The Dancing Leaf Gallery

Contemporary Art by Alaskan Artists

At the Dancing Leaf Gallery our focus is to represent artists from the Upper Susitna Valley, while also showcasing art from all around Alaska.  You will find everything from original paintings to pottery, jewelry to jelly, books to birch bark baskets, wrought iron to woodwork, and a good deal more; all produced right here in Alaska.  We even have truly lovely bookmarks made from moose poop paper! 

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Featured "Second Saturday" Artists...

"Second Saturday" is our little village's emulation of the big city "First Friday" events.  We will feature a different artist every month, starting it off with a chance for you to meet the artist in person.  Openings are held from 4-7 p.m., on the second saturday of each month.  

   Anna Waschke, March 10th.  

Anna Waschke is a professional artist who has been exhibiting her work for 12 years. After obtaining degrees in mathematics and physics at UAF, she opened Wandering Star Studio to pursue her first passion: fine art.  She is inspired by organic forms and materials, and the underlying mathematics that make up the universe. Much of her work is inspired by her interests in anthropology, mathematics and physics. Anna works primarily in acrylic, mixed media and stained glass. Her work includes painted furniture, stained glass sculptures, paintings, vodou dolls and mixed media boxes, as well as several lines of stained glass and mixed media jewelry. Her work has been featured in galleries and juried shows around the state, and online at www.wanderingstarstudio.com. She currently lives in Wasilla.

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   Lisa Wood, April 14th.  

     "My aim is to make functional pots that bring art into our everyday lives.  My hope is that my           passion for making objects, keeping an open mind, and being imaginative and playful in my                                                  approach comes through in my work.                                           I fire my pots either with wood or gas/soda. Both are atmospheric firings which allow me to interact with the firing process.  I enjoy the element of chance that occurs in atmospheric firings and the work involved."

       Gail Flotre, June 9th.

Gail Flotre, born in Kodiak, AK, is a sort of anomaly in modern artists... her paintings, whether on paper or silk, emulate the beauty of flowers in bloom, and as in nature, all of her work is original; even he notecards are one-of-a-kind hand painted watercolor originals.  Hope you can make it!

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         Doug Gaultieri, July 14th.

Doug Gualtieri’s passion for photography and the natural world has been a near lifelong pursuit. Raised in Michigan, where he studied biology at Central Michigan University, Doug found photography a useful tool to express and better understand various aspects of the natural world. For over thirty years photography has been a constant companion and a hobby for him. From the smaller more obscure components of life to the grandest landscapes, photography makes it possible to share the countless stories of the natural world.
Doug’s profession as a naturalist brings him and his camera to some of the most incredible places on the planet. He has worked for over a decade as a guide in Denali National Park and has led trips to South Florida’s Everglades and The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Working for National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions on board their ships in Baja, California, Southeast Alaska, and most recently in Antarctica he has been able to combine two of his passions in life to better tell the stories of these amazing places. Doug has always strived to incorporate the natural history of the subjects he photographs to capture the essence and diversity of the world around him. Whether that subject is a Black-capped Chickadee at the bird feeder in the backyard or a forty ton humpback whale, Doug’s personal philosophy is that all the elements of our world are equally fascinating.
As a working naturalist in the field he has found that the power of images to tell a story and to teach the public about their surroundings is an invaluable tool, and that the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.â€� couldn’t be more accurate.  

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"Second Saturday" featuring the pottery of Lisa Wood. April, 14th.