Why the name Dotson?
Raven has always been a favorite of mine, along with various other tricksters. I enjoy stories about how tricksters have molded the world we live in, both for the better and the worse. What better moniker for my company than Raven himself? I pray his ingenuity and crafty ways will rub off!
Dotson is the shortened way to spell an Athabaskan word for Great Raven, Dotson' sa. In many old Athabaskan Distant Time stories, Raven is the trickster hero who both created the world and its people. He is quite often very creative in his ways, both good and bad. When he is not giving someone a hard time he sometimes grants luck to those that ask him for it.
"The Raven is a magical clown, whose great spiritual power is mediated through an affable scoundrel. He is both king and court jester. It is no suprise that he first created the world of flawless order and ease, then later transformed it to the imperfect one we know today." -Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest by Richard K. Nelson
About Me - Emma Forsberg
I am the owner/operator of Dotson Design and have been doing graphics for over 15 years in Anchorage. I grew up in Ruby, Unalakleet, and Anchorage, Alaska and graduated high school in Palmer, Alaska. My friends and family come from all over the State and Country.
I began learning how graphics and printing work back in a high school work-study program ran by the Yukon-Koyukuk School District print shop in Nenana. (Back in the Aldus Pagemaker days before Adobe!) My study in Nenana inspired me to enter the printing and/or designing world. A few decades later, here I am freelancing as a digital graphic/web designer.
I also work with my cousin Cy's company, Written in Stone, creating many of the graphics engraved on stones and tiles. I think it balances well with the virtual nature of digital design, to have some of my work engraved in stone forever.
Photo Credits: Ruby-© 2009 Sean Dewalt AMLJIA Unalakleet-http://www.graphicartsassociation.com Palmer-http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobopolo
