"When I was teaching Alaska Native students, they would tell me how much fun it was to hop ice floes during a breakup. Of course, their parents forbade them, but they did it anyway…just as their parents had before them." - Barbara Lavallee 5 x 7 inches with a white envelope Blank inside Clear-sleeved in compostable plastic Printed in Alaska Barbara Lavallee Art Cards Barbara Lavallee is a much-loved Alaskan artist known as a painter of happy subjects. Her art cards feature her popular paintings that reveal her interest in people, how they live, and what they do. Through exposure to native Alaska culture, she developed a distinctive style that celebrates the joy, resilience, and hard work that characterizes native life.