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Clarissa Hudson putting the final touches
on her two highly original three-dimensional paintings, Totemic
Theory. The paintings won Best of Class at the Santa
Fe Indian Market in 2000 and has been on tour with the "Changing
Hands II" exhibit during 2004-2007. |
Welcome to Clarissa Hudson's website!
Check out the recent additions and updates which include the following:
Clarissa's
Calendar 2009
JennieThlunaut's
Biography
Tributes: Honoring Others
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include historical references to Chilkat weaving, button-robes and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. A "Tributes: Honoring Others"
section has been included on her website, honoring her family, relatives,
friends and fellow artists. 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.
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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...
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Clarissa demonstrating her Chilkat weaving
techniques at the National Museum of the American Indian in
Washington DC in 2006. |
Clarissa is Secretary 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 re-established her Alaska
part-time 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 2009
for upcoming presentations and classes.
Contact Clarissa
Jennie Thlunaut Slideshow
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