She learns from traditional formline styles, but adds her own creative twists to them. Kanik recently designed a piece called “Auntea” & she told KTOO what inspired the design.
Kanik recently designed a piece calledThis transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.It’s kind of like a stylized face in the shape of a teapot. So like, the mouth would be the spout. And then on the back of the head would be a claw, almost, or a foot, depending on how you look at it — and that’d be the handle of the teapot.Something about me is I love tea, in general. And I just became an auntie, so it felt very fitting.
But starting a business has been — that has been interesting. There’s lots of growing pains. I think I officially started my business when I was 18, so shortly after I graduated high school.
Formline G̱aanax̱.Ádi Gitlaan Ganhada Juneau Kanik Corinne James Ketchikan Lingít Formline Metlakatla University Of Alaska Southeast
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