Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

Lex Treinen

Artist James G̱ooch Éesh Hart pencils in a design on a formline painting. Hart said he sees himself as part of a precarious but meaningful revitalization of Tlingit art in Haines. "It took a long time to get to the point where I felt comfortable saying 'Yes, my name is James Hart and I am an artist,'" he said. "I feel comfortable saying that because I put in a lot of time and effort and hours."