Alaskan Posters by Bill Hudson:
11th Annual Alaska Folk Festival

Giclee Print of the original handprinted silkscreen poster
Printed on archival paper     
Signed & numbered limited edition of 299 prints
$59 unmatted, includes shipping & handling

I distinctly rememer that my wife, Clarissa, was out of town. Normally Clarissa and I bounce our artistic ideas off each other, but this particular spring, Clarissa was in Haines at a gathering of apprentice Chilkat Blanket weavers, studying under master weaver Jennie Tlunaut.

I was scratching my head, trying to come up with an artistic image that said, simply "Alaska & Folk Music."

I had been admiring photographs of Eskimo "spirit masks" at the Juneau Library in recent months. I thought these masks were incredibly inventive, with the central image of a face, surrounded by a halo of sticks and an array of small, detached body parts, symbols, and feathers.

Coming from a barren part of Alaska, where trees were practically non-existent but where feathers were plentiful, these masks seemed to make perfect sense in terms of judicious use of materials, and inventive design. That the masks were religiously inspired just added to the magic.

I remember talking with Clarissa on the phone. "I think I have a great image for this year's festival..." This was before the internet and cell phones, so I had no way to share the color image with her. When she finally got back to town, she seemed as pleased as I was with the design.

Price: $59.00 (shrinkwrapped; includes shipping)

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