May 9, 2022 | Gwen Sauser Learns Chilkat Weaving From Marsha Hotch
We visited The Alaska State Museum in Juneau, AK in order to study some of the robes in their collection. I wasn’t too sure what to expect when we went, but the experience exceeded my expectations. Ellen Carrlee, the conservator there, first took us to a room...
May 2, 2022 | Karen Taug Learns Chilkat Weaving From Lily Hope
Now begins the preparation of the loom where the warp is hung. The number of warps is determined by 1] the width per inch of the warp, in my robe it is 7 warps per inch; 2] the width of the weaving – in the case of the child’s Chilkat robe I’m making has 210 warps...
Apr 26, 2022 | Rob Martin Learns Silverworking From Greg Horner
Overlay This month started with overlay. A technique where you take once piece of material and solder in onto another. I been pretty excited to try because of all the things you can do with it. Started out with some copper harts I cut out. Some was textured while...
Apr 19, 2022 | Gwen Sauser Learns Chilkat Weaving From Marsha Hotch
I want to begin by saying thank you. Thank you to the Chilkoot Indian Association for this opportunity; thank you to Marsha Hotch for joining hands with my sister and me and instilling so much into us; thank you to my family. As I have started this journey, I have...
Apr 14, 2022 | Karen Taug Learns Chilkat Weaving From Lily Hope
Chilkat robes require quite a bit of preparation before the weaver can even begin weaving. Our ancestors would gather goat wool from the mountains in the spring and the clean and spin the wool with bark. This is the “Warp” that is used to hang from the...
Mar 31, 2022 | Rob Martin Learns Silverworking From Greg Horner
Rings. As a jewelry artist, rings, is one of the most sought after request I get from potential buyers. With this apprenticeship I’ve been lucky enough to learn the progress of making rings. For the last month our focus has been rings, meeting twice a week at either...
Mar 22, 2022 | Rob Martin Learns Silverworking From Greg Horner
This month Greg and I concentrated on making rings. I learned how to cut the metal, shape it, join it and problem solve.
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