Beauty | Skywalker Storyteller Works

A recent Huffington Post Article, Quirky Spots Where You’re Free to be You and Me ranks Homer, Alaska No. 1. Our town received this recognition for being a former hippie haven, and for having a thriving artist community. Now, most of the “hippies” are grandparents, but the artistic community remains rich and innovative. In this photo Brian and I were […]

Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #44

Posted on June 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Black, deep magenta Rich red, golden tangerine Pale white sun rising. Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format to […]

Wonder Haiku 25

Posted on June 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Wonder Haiku 24

Posted on June 3, 2014 1 Comment

Universes

Posted on May 24, 2014 13 Comments

One hundred billion universes The comforting hand of sleep Answers to life’s big questions Between lines of poetry In the morning sunrise Inspiration flows One hundred billion universes Small the heart beating Seeking solace in this vast space Sage spiritualists say Love is all there is A speck in this void Of timelessness

Wonder Haiku 21

Posted on May 22, 2014 4 Comments

Alaska Native Doll Art

Posted on May 17, 2014 3 Comments

Dolls preserve culture Daily life, ceremony Ageless perfection All of these dolls were in a large case on the third floor Dolls are made from ivory, fur, animal hides and skins, and cloth

Make Haiku Mini-Comic Book #41

Posted on May 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

Sun’s blast brightly moves Across summer’s sky drying Autumn’s cool birth comes Follow the instructions below to make this week’s mini-comic book. Enjoy. HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN ZCW MINICOMIC from Brian Payne, artist 1.) Download the image to your computer desktop. 2.) Set your printer to the fill entire paper/borderless setting and use the landscape format […]

Alaska Native Art

Posted on May 13, 2014 9 Comments

Masks hold memory Spirits animals protect Healing strength of art I’m in Anchorage for a two day training related to my job. I visited the Alaska Native Medical Center and spent an hour mesmerized by it’s extensive collection of Alaska Native art work. These are just a few masks. More art work to come. Enjoy.