My name is Fred Fulmer. My Mother is Tlingit from a village in Alaska called Hoonah.I was born 1958.My Tlingit name is Saał-Kaa which means “Named Great Man”. I’m from the Chookaneidee Clan, the Iceberg House or Glacier House. My mom’s people originated from Glacier Bay making me an Eagle/ Brown Bear.
My wife and I lived in Ketchikan from 1981-1987, during this time I got influenced by all the Totems and Native culture all around us. While attending Ketchikan Community College I watched Nathan Jackson carve 2 Totems for Sealaska there on campus. This is where my interest in carving began, and grew as I learned my Mom's Grandfather Frank St. Clair carved a Totem pole for the A’ak’w Kwa’an people during the CCC days called the Yak’te pole, which stands in front of the old Auke Bay village site.
I’ve enjoyed carving, sharing Tlingit culture through songs and dance and storytelling over the years and plan on continuing being a part of this rich heritage.
Fred Fulmer Tlingit Artist
I want to take a look back at my journey as an artist and to the Future as well I'm glad to announce that the next video I post will be my........400th video.....this is a landmark for me! I love creating and making short videos of creating and making my Art. I hope some of you have enjoyed this journey of mine........Here's to making more videos..................................!!!
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One of a Kind masks carved by Saat-Kaa Fred Fulmer Tlingit Artist. I have a passion for creating art. Carving out my Future one chip at a time, from a guy who likes to make wood chips. Have a Great day, enjoy life and follow your passions!
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This little guy stopped by the Burke Museum yesterday with his mom. He was watching me pounding on the cedar bark softening up the fibers to make hair. I asked him if he would like to try and he agreed. He spent quite a long time hammering on the bark. Ivy said "We need to hire him" I said Right....looking at a new apprentice. Moments like these makes it special when we go to places like the Burke. Thank you Burke museum for inviting us for the day!
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Tlingit mask progress. I'm adding some formline element to this mask. this is one of the pieces of alder I got from Glacier Bay this year.
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Well Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. It's a time for me to think back on what I'm thankful for. Creating art is always going to be on that list for sure. Here I'm posting a picture of a mask with a Wolf motif. I have it on my wall of masks waiting for me to bring it along to a more finished state. You can see how it went from a drawing to a carving in progress. I Love the process, and I am looking forward to seeing what this Wolf is going to look like when it's done and avaliable for sale. "Carving Out My Future One Chip At A Time".
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I have this beautiful Raven head in a display cabinet. This is truly a blast from the past. I carved this oh in the 90's It is made from a piece of yellow cedar. The ebony color is from ebony stain and floating that in some tung oil., I love the cedar bark hair. I'm planning on carving a larger version of this one and see how it's going to evlove into a finished product....
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Now that I've been back home from a busy tourist season. I have been exploring ideas for my blog writing experiences. I have this Raven mask hanging on our wall at home. I was going to make a Large mask being inspired from this one. In the blog that I'll be starting soon will take you down a path that I went down as the Artist journey unfolded.I hope you'll check it out when I finish it and post. You can look at some other blogs I've written and posted on fredfulmernativeart.com web site.
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Tlingit Octopus Mask that I carved when I was living in Juneau. I liked the way this one turned out. Again it evolved into what it became. This time the alder was drying out faster than I wanted. I origionally planned on carving out both side of the mask where the tentacles wrap around, but since it was drying out and making it really difficult to carve. I decided to just paint the tentacle that wraps around on the left side of the face. This made for a unique look and I totally enjoyed the outcome for sure. And that's part of process I call "Finding My Way"
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This is a Tlingit mask made out of Glacier Bay alder wood and has operculum shells inlayed for teeth. I have it avaliable for purchase on my shopify website fredfulmernativeart.com I like the way the overall look turned out. The spalting action of the alder adds an element to the overall look.
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