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I Am An Off The Grid Artist | INDIE ALASKA

Season 1 Episode 15

Wendy Smith-Wood spent the early part of her life climbing mountains around the world and serving for the British Army. When cancer struck at age 27, she decided to completely change her life. Now, she's a fiber artist living 111 miles from Anchorage, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

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Living off the Land in an Alaskan Iñupiaq Community
3:10
Lonnie Arnold and many Inupiat Alaskans still depend on traditional subsistence methods.
I am a Wool Waulker
5:38
Lorri Wright weaves cloth for the local Rennaisance Faire but it also helps her anxiety.
Growing Peonies in the Alaska Bush
4:05
Paula and Mike live off the grid where they grow peonies and ship them around Alaska.
Exploring Alaska Through Pottery
4:00
Marta uses images of the Alaskan wilderness to create unique pottery and her own business.
Finding the Skateboard Scene in Alaska's Largest City
3:50
A close community of skateboarders is growing in Anchorage, Alaska.
Seward's Sweet Darlings
4:25
Hugh and Iris Darling run Sweet Darlings-one of the oldest candy shops in Alaska.
Making Music with Glaciers and Snow
5:30
Matthew Burtner uses the sounds of snow, glaciers, and wind to compose abstract music.
Packrafting Alaska While it's Still Wild
6:16
Luc Mehl is able to experience things in Alaska few others can, thanks to his packraft.
I am the Gluten Queen
2:55
Rachel Saul loves bread. She runs Fire Island Bakery in Anchorage as the Gluten-Queen.
Making Delicious Jelly from Spruce Trees
3:53
Lisa Brandstetter and her family annually make jelly with freshly picked spruce tips.
We are an Improv Troupe
4:45
Scared Scriptless is the longest-running improv comedy troupe in Alaska.
I am a Salmon Painter
4:15
Romney Dodd paints beautiful designs on taxidermy Alaska salmon.
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