Crazy Wolf Studio — Attraction in Ketchikan

Great store, but the featured artist Ken has such a nasty attitude and kept making side comments for me to go away as I was asking questions and chatting like everybody else coming by, I was asking about the formline and shapes and Tsm’syen language and he kept making comments to other passerby’s about how he “can’t get much work done because of certain visitors.” I’m sorry but why are you painting a drum in a popular tourist shop (I’m a local not a tourist) and expecting to get lots of work done and nobody to talk to you? Plus everybody else was chatting and chatting too but I’m not welcome I guess. He left such a bad feeling in me that I don’t even want to come visit the store anymore. Lots of cool stuff but I’m not supporting...

We entered this shop and asked the older lady with the dark curly hair if the carved paddles were locally made (as the other shops we were in had paddles that were made in Indonesia), and she very rudely barked “EXCUSE ME”!! My husband and I explained (as I previously said above) and she continued to be rude and condescending. We are art collectors and wanted to support LOCAL artists and didn’t need to be spoken to like this. Another woman who witnessed this exchange, came up to us and said, thank you to us for asking that very question, as she had the very same question. Store owner(s) should assist staff on how to professionally speak to potential clients, it was for this reason we purposely didn’t purchase...

While this is a small gallery, it is literally stuffed with all sorts of attractive crafts, from tee shirts with Native American designs to high end crafts and jewelry, with everything in between. The owner, Ken Decker, a Tsimshian, is friendly and informative. The biggest problem is choosing what to buy, but there is something for every budget, so don't go away empty-handed. The saleswomen are also friendly and helpful. Given that it is just a few blocks from the cruise ship docks and right before the entrance to Creek Street, it is...