BREAKUP Mary Croxton King Island

King Island

Her stylized imagery celebrates the joy and resilience of the Alaskan lifestyle

Here a solitary young traveler clings to the familiar security of a mute companion as she peers out from the rear of a de Havilland Beaver to recognize the first signs of home

He paused for a moment

Image size: 6" x 22"

BREAKUP Mary Croxton King IslandLimited Edition print by Rie Munoz Edition size: 700 Image size: 17 1 2" x 6 1 8" Artist's description: Spring comes late in the Chukchi Sea and breakup of the ice pack can come as late as June. I sketched this cluster of homes in Kotzebue in an area of town known as Busterville. Many people in Alaska wager on when the ice will officially "break". This is determined by a tripod like instrument placed on the same spot of the frozen Nenana River every