About Me

Cama'i! / Aang! Aang! (Hello in Sugt'stun and Unangam Tunuu)

I am the face behind Naanaaruaq Creations. Pronounced [Naa-Naa-h-ua-k] /nā.nā.χuaq/. My name is Marissa 'Naanaaruaq' Vinberg. I am Sugpiaq, Unangax^, and mixed European. My father is from Kodiak Island, Alaska, and my mother is from Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. I grew up in Seattle, Washington (before the Amazon era) and moved to Honolulu, Hawai'i when I was twenty-one. I called Hawai'i home for eleven years before moving to Anchorage, Alaska in Fall of 2019 (right before the pandemic) to be closer to family and community. I picked up beading when I moved to Anchorage and haven't stopped yet. I draw inspiration from my different cultural backgrounds, nature, pop culture, and varying hyper-fixations I have. I truly appreciate the support that I've received in pursuing my artistic endeavors. If you've liked, shared, purchased, or referred people to my work, quyanaasinaq (thank you very much)!  

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