I came to Alaska from Salt Lake City Utah in 1979 to enjoy the finest Wilderness on the planet. Archaeological fieldwork took me to nearly every region of Alaska. My wife Ann and I built a log house in Seward where we live with a lovely vivacious dog and two somnambulant cats. At the urging of my longtime pal, archaeologist Debbie Corbett, I converted my obsession with doodling into a more sophisticated effort. I've provided illustrations for academicians, government agencies and cultural resource management firms plus a few stray bits for fun.
In addition to illustration, I started two conservation nonprofits, a pet advocacy group (SOS Pets) and I volunteer with the Seward Senior Center, Seward Nordic Ski Club, Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance, Resurrection Bay Historical Society and the Seward Area State Parks Citizens Advisory Board.
In addition to illustration, I started two conservation nonprofits, a pet advocacy group (SOS Pets) and I volunteer with the Seward Senior Center, Seward Nordic Ski Club, Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance, Resurrection Bay Historical Society and the Seward Area State Parks Citizens Advisory Board.
Mark and Ann's log home in Seward
Experience
Illustrator3/20-3/23Nanutset HeritageCreated ~300 illustrations of bone, stone, wood artifacts, site plans, site scenes, masks, artwork for a book on Aleut prehistoryArchaeologist and project coordinator5/11-8/14Investigated and excavated sites in Yakutat Bay
Illustrator4/13Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated antler, wood, stone, ceramic and bone artifacts from a Yupik site on the Seward Peninsula
Illustrator3/12Portland State UniversityIllustrated wood, stone, ceramic and bone artifacts from a site at Cape Krusenstern
Illustrator9/11Emory UniversityRendered a reconstructed Yupik copper set of armor based on historical photos and textual description
Illustrator09/11Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated various Aleut burial techniques and pre-publication arrangement.
Illustrator08/11Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated an image of the Andreevskaia Odinochka (Russian Redoubt)
Archaeologist06/11Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian InstitutionProject assistant crew leader for Tlingit historical seal camps in Yakutat, Alaska
Illustrator4/11Purdue UniversityIllustrated the impression of a Samothrace iron ring.
Illustrator11/10Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated two images of a rock shelter/burial in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Illustrator10/09University of Alaska, SoutheastIllustrated two images of Peruvian burial techniques
Illustrator/cartographer4/09National Park Service, Lake Clark NP, AlaskaCreated twelve detailed site excavation floor maps for a site from the Alaskan Peninsula
Illustrator8/08Kenai Watershed Forum, AlaskaIllustrated images of the concepts of the solstice, tidal phenomena and groundwater for a textbook
Illustrator4/08National Fish and Wildlife Service, AlaskaCreated landscape illustration of an Aleutian Island shoreline to complement a USFWS report
Illustrator1/08National Park Service, Alaska RegionCreated twelve chapter heading illustrations for a handbook on archaeological techniques for rural high school students
Illustrator8/07Sanders Museum Services, West VirginiaDepicted two museum quality projectile points for a private collection
Illustrator9/06Kenaitze Indian Tribe, AlaskaIllustrated four stone artifacts for teaching manual
Illustrator3/05Alaska Anthropological AssociationCreated poster for annual meeting
Illustrator3/05Archgraphics, AnchorageDepicted rock art panels at several coastal Alaskan archaeological sites for publication
Illustrator5/04National Park ServiceCreated architectural drawing of a seal skin processing plant and various processing techniques on Saint George Island, Alaska for NPS visitor's brochure
Illustrator8/03National Park ServiceIllustrated the use of prehistoric stone adze for educational website
Illustrator5/03Charles M. Mobley and AssociatesRendered bone and stone artifacts for survey and excavation report for state DOT
Archaeologist2002-2005Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian InstitutionMultiyear excavation program within Kenai Fjords National Park
Illustrator5/01 - 11/01National Park ServiceIllustrated artifacts depicting a representative sample of all facets of indigenous Alaskan cultures for a 4th grade level teaching kit
Illustrator2/00 - 2/01US Fish and Wildlife ServiceDepiction of archaeological site maps from Attu Island, Aleutian Island, Alaska
Author9/99 - 3/00US Fish and Wildlife ServiceWrote report of investigations of archaeological sites on Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Illustrator11/97 - 5/98US Fish and Wildlife ServiceIllustrated stone wood and bone artifacts from Shemya Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Illustrator11/98US Fish and Wildlife ServicePresented course on illustration to local tribal group
Archaeologist4/96 -5/96Cultural Resource ConsultantsExcavated historic homestead
Archaeologist2/97 -6/97National Park ServiceOversaw permitting process for historic structure renovation
Archaeologist6/97National Park ServiceInvestigated archaeological sites along the Alagnak River, Alaska
Archaeologist 8/97National Park ServiceCollected oiled sediment from an archaeological site in Kenai Fjords National Park
Archaeologist5/93 - 11/93National Park ServiceInvestigated archaeological sites in Kenai Fjords NP, Alaska
Archaeologist10/91US Forest ServiceConducted test excavations prior to trail development at the Russian River campground on the Kenai River
Archaeologist7/91Environmental Science and Data ConsultingExcavated historic/prehistoric pingo on the North Slope, Alaska
Archaeologist5/89 - 9/89Chugach Alaska CorporationIdentified and protected archaeological sites affected by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Archaeologist1981 - 1988Bureau of Indian AffairsOver 6 field seasons, investigated archaeological sites throughout Alaska
Illustrator3/20-3/23Nanutset HeritageCreated ~300 illustrations of bone, stone, wood artifacts, site plans, site scenes, masks, artwork for a book on Aleut prehistoryArchaeologist and project coordinator5/11-8/14Investigated and excavated sites in Yakutat Bay
Illustrator4/13Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated antler, wood, stone, ceramic and bone artifacts from a Yupik site on the Seward Peninsula
Illustrator3/12Portland State UniversityIllustrated wood, stone, ceramic and bone artifacts from a site at Cape Krusenstern
Illustrator9/11Emory UniversityRendered a reconstructed Yupik copper set of armor based on historical photos and textual description
Illustrator09/11Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated various Aleut burial techniques and pre-publication arrangement.
