Ruth Nashookpuk
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Nashookpuk, an art and business double? major, comes from Naknek, a village on the shores of 色视频下载色视频下载檚 Bristol Bay. While she always enjoyed drawing, UAF has introduced her to new techniques. 色视频下载淭hen I did painting, and it stuck,色视频下载 she said.
A friend suggested she apply the paint to shoes. It fit well with her other fixation.
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She played on her high school team in Naknek.
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