Wilsa Scott grew up moving between Nome and Shishmaref, but she never really learned to sew. Her goal is to one day make clothing for her family. The Inupiphany studio in Anchorage is helping women like Scott pick up new skills — and stay sober.
Inupiphany craft space aims to teach Alaska Native women craft skills in Anchorage — and help beat addictionWilsa Scott stitches the bottom onto her Eskimo yo-yo at Inupiphany. She says the consistency of coming to classes has helped her stay sober.
There’s another reason she’s here, she said: the support she gets from her classmates to keep her from her addiction. She said her commitment to crafting has helped her save time and money that, a couple years ago, she would have spent at late nights in the bars, or recovering from hangovers the next morning. Scott’s story is what Inupiphany is all about, said creator Helen Lane.
Lane sometimes treats attendees to muktuk shipped in from Point Hope. So far, there’s a handful of regulars who have come for classes each week, like bead work and mitten making. Then, there are some items that really pique interest, like making kuspuks, known as atikłuks in Inupiaq.Helen Lane sometimes brings in traditional foods like muktuk for attendees.
Artists just have to follow a few rules to join Inupiphany, like not using drugs or alcohol. Classes and studio space are free, though Lane charges for materials, and artists have to make two items during each weeklong class: one they take home and another they donate to the shop to sell.
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