If I've learned one thing about enjoying the art process, it is to take breaks as needed. Sometimes when I am working compulsively - ju...
Another Killer Whale Coming
I really enjoyed painting the black form lines of this killer whale. Enjoyable and productive time today, painting to an all-Beatles day. M...
Preparation
Any project requires some preparation and planning. When I design, I consider the size of the surface I'm designing for, as well as the ...
Carved cedar picture frame
This makes the 4th frame I've carved with custom Tlingit designs. The frame is 14x11 constructed by The Wood Dudes of Sitka, Alaska. So...
Haa Aaní Colored Pencil Drawing
I've been alternating between carving and painting, but today my custom frame arrived in the mail so I could frame my odd sized colored ...
Art and Life article
I like the conclusions the author, Karen Kramer, arrives at in her article " Art and Life ": Northwest Coast people incorporate ...
Development of "Haa Aani" Our Land
It starts with an IDEA. In this case, the "idea" was began when Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) requested that I develop 2 panel...
Tlingit Tribal Art store
Tlingit Tribal Art storefront slowly getting populated with smaller works of mine. I have gift cards, post cards, checkbook covers, pai...
Art and Work
Do art ideas have to go neglected because of a work schedule? For me, I am one lucky person. My wife went to Mannheim for 5 weeks. That lef...