Sep 20, 2024 | Jessie Morgan (Skweit) Learns Silverworking from Jenny Lyn Smith, Uncategorized
Skweit Jessie Morgan is an apprentice with master artist Jenny Lyn Smith in Haines, Alaska. Skweit’s designs reflect her ancestral connection to the land through art representative of Lingit peoples for tens of thousands of years. Formline depicts the environment with...
Sep 11, 2023 | Ted Hart Learns Silverworking From Jenny Smith, Uncategorized
IMG_1956IMG_3790IMG_3790IMG_1897IMG_1956 My first bracelet! This felt really good it was daunting at first and it came together pretty well all in all. I’m very grateful for my teacher Jenny I would not have been able to complete this piece without her guidance and...
May 30, 2023 | Language Program, Uncategorized
Our ambassador families learned the art of Hooligan Oil preparation earlier this month from their language teacher, Marsha Hotch. As Marsha recalls her early memories of this ancient practice, the following is a compilation of her knowledge. “Hooligan fish has...
Jan 5, 2023 | Ted Hart Learns Silverworking From Jenny Smith, Uncategorized
IMG_1320 Im getting excited to start getting all the pieces together to start engraving. Jenny has 5 decades of experience she learned right along side many of the greats. Lots and lots to learn even before the first strokes on a graver. I’m making blocks to place the...
Jan 4, 2023 | Gwen Sauser Learns Chilkat Weaving From Marsha Hotch, Uncategorized
I often listen to podcasts or books while I am weaving. Tonight, as I finished-up my very last braid on my Chilkat Face, the speaker who came on happened to be an Inuit elder. As I was bringing my weaving to a close, he started speaking about circles and journeys....
Dec 21, 2022 | Ted Hart Learns Silverworking From Jenny Smith, Uncategorized
This will be a brand new adventure for myself. I have not done very much engraving up until this point I will be learning every step of the way. Jenny is a good teacher with lots of experience dating back to the days of Alaska Indian Arts. I’m very grateful for...
