Yup'ik/Alaska Native contemporary and traditional arts and crafts
Quick peek of Shield process
I thought I would give a quick peek of the shields I am working on; it’s still calfskin- since I am past the mark of where I am nearly at – I thought I’d still with what am making. With the child parka I will make out of caribou and squirrels.
My glasses on my nose and zooming into vision
I can see clearly now 🎼. Light and microscope helping with the progress.
My shield “❤️Jesus first”
The tassels will be half inch wide. Here is a mess to get them going;
Tassels prep
Now the good news; eldest daughter going to state tennis tournament 😆❤️🌸
Yup'ik woman from Akiacuaq (Akiachak) Alaska, living in Fairbanks Alaska. Alaska Native Artist. I am a poet! I am a wife of an amazing man from South Lake Tahoe, CA and a mother of two children. I enjoy the outdoors in Alaska. I made a Yup'ik woman's traditional fancy parka, "Qaliq." I am in a process of working on a child size parka and other Yup'ik traditional clothing. I share wonderful things about Alaska, the arts and the outdoors.
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