Aug 26, 2011 | Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy, North Tide, Showing Off, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Buyers at Clarissa Rizal's booth during Indian Market 2011
Sealaska Heritage Institute worked with the Santa Fe Indian Market sponsor Southwest Association of Indian Art (SWAIA), to create the Southeast Alaska venue of artists and performers located at the St. Francis Cathedral Park across the street from the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum in downtown Santa Fe.
An Alaskan presence of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimpshian artists at the Santa Fe Indian Market included Nicholas Galanin, Beckie Etukeok, Celeste Worl, Louise Kandinger, Donald Gregory, Holly Churchill and Clarissa Rizal
Clarissa's booth at the Santa Fe Indian Market 2011
Crystal Worl, Beckie Etukeok and Clarissa putting the ends up in the back of the Chilkat robe at the Santa Fe Indian Market
Alaskan Tlingit storyteller, Ishmael Hope on stage at the Santa Fe Indian Market
Featured Alaskan dancers at the Santa Fe Indian Market were the Mt. St. Elias Dancers from Yakutat
Watch the Mt. St. Elias Dancers – Santa Fe Indian Market 2011 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDKzpn5Hr04> 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDKzpn5Hr04
Aug 25, 2011 | Honoring Others, Latest Art Projects, Showing Off, Tlingit Culture Accentuated, To Market To Market |
During the Santa Fe Indian Market Sealaska stage, Likoodzi modelled the 4-piece Ravenstail ensemble "Copper Child" (a collaboration of mother and daughter Lily Hope and Clarissa Rizal) and Crystal Rogers modelled "Jennie Weaves An Apprentice" Chilkat robe (hot off the loom) handwoven by Clarissa Rizal
Likoodzi and Crystal smile at a full audience at the Santa Fe Indian Market - August 20-21 - The beaded deerskin dress and hi-top moccasins were made 30 years ago by Kate Waters Boyan for our mother Irene Lampe
Watch the Fashion Show of Northwest Coast Tlingit regalia at Sante Fe Indian Market August 2011 – video courtesy of Lee Cooper
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVrc0iXy9EE>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVrc0iXy9EE
The Chilkat robe pattern board designed by Clarissa Rizal painted on canvas applied to wooden frame - Photo by Lee Cooper
Crystal Worl and Beckie Etukeok assist in putting up the ends in the back of the robe
Close-up of the braid ends in the back of the robe
Crystal Worl and Clarissa put up the ends in the back - photo by Lee Cooper
Clarissa's booth at the Santa Fe Indian Market 2011
St. Frances Cathedral Park the morning after Indian Market - photo by Lee Cooper
Here are three more videos taken by Lee Cooper at the Santa Fe Indian Market 2011:
“Jeanie Weaves an Apprentice” Chilkat robe being taken down from the loom (before completion of putting up the ends in the back) for the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s fashion show of Tlingit regalia 1 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RW6-CPYYIY>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RW6-CPYYIY
Fashion Show of Northwest Coast Tlingit regalia at Sante Fe Indian Market August 2011 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVrc0iXy9EE>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVrc0iXy9EE
The beginning of the flash flood as the completed Chilkat robe is removed from the loom. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZT4LOU5bc>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuZT4LOU5bc
Aug 12, 2011 | Honoring Others, Latest Art Projects, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Clarissa with one of her first Chilkat weaving apprentices, Louise Dangeli, Nisga'a from Kinkolith on the Nass River, British Columbia - Clarissa's Chilkat robe in the stateroom on board the ferry heading to Bellingham, Washington with a stopover in Ketchikan where Louise will be disembarking to attend her grandson, Michael Dangeli's wedding in Metlakatla - August 2011
Aug 7, 2011 | Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy |
Southeast Alaska patterns of Nature
Sunset a la Suzi
The kind of patterns that inspire weavings in basketry and robes
Clarissa painting "Jennie Weaves An Apprentice" acrylic on canvas - MV Columbia - Juneau to Bellingham
Indigo Waters - (hmmm...sounds like a good name for a girl or boy!)Outside of Salt Lake City Utah
Heading into the light of the Southwest!
Heading into Moonflower Canyon - Moab, Utah
Relaxing at Moonflower Canyon waterhole
Aug 3, 2011 | Class Act, Honoring Others, North Tide, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Instructor Debra Carlick demonstrates her cedar bark tricks-of-the-trade to fellow cedar bark instructor Lily Hope as Dan Shorty and Jane Smarch pay close attention
Debra Carlick and Lily Hope taught a cedar bark weaving class held during Teslin’s “Celebration 2011” in Teslin, Yukon Territory, July 25-30, 2011. The class began with 4 students; by the end of the week, there were 15 students!
The weaving classes were held in the Boat House on the shores of Teslin Lake at the Teslin Cultural Center
A nice shot of the weavers' room with an antique wooden boat in the Boat House
A view from the center of the Boat House looking out towards Teslin Lake
Yeah for the gift of cedar and all those willing to keep up with the traditions!
Splitting the bark
Separate bags of soaked cedar helped identify students' prepared materials
While weaving cedar bark, we must keep our materials damp and supple for ease of workability
The youthful generation joined the class
Rhonda demonstrates while enthusiastic visitors and classmate Dan look on
Cedar bark instructor Debra Carlick with new student Teslin elder Jane Smarch
Many visitors and enthusiasts of cedar bark weaving!
Tlingit dancers from Juneau, Alaska visit the class too
The serene excitement of completing his hat!
Her completed cedar headband trimmed out with mother-of-pearl and abalone buttons
Charlene Baker's composition of the "Completion Song" sung each time a student completed their Ravenstail or cedar bark weaving
Dan Shorty sports his cedar bark headband (made in this class) with weaving instructors Lily Hope and Clarissa Rizal sporting their hand-sewn Ainu headbands
Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver Amber Baker is on her way to completing her cedar bark hat
Aug 1, 2011 | Adventures of Rear-Mirror Rissy, Class Act, North Tide, Tlingit Culture Accentuated |
Charlene concentrates on beginning the next row - her very first Ravenstail weaving!
While researching the old Chilkat robes in the museums around the Northern Hemisphere, artist/weaver/author Cheryl Samuel also came across the Ravenstail style of weaving. Her first Ravenstail weaving class was held at the Totem Center in Ketchikan, Alaska in November 1989; I attended that first class. Since then, whenever anyone asked me about learning Ravenstail weaving, I’d recommend Cheryl. However, 22 years later, I conducted my very first official Ravenstail weaving class in Teslin, Yukon Territory (Canada) during the week of their cultural “Celebration 2011” July 25 – 30, 2011.
During Teslin's "Celebration 2011" the class had many visitors checking out the weavers' tedious and wonderful work - We wove a small Ravenstail pouch in 3 days
Charlene demonstrates creating the corners to her classmates
Dan Shorty and Charlene Baker with their completed Ravenstail weavings - (I apologize for not having a shot of the entire class with their completed weavings!)
Ainu elder inspects Rose's recently-completed Ravenstail pouch with Wayne and Debra Carlick
During the class, a group of Ainu visitors from Japan were guest performers at Teslin’s Celebration. Although we there was a language barrier, we used lots of gestures and facial expressions to communicate the similarities of our spinning and weaving techniques.
The Ainu spin their warp exactly like ours with two strands of fiber with the exception that they spin in mid-air using their thumbs and we spin our warp on our thigh
Ainu performers from Japan with Cedar bark weaving instructors Debra Carlick (Atlin, B.C.) and Lily Hope (Juneau, AK) and Ravenstail instructor Clarissa Rizal
