STIKINE STEAMER ORCA In the mountains of the

In the mountains of the Chugach and Talkeetna ranges

the color I use has become more and more vibrant to set off the green and grays in nature

illegal border crossers

Artist's narrative: This is the interior of the cabin I stay in when I visit my commercial fishing friends in East River and Yakatat

and the crew is going through the net

STIKINE STEAMER ORCA In the mountains of thePrint size: 18 3 8" x 15 1 4" This is a cutaway of an early twentieth century steamship plying the icy waters of the Stikine River with its mouth just behind Wrangell, Alaska. There are lots of adventurous people aboard in search of fortune in the frontier country of Alaska and British Columbia, including miners, loggers, elegant ladies, preachers, gamblers, fugitives and, of course, the steadfast crew. Tom Crestodina, an Alaskan fisherman, began