Golovin Home
Acrylic
Private Collection
Emily Murray commissioned me to paint her grandparents cabin this abandoned home from a picture I took in Golovin, Alaska many years ago. I had the opportunity with the Alaska State Council of the Arts to teach elementary kids art, while there I took lots of photos, made friends and learned things about the village. This was an enriching experience, the people were incredibly nice to me they gladly shared many things about the village and the people in the village, they make me feel welcome.
This two story log home was built for Mary when she married Sigfred Aukongak he built this for her because he loved her so much, they were married 52 years, they created so many happy memories for their children and grandchildren in this home. Mary was part Sami and Sigfried was a reindeer herder during the summers the whole family moved to Big Hurrah to take care of the reindeer herd.
