LIFE JACKET BLACK BEAR Artist proof (AP) of Ketchikan

Artist proof (AP) of Ketchikan

The boat serves as the family's winter quarters

The villagers would meet the herders and reindeer at the opening of a large coral

Hand painted glass ornament by Cindy Wortman-Ziel from Craig

LIFE JACKET BLACK BEAR Artist proof (AP) of KetchikanBiz Robbins grew up in northern Minnesota. She and her husband moved to Alaska where they taught in logging camps. Sadly, Biz's husband, Don passed away from cancer and Biz was left to carry on. Friends, students, and nature all became her emotional life jacket, giving hope, inspiration, reasons to live fully and allowing her time to learn to swim once again on her own. Biz now lives in Ketchikan, Alaska, where she taught English and mathematics at