Alutiiq, Alaska, Sculptor, Woodworker

Peter Lind, Jr. was born and raised in Southwestern Alaska, coming from a fishing family of the Bristol Bay area. He began working as an artist, in the late 1980's, when fishing was poor.  Peter grew up in a small village on the coast and often spent his time building models, working with his hands.

Later, watching his father, Peter Lind Sr, the great carver of Aleut hunting hats (qayaatx^ux^), he came to understand that he could use his own talents to carve but wanted to work with traditional items in a more modern way. Peter Jr. hopes to use his artwork to educate and preserve Native culture for the younger generations.

Peter began with smaller works— pins and earrings—that contained beadwork his wife Susan made. He gradually worked up to the larger, more finely crafted pieces that he makes today. These include— hunting dolls of sea mammal parts, miniature shadow box replicas of Aleut hunting gear, bentwood visors from steamed Sitka Spruce, masks, and atlatls.