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<\/a>Apprentice Bev Morris from Teslin, Yukon Territory and Clarissa begin weaving their Chilkat robes - Pagosa Springs, Colorado - September 2006<\/p><\/div>\n
Directly after my apprenticeship in Chilkat weaving with 95-year-old Jennie Thlunaut from Klukwan, Alaska, I began designing a Chilkat robe in honor of the gift she had entrusted me with\u00a0 and the 6 weeks we had together in 1986.\u00a0 I had silk-screened a limited edition of the design, painted a “fake” robe for a collector, and the design was also the cover and name of my Chilkat Weaver’s handbook that I printed myself; yet it wasn’t until 20 years later after my apprenticeship with Jennie I had begun weaving the robe in September 2006 upon the arrival of an apprentice from Teslin, Yukon Territory, Bev Morris.\u00a0 I demonstrated Chilkat weaving techniques on my robe while Bev learned on hers.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Chilkat robe at the Auke Bay condo - September 2010<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Chilkat robe in my new room at my mother and father's house - November 2010<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Chilkat weaving demonstration during Gallery Walk at the Juneau Arts Center - musician\/singer\/songwriter Archie Cavanaugh and his grandson stopped by for a visit<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Chilkat weaving demonstration during the "Time Warp" exhibit of Northwest Coast weavers at the Bill Reid Gallery in Vancouver, B.C. - March 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>While visiting my daughter and granddaughter in Pagosa Springs, Colorado - April 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Many braids and weavers to keep track - common folk wonder about Chilkat weaver's sanity<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Rented another apartment for the Summer 2011 - the turquoise couch, the black loveseat and the Chilkat rug (woven in Tibet) were all color-coordinated beautifully - June 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Patrice DeAsis and Lily Hope were two of my assistants who helped me complete this robe by its designated delivery date! - June 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Close-up of Teacher "Jennie Thlunaut" (in green mask) and "Clarissa" in blue mask<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Demonstrating Chilkat weaving at the Teslin Cultural Center's boat building - July 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Inside the Teslin Cultural Center's boat building - Chilkat robe is off to the far right - July 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Weaving in a perfect room while overnighting at the Skagway Inn - granddaughter Bette Hope enjoys the view! - July 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>While on return ferry from Skagway to Juneau, Lily Hope and Clarissa weave in the cafeteria - July 31, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>In the stateroom on the MV Columbia sail from Juneau to Bellingham - August 2,2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>With fellow Chilkat weaver Nishga'a elder, Louise Dangeli, in th stateroom on board the MV Columbia sail from Juneau to Bellingham - August 4, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Nite weave In Colorado studio - August 11, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Almost complete Chilkat robe on display in Clarissa's booth at the 2011 Santa Fe Indian Market - far right is Ravenstail woven ensemble of "Copper Child" woven by Lily Hope and Clarissa - August 20, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Fellow Chilkat weaver Suzi Williams and Clarissa needle up the ends in the back of Chilkat robe - Sunday morning, August 21, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n
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