Tsimshian Tapestries

A variation of my raven illustration in teal and purple.

A puffin in a decidedly more freeform approach to PNW flat design.

Hummingbird influenced by Tlingit art, with a more freeform wild Sitka rose.

Alaska pride! Bear and salmon... note the puffin on bear's arm.

Show your love for the last frontier! Alaska, with a detailed Tlingit/Tsimshian style salmon

In Tlingit culture, people belong to one of two houses - Raven clan or Eagle. Raven cannot marry Raven, and Eagle cannot marry Eagle. So when you see Raven and Eagle depicted together, they are called Love Birds. I took it a step further and designed them as a heart.

A diving Kingfisher, in traditional PNW colors.

The original version of my heron, in traditional colors.

I used a looser and more dynamic freestyle approach to PNW flat design in this great blue heron taking flight.

This version of my illustration looks good on dark clothing.

Tlingit style diving Kingfisher. This version of my original design looks good on dark clothing.

Another version of my original Kingfisher design, in teal and purple.

another version of my heron illustration, suitable for both light and dark clothing.

Raven Steals the Sun is a well known creation story all up and down the Pacific Northwest Coast, and one of my favorites as a kid growing up in Alaska.