clarissa rizal's 2010 Calendar
 Clarissa Hudson weaving a Raven
Chilkat robe for Anne Gould-Hauberg in 2001. |
March 4 - 7, 2010
Heard Museum Native Art Show & Market, Phoenix, AZ
Come by and visit Clarissa at her Booth #V-05, right next to the Amphitheatre!
April 21 - 23, 2010
Indian Arts & Crafts Association (IACA) Seminar, Albuquerque, NM - Artists Panel participant
May 22 through August 29,, 2010
"Inspired, Inventive and Irreverent: Contemporary Craft from the Permanent Collection" - includes Clarissa's "Copper Woman", a 5-piece handwoven Chilkat/Ravenstail ensemble, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
June 3 - 5, 2010
Celebration 2010 Juried Art Show & Artists' Market, sponsored by Sealaska Heritage Institute, Centennial Hall, Juneau, Alaska
opening July 15, 2010
"Time Warp" exhibit of contemporary Northwest Coast Native weavings in Chilkat, Ravenstail & basketry; , Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, Vancouver, B.C.; exhibit will include a collaboration between Clarissa and daughter, Lily Hudson called "Copper Child", a 4-piece handwoven Ravenstail ensemble
July 26th through August 8, 2010
Chilkat Weaving Class for beginners & intermediate, in Juneau, AK; limited to 10 students - for more information and sign-upcontact Atricia Makaily at: 907-500-2535 or email her at: atricia.makaily@alaska.gov
Sunday, August 15 - Sunday, August 29, 2010
Chilkat Weaving Class for Beginners & intermediate, including student teacher & daughter, Lily Hudson; in Juneau, AK; limited to 15 students - for more information and sign=up, contact Clarissa at: 970-903-8386
October 15-30, 2010
Regalia-making Class, Silver Cloud Art Center, Haines, AK; contact Clarissa for more details.
Thanksgiving weekend 2010
"Alaska-Juneau Public Market", Centennial Hall, Juneau, AK - Clarissa will have an array of her Giclee reproduction prints featured in her store on her "Buy & Shop" page.
Check out the latest addition to Clarissa's website: the blog! Read about the latest classes, cultural events, shows, exhibits; life in Alaska (and wherever Clarissa happents to be traveling and living); all posted with photos, videos and/or podcasts.
Are you interested in learning about weaving?
Classes, apprenticeships & RETREATS
Interested in hosting a Chilkat weaving demonstration and presentation?
Demonstrations & presentations
Read a biography on Jennie Thlunaut, the last, traditional Chilkat Weaver; read about the places she gathered her supplies, lived a subsistence lifestyle, and the Chilkat Valley; read about the origin of Chilkat weaving:
Read about Clarissa's apprenticeship with Jennie Thlunaut:
jennie thlunaut apprenticeship
Read bios of folks who have recently passed having influenced Clarissa in her career as a multi-faceted artist:
Read magazine and newspaper reviews on Clarissa's work
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