MUÑOZ RETURNS FROM MORROW BAY

Rie had a super time in Morro Bay, California for the last couple of months, but is equally excited to return home. She’s most interested in what ‘the latest’ is with her little grandson Matthew. I usually have some fun anecdote to share in the way of a new move or word he has mastered.

Rie did a few paintings while on the coast. Sea lions, birds, bright colors and a quiet fishing industry all make for great subject matter.

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KING ISLAND JOURNAL FEATURED
IN ALASKA MAGAZINE

Rie’s latest book, The King Island Journal has a ten-page
feature article in this April’s issue of Alaska Magazine.

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MUÑOZ AT THE IDITAROD DOG SLED RACE

A couple of days after returning from California, Rie jumped on the plane to Nome to check out the last part of the 2008 Iditarod Race. No, she didn’t run in the Iditarod but did a number of great sketches for future paintings.

Unlike most, Rie didn’t care to see who won. She just wanted to sketch and get the flavor of the race so she showed up a week after the winner came in, just in time to watch the ‘red lantern’ prize (the last team in) given to a local Juneau musher, Debbie Bicknell. Later that night Rie and Debbie dined together, along with some other folks, and Rie got to hear all about the long journey.

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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE