My family and I currently live as guests on Ute Land. Quyana (thank you) for being here to support my journey.

My Yup’ik name is Angivv'aq, and I was named after my great grandfather as I was born exactly one month after his passing. I was given the name by my great grandmother, his wife, Nagyuk. My mother’s family is from Alaska, most of them being from around the Bethel area. My grandparents are Russell and Minnie Lamont, and my mother is Natalia. I am a mom, dog mom, and wife to an incredible husband, and have been married to my soulmate since 2016.

I am a self taught carver, skin sewer, beader and seamstress. I started my art journey back in 2018 while a stay-at-home mom. I still have an unending craving to learn new techniques, work with new materials and play with new tools. I took a break from the art world and worked as an educational assistant for two years. I love them kids so much and learned more from my elementary students than I did in my three decades on this planet. Unfortunately, teacher burnout is utterly fierce and I had to take a break from colonial educational structures. I love teaching, and I love to create art- so I'm trying to figure out how to bring my knowledge to those who want to learn new skills. Until I fine tune some ideas or miraculously find the right connections to provide educational material for you all, consider subscribing to my YouTube channel @Arctic.Artisan for some art in action