There are many reasons an artist creates. I myself am motivated by a number of impulses. I’ll mention a few: Pure enjoyment. I admit, I LO...
Tradition of Celebration - Tlingit Tribal Art: Robert Davis Hoffmann
Tradition of Celebration - Tlingit Tribal Art: Robert Davis Hoffmann
The Things We Need
My wife was trying to explain what katzenzungen (cats' tongues) was; a chocolate treat in Germany made from chocolate molded in the shap...
Sealaska Celebration: Decade Old Screen
It's been 10 years already since I was asked to design a backdrop for the biannual Sealaska Celebration. They asked me to design and cre...
Lovebirds
In our Tlingit culture there are 2 moieties, the Eagle and the Raven. Beneath each of those fall the numerous clans. Each clan has its own c...
Creativity on Tap
You gotta be kidding. I have two days off. I have to schedule my time for art work nowadays. Sometimes that works, sometimes not. I have an...
Saying YES to Opportunity
I've learned to open myself to the opportunities that present themselves to me in many ways. Sometimes we have requests or invitations t...