Haida Salmon Pillows
Description: You can't go wrong with Northwest coast Haida art, it's been popular for decades.These First Nations designs are ideal for apparel and always look good. Formline is an indigenous art made by the First Nation people of Northwest coast of North America. The term formline is invented by Bill Holm. We use the word since 1965, but the art is many hundreds of years old. The idea is to create a flowing continuous line with increasing and decreasing thickness. We get negative spaces with a dominant black outline. The negative spaces are filled with formline type ornaments or elements. The main forms are ovoids, U forms and S forms. With these forms the artist composes a complete formline.
Description: Prey and Predator. That is the theme of my new Haida formline styled otter chasing salmon drawing. I'm not actually sure otters eat salmon, but I like the idea to put a predator and prey into a Yin and Yang symbol. Do prey and predator not complement each other? Due to my family in British Columbia, for instance Vancouver BC, Haida Formline art has been part of my life. The Pacific Northwest coast is a beautiful place where I spent some happy holidays and a couple of years ago I decided to learn some of its native art. Formline is an indigenous art made by the First Nation people of Northwest coast of North America. The term formline is invented by Bill Holm. We use the word since 1965, but the art is many hundreds of years old. ...
Description: The salmon is revered as the provider of life. It is the symbol of abundance and prosperity. The salmon returns each year to it’s birthplace and brings with it the promise of wealth, fertility and dependability. Ceremonies are held to celebrate the return of the salmon and their strength and determination to return to the streams that spawned them. This totemic picture in black, gold and red is a digital representation of traditional geometric design.
Description: An abstract, colorful depiction of this salmon species (Coho, Steelhead, Chum, Pacific, Atlantic, Chinook