Welcome to Clarissa Hudson's website!
Check out the recent additions and updates which include the following:

Clarissa's Calendar 2008

JennieThlunaut's Biography

Cultural Projects

Shopping and Commissions

Demonstrations | Presentations

Classes and Apprenticeships

News articles/Magazine reviews/Videos

Clarissa receives many emails from educators and students of all ages requesting information about varioius topics regarding the Tlingit and Northwest Coast culture. To address many of the inquiries, Clarissa's website has begun to include historical references to Chilkat weaving, button-robes and the Northwest Coast tribes. We encourage you to stay tuned and re-visit the website!

Alaskan Native artist and Chilkat/Ravenstail weaver Clarissa Hudson began creating her Northwest Coast Indian art in 1974, and is now represented in collections throughout the U.S. 

Clarissa works mainly in fabric art, based on traditional Alaskan Native ceremonial regalia from Southeast Alaska, the home of her tribe, the Tlingit Indians. These works include Chilkat Blankets and Weavings, Ravenstail Robes and Aprons, and Button Blanket Robes and Murals. Her works range from highly traditional pieces intended for ceremonial use, including copies of existing robes and regalia, to original contemporary art pieces that typically find homes in private collections and museums.

She also creates award-winning paintings and collages, mixed media art, and Northwest Coast inspired sculptures and carvings, often in collaboration with her husband, artist Bill Hudson.

Clarissa Hudson teaches the Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving techniques that she learned from master weaver Jennie Thlunaut, and has conducted classes with aspiring weavers throughout Alaska, British Columbia and Colorado. She also organizes art gatherings and cultural events connected with Alaskan Native Art, in Alaska, Canada and the Southwest U.S. Continued...

Clarissa is President of the 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization Artstream Cultural Resources (www.artstream.net) which sponsors many arts-related projects including the Northwest Coast Artists Gathering, the Dance Regalia Documentary Project and the Whistlepig House Concerts. Clarissa currently lives in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, one hour east of Durango, and makes annual trips home to Alaska, although in 2007 Clarissa is re-establishing her Alaska residency. She continues to accept commissions for Northwest Coast Indian Chilkat robes, Chilkat weavings, Raventail and Button Blanket robes, as well as paintings, collages, and scultures.

Check out Clarissa's Calendar 2007 for upcoming presentations and classes.

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