Learn to carve a comical maskette with Yup’ik mask carver David John Angaiak. This beginner-focused mini course introduces students to basic hand carving techniques using natural earth pigments, and the history of humor from a Yup’ik perspective.
Each student will make a maskette of their own, based on traditional design concepts, with a little humor added on the side. Likely of most interest to Alaska Native participants.
$150 materials fee. Registration required. Scholarships available upon request, email programs@anchoragemuseum.org.
Note: Students must commit to all three classes to be eligible for this workshop. Woodcarving is a hands-on activity that requires focus and determination to complete.
About the Artist
David John Angaiak is a multimedia visual artist and educator whose work expresses his Yup’ik Eskimo and Unungan Aleut heritage. Combining traditional and contemporary disciplines, his art often depicts nature from personal experiences centered around bird and sea life encountered along the coasts of his ancestral homeland in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Today his work can be found in private art collections and museums, both nationally and abroad.
In conjunction with Tricksters and Sourdoughs: Humor and Identity in Alaska, now on view in the Northern Narratives gallery on the second floor.