Photo Essay
Master Carver Nathan Jackson
Teaches Northwest Coast Carving Class
Photos by Rebecca Brown
Courtesy Ketchikan Museums
Published:
January 19, 2003
Sunday - 10:30 pm
Dr. Bill Pfeifer
and Master Carver Nathan Jackson
Student Bill Pfeifer
steadies his bowl as Master Carver Nathan Jackson cuts grooves
into the surface with a chainsaw to assist with the carving process.
"Northwest Coast Carving II & III: Grease Bowls"
was offered at the Totem Heritage Center January 6 - 18, 2003.
Jackson taught students how to create seal grease bowls.
About Master Carver Nathan
Jackson:
Nathan Jackson, Master Carver
and a Chilkoot Tlingit, has been working in Alaska Native arts
since 1959. He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he specialized in fabric design,
silkscreen, and graphics. Since 1967, he has been a freelance
artist doing traditional style woodcarving, jewelry, and design.
Jackson has completed numerous totem poles, screens, panels,
and restoration projects. He has instructed woodcarving and design
at several institutions, including the Alaska State Museum, Sheldon
Jackson College, the Totem Heritage Center, and the University
of Alaska.
Jackson's artwork is on display
in every major museum - as well as many public and private buildings
- in the state of Alaska. His work can also be found in museums
and private collections throughout North America and in museums
throughout Europe and Japan. Jackson was heavily involved in
the Totem Park and tribal house in Saxman. (Background information
about Nathan Jackson courtesy the Southeast Alaska Discovery
Center - Ketchikan, Alaska.)
Dr. Bill Pfeifer
of Ketchikan
Bill Pfeifer uses an
adze to hollow out his bowl in Nathan Jackson's class, Northwest
Coast Carving II & III: Grease Bowls. For more information
about classes at the Totem Heritage Center, call 225-5900.
Pete Richards
Pete Richards works
on his seal grease bowl in Nathan Jackson's 45-hour class, "Northwest
Coast Carving II & III: Grease Bowls."
Wayne St. John
Wayne St. John works
on his grease dish in Nathan Jackson's class.
Mike Webber of Cordova,
AK
Mike Webber leans into
his cut as he works on his grease bowl in Nathan Jackson's class
at the Totem Heritage Center. The 45-hour class, which ran through
January 18, taught intermediate and advanced carving students
how to create a grease bowl. Webber came to Ketchikan from Cordova
for this two-week class.
Mike Webber of Cordova,
AK
Mike Webber works on
his piece in 'Northwest Coast Carving II & III: Grease Bowls,'
taught by Nathan Jackson at the Totem Heritage Center. Traditionally,
these dishes held seal oil or hooligan grease, which was used
as a condiment for dried roots or fish.
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