Apr. 15—By Brian Arola
When Jeff Stocco first heard about the Mankato Art Crawl, he said he’d be happy to demonstrate his craft in the hopes it encourages newcomers to give it a try.
Wood shavings accumulated on his wrist and forearm Saturday at Mankato Makerspace as he showed onlookers how to turn a chunk of birch wood into a bowl. On a nearby table sat a selection of his completed creations.
Like the wood grain on his bowls, he loves how no two visits to the Makerspace are the same.
“Everyone is doing interesting things that they love doing,” he said. “And none of what we do is the same each time we try.”
The Makerspace was one of at least 18 locations on Saturday’s first-time art crawl, organized to showcase opportunities to appreciate, support and make art in Mankato.
“It’s a really cool synergy,” said Charlie Leftridge, executive director at the Carnegie…
