with materials, especially known for carving wood.
Our Slöjd projects will be the traditional Scandinavian birchbark salt box and canvas bags with decorative ropework. We'll learn and discuss together about other handcraft ideas, too. All tools and material will be supplied, although participants are encouraged to bring a small pocket knife, stout scissors and a notebook & pencil. We are working to assemble a basic kit of tools for purchase, too, if desired, to be available at the start of the program (more details to follow).
We will camp together on Greens island, and explore the surrounding waters in our Bantry Bay gigs under oars and sails. This program is designed for those who wish to be part of a community in learning traditional seamanship and craft making skills in a fun, supportive atmosphere. All meals, instruction, and safety equipment will be provided.
Typical Daily Schedule:
6:30am Gather to stretch and row
8am Breakfast, clean up
9:30am - 12:00pm – Craft
12:30pm – Lunch, clean up
1:30 - 2:30pm – Second craft session
3:30 - 5:30 – Afternoon row, and sail
6:00 – Dinner, clean up
7:00 – Group check in, hang out.
9-10pm Folks typically head to their tents.
Starts and ends in Rockland, Maine. Ages 14 - 70+, all levels of experience.
Group size: 15 including staff.
About Peter Lamb
Peter Lamb continues a lifetime journey of exploring handcraft and its
traditions that build community and define a sense of place. His pursuit has
taken him from being a museum curator, to a working craftsman to a
philanthropic advisor. He sees the power of story and handcraft as a way
for people to discover their own intimate connection to nature and find a
deeper meaning in their community. He likes the Swedish term “Slöjdare” to
describe his handiness with an ever growing range of handcraft materials.
He lives with his wife in Kittery Point, Maine in New England’s Piscataqua
maritime region.
Lamb is the co-creator of the international ‘Wille Sundqvist and Bill
Coperthwaite Slöjd Fellowship’ in partnership with North House Folk
School. He is member of the Maine Crafts Association and a past juried
member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.
More about Peter from an interview with Mortise and Tenon Magazine, July 2019.
Sunday August 10 - Saturday August 16, 2025
Craft Specialist: Peter Lamb
Boating Leaders and Craft Assistants: Arista Holden and Dylan Ladds
Cook and Craft Assistant: Olivia Keene
Deepen your own partnership with Nature by making objects using simple hand tools and from materials found in nature. Slöjd is the Swedish word for handcraft which has an emphasis on learning how to use tools and work with materials, especially known for carving wood.
Our Slöjd projects will be the traditional Scandinavian birchbark salt box and canvas bags with decorative ropework. We'll learn and discuss together about other handcraft ideas, too. All tools and material will be supplied, although participants are encouraged to bring a small pocket knife, stout scissors and a notebook & pencil. We are working to assemble a basic kit of tools for purchase, too, if desired, to be available at the start of the program (more details to follow).
We will camp together on Greens island, and explore the surrounding waters in our Bantry Bay gigs under oars and sails. This program is designed for those who wish to be part of a community in learning traditional seamanship and craft making skills in a fun, supportive atmosphere. All meals, instruction, and safety equipment will be provided.
Typical Daily Schedule:
6:30am Gather to stretch and row
8am Breakfast, clean up
9:30am - 12:00pm – Craft
12:30pm – Lunch, clean up
1:30 - 2:30pm – Second craft session
3:30 - 5:30 – Afternoon row, and sail
6:00 – Dinner, clean up
7:00 – Group check in, hang out.
9-10pm Folks typically head to their tents.
Starts and ends in Rockland, Maine. Ages 14 - 70+, all levels of experience.
Group size: 15 including staff.
About Peter Lamb
Peter Lamb continues a lifetime journey of exploring handcraft and its
traditions that build community and define a sense of place. His pursuit has
taken him from being a museum curator, to a working craftsman to a
philanthropic advisor. He sees the power of story and handcraft as a way
for people to discover their own intimate connection to nature and find a
deeper meaning in their community. He likes the Swedish term “Slöjdare” to
describe his handiness with an ever growing range of handcraft materials.
He lives with his wife in Kittery Point, Maine in New England’s Piscataqua
maritime region.
Lamb is the co-creator of the international ‘Wille Sundqvist and Bill
Coperthwaite Slöjd Fellowship’ in partnership with North House Folk
School. He is member of the Maine Crafts Association and a past juried
member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.
More about Peter from an interview with Mortise and Tenon Magazine, July 2019.
Sign up and Payment Information
Atlantic Challenge USA Sliding Scale:
The sliding scale represents the idea that financial resources, including income, are not and should not be the only determining factor in whether or not someone can access our program. If you have greater financial means and are able to contribute more, you will be allowing greater accessibility to other participants to join our program.
If you need financial assistance beyond what is reflected in our sliding scale, please fill out the Financial Aid Form as part of your Registration Packet.
Atlantic Challenge USA Sliding Scale:
The sliding scale represents the idea that financial resources, including income, are not and should not be the only determining factor in whether or not someone can access our program. If you have greater financial means and are able to contribute more, you will be allowing greater accessibility to other participants to join our program.
If you need financial assistance beyond what is reflected in our sliding scale, please fill out the Financial Aid Form as part of your Registration Packet.
Total Annual Household Income(s) |
Program Cost |
Up to $49,000 |
$900 |
$50,000 - $69,000 |
$1125 |
$70,000 - $89,000 |
$1600 |
$90,000 - $119,000 |
$1725 |
$120,000 - $184,000 |
$1875 |
$185,000 or more |
$2100 |
To Sign Up:
Payment questions: Please email Erin Ferree to discuss payment plans or financial aid questions.
Cancellation:
In the event that you must cancel, please do so by sending an email no later than 1 month before your program starts. Cancellations received on or before 1 month prior to your start date will be refunded the cost of tuition minus the $100 deposit. Cancellations received within 1 month of the start date will be refunded 50% of tuition minus the $100 deposit.
Atlantic Challenge USA reserves the right to cancel programs in cases of emergency, insufficient number of registrations, or other situations. In the event of program cancellation, all tuition and deposits will be refunded.
All program participants are responsible for finding their way to the Rockland Ferry Terminal at noon of the program start date and home again from the Rockland Ferry Terminal at 2:15pm at the end of the program.
- Use the Sliding Scale Table above to calculate your tuition. We offer financial aid and work-trade opportunities for anyone who would like to attend our programs but the cost of tuition would prevent them from doing so.
- Fill out a Registration Packet HERE (includes a registration form, waivers, pickup list for minors, and the financial aid form). To hold your place in the program you will need to make a $100 deposit or have the deposit fee waived.
- You will be notified by email once your application and deposit have been received and to confirm your place in the program. If a program is already full, you will be put on the waiting list and subsequently notified when there is an opening.
- Final payments must be received 1 month before your program start date, example: If your program starts on June 23rd, you need to have paid in full by May 23rd, 2025.
Payment questions: Please email Erin Ferree to discuss payment plans or financial aid questions.
Cancellation:
In the event that you must cancel, please do so by sending an email no later than 1 month before your program starts. Cancellations received on or before 1 month prior to your start date will be refunded the cost of tuition minus the $100 deposit. Cancellations received within 1 month of the start date will be refunded 50% of tuition minus the $100 deposit.
Atlantic Challenge USA reserves the right to cancel programs in cases of emergency, insufficient number of registrations, or other situations. In the event of program cancellation, all tuition and deposits will be refunded.
All program participants are responsible for finding their way to the Rockland Ferry Terminal at noon of the program start date and home again from the Rockland Ferry Terminal at 2:15pm at the end of the program.
