Glenda McKay is Ingalik-Athabascan. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and was taught the skills she uses in doll making at an early age by her mother, grandmother, and aunts. Knowing how to embroider and bead; trap, snare, and tan hides; and gather fruit, roots, bark, and plants has served her well. McKay has a much-earned reputation for personally gathering all the materials for her creations and she is known for her intricate attention to detail. While at SAR, she used traditional materials to create a doll scene called “Basket Maker.” Glenda was SAR’s 2013 Ronald and Susan Dubin artist fellow.

Stretched Walrus stomach, seal skin band. 3-1/2″ x 2″