Denali National Park Artist in Residence
August 17th – August 28th, 2009
At Home in High Places
For 10 glorious days in August this summer I and a companion lived in a small wilderness cabin inside the Denali National Park and Preserve as an Artist in Residence. In exchange for this wonderful experience, I donated this piece of artwork, “At Home in High Places” to the park for their collection. The artwork depicts an adult Golden Eagle and eaglet at a nest site high atop a rock outcropping. Recycled clothing was collaged onto hand-dyed silk organza to build up the image which was then mounted on a frame with backer board and eged with a walnut finish frame.
East Fork Toklat cabin
The cabin is located about 43 miles inside the park. It sits beside a creek that empties nearby into the east fork of the Toklat River. It was a popular area for bears and we saw grizzlies almost daily. The bluff across the creek was a favorite hang-out for juevenile Golden Eagles.
Karin draws beside the cabin
I was allowed to have a companion for the 10 days. For the first 4 days my friend Christy Happ stayed with me, and then the remaining time was shared with my husband, Glen Kravitz. We spent our time hiking, drawing, journaling, taking photos, and just hanging out.
View from the cabin
This is the view from the cabin looking up the east fork of the Toklat River. One evening, Christy and I witnessed a pair of grizzly bear cubs playing with a fox out on the river gravel while their mother grubbed for roots. The fox teased the cubs into pursuing it by crouching down and then springing up, circling around, and then crouching down again, over and over.
Hiking in Denali National Park
Cabin Resident
