Month: November 2022

Crayons Melting | Axon: Creative Explorations

Here I am travelling alone Here I am stepping up into passenger plane with mail in the back with letters jet fuel and odour, gagging for clean air My eyes filled with tears, I see with my glass eyes the wetland and lakes full of fish, uncut for dried fish to eat Come with me to a journey where city is made from crushed rocks prone to earth moving underneath My friend
— Read on www.axonjournal.com.au/issues/11-1/crayons-melting

Art Struggles

Art struggles are real!!! It is frustrating not being able get into the rhythm of my crafts! These feelings were several months ago. One thing that keeps coming up is the need to take care of myself first so I can be available for my family and friends. I’ve set my sewing machine and getting my projects lined up but my motivation keeps getting distracted by lack of time.

Front & back of parka – when parka was in pieces
Second material parka in process

I’ve checked out the Anchorage Museum and walked around to reel in motivation!

Fine sewing at the Anchorage Museum
Top heads of the Arctic Ground Squirrels that is part of the hood
Sophisticated
Aspiaq!!!! Beautiful!!!!
Protein & Fiber food
Willow barks gather during moose hunting
Drive to Valdez in September 2022
Moose hunting
Adventures to find berries and mushroom
Salmon drying in city for jarred fish
blue berries in Kweek River behind Akiacuaq
Kuskokwim River returning from Salmon Berry camp

Since I haven’t been posting in my blog for a long time – sharing a glimpse of my summer and fall 2022! Piurci!