She learns from traditional formline styles, but adds her own creative twists to them. Kanik recently designed a piece called “Auntea” & she told KTOO what inspired the design.
Community
Tongass Voices: Rebecca Hsieh on intertwining community and art with Head in the Clouds Collective
Four local artists formed Heads in the Clouds Collective in downtown Juneau. As Rebecca Hsieh explains, community is central to the collective’s ethos.
Volunteers want the city to manage Douglas Island’s cemeteries. Instead, the Assembly is asking for help.
Juneau’s city attorney says taking over the privately owned cemeteries would likely face many legal and financial barriers.
Tongass Voices: Haa Tooch Lichéesh Coalition members find inner strength through ocean dipping
Haa Tooch Lichéesh Coalition leads traditional practices like a dip in the ocean for strength and healing.
Ravenstail weaving comes to life at historic Juneau event
The event showcased the largest collection of new Ravenstail weaving in decades.
Tongass Voices: Malin Babcock on a life intertwined with Juneau history
From the traumatic loss of her grandparents in Juneau’s 1936 landslide, to her long career studying salmon across the state, Malin Babcock reflects on her life in Southeast Alaska.