Arctic

I lived in Yellowknife following my marriage in 1950.

 In 1990 I made my first trip above the Arctic Circle (Elder Hostel trip to inuvik)

I went with Betty Galbraith-Cornell, a painting friend from Montreal.

At that time the Muskrat Jamboree, a spring festival was on.

I was invited to come back to Inuvik the following year in July

as a participant in The Great Northern Arts Festival.

I have so many happy memories of my visits to Inuvik, the festival and the people I met.

Most of the artists work in isolation so it is a happy experience for them to have the opportunity

to share ideas and to learn about new materials, and to see their work exhibited. 

	Map of Inuvik
Yearly photo of artists and staff	Early Brochure	Another year
Watercolour	Denim and Lace Oil pastel	Shy Inuit child
Note the delta braid -the workmanship is incredible.	This is the famous Igloo church - It was built without plans and after it was completed specialists from Edmonton were sent north to make plans of the building for the records.	This is Judas Ullulaq-a master carver now deceased - he was kind enough to pose for me - his unique carvings are sought after world wide.
	This is the winner dog team arriving at the finish line in one of the events at the Muskrat Jamboree Festival Gouache