Illustrator08/11Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated an image of the Andreevskaia Odinochka (Russian Redoubt)
Archaeologist06/11Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian InstitutionProject assistant crew leader for Tlingit historical seal camps in Yakutat, Alaska
Illustrator4/11Purdue UniversityIllustrated the impression of a Samothrace iron ring.
Illustrator11/10Bureau of Indian Affairs, ANCSA Projects OfficeIllustrated two images of a rock shelter/burial in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Illustrator10/09University of Alaska, SoutheastIllustrated two images of Peruvian burial techniques
Illustrator/cartographer4/09National Park Service, Lake Clark NP, AlaskaCreated twelve detailed site excavation floor maps for a site from the Alaskan Peninsula
Illustrator8/08Kenai Watershed Forum, AlaskaIllustrated images of the concepts of the solstice, tidal phenomena and groundwater for a textbook
Illustrator4/08National Fish and Wildlife Service, AlaskaCreated landscape illustration of an Aleutian Island shoreline to complement a USFWS report
Illustrator1/08National Park Service, Alaska RegionCreated twelve chapter heading illustrations for a handbook on archaeological techniques for rural high school students
Illustrator8/07Sanders Museum Services, West VirginiaDepicted two museum quality projectile points for a private collection
Illustrator9/06Kenaitze Indian Tribe, AlaskaIllustrated four stone artifacts for teaching manual
Illustrator3/05Alaska Anthropological AssociationCreated poster for annual meeting
Illustrator3/05Archgraphics, AnchorageDepicted rock art panels at several coastal Alaskan archaeological sites for publication
Illustrator5/04National Park ServiceCreated architectural drawing of a seal skin processing plant and various processing techniques on Saint George Island, Alaska for NPS visitor's brochure
Illustrator8/03National Park ServiceIllustrated the use of prehistoric stone adze for educational website
Illustrator5/03Charles M. Mobley and AssociatesRendered bone and stone artifacts for survey and excavation report for state DOT
Archaeologist2002-2005Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian InstitutionMultiyear excavation program within Kenai Fjords National Park
Illustrator5/01 - 11/01National Park ServiceIllustrated artifacts depicting a representative sample of all facets of indigenous Alaskan cultures for a 4th grade level teaching kit
Illustrator2/00 - 2/01US Fish and Wildlife ServiceDepiction of archaeological site maps from Attu Island, Aleutian Island, Alaska
Author9/99 - 3/00US Fish and Wildlife ServiceWrote report of investigations of archaeological sites on Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Illustrator11/97 - 5/98US Fish and Wildlife ServiceIllustrated stone wood and bone artifacts from Shemya Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Illustrator11/98US Fish and Wildlife ServicePresented course on illustration to local tribal group
Archaeologist4/96 -5/96Cultural Resource ConsultantsExcavated historic homestead
Archaeologist2/97 -6/97National Park ServiceOversaw permitting process for historic structure renovation
Archaeologist6/97National Park ServiceInvestigated archaeological sites along the Alagnak River, Alaska
Archaeologist 8/97National Park ServiceCollected oiled sediment from an archaeological site in Kenai Fjords National Park
Archaeologist5/93 - 11/93National Park ServiceInvestigated archaeological sites in Kenai Fjords NP, Alaska
Archaeologist10/91US Forest ServiceConducted test excavations prior to trail development at the Russian River campground on the Kenai River
Archaeologist7/91Environmental Science and Data ConsultingExcavated historic/prehistoric pingo on the North Slope, Alaska
Archaeologist5/89 - 9/89Chugach Alaska CorporationIdentified and protected archaeological sites affected by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Archaeologist1981 - 1988Bureau of Indian AffairsOver 6 field seasons, investigated archaeological sites throughout Alaska