CROSSLAKE — A rustic barn and small white cottage stand hidden among the trees on the banks of a babbling brook along the side of the highway in Crosslake.

Behind the doors stand shelves and shelves of handcrafted pottery creations, vibrant paintings, intricate fairy garden houses, homemade greeting cards and a horde of other art pieces. Bowls and plates in shades of blue, green and red line the walls, while a clay-spattered pottery wheel stands in the back of the cottage, ready to help shape its next work.

It’s the Cottage Place Art School, owned by Eileen Kulseth.

Both an artist and a teacher, Kulseth longed to find something that blended her two passions.

“I’ve had hundreds of people walk through this door, and it’s my delight to work with every one of them,” she said while sitting

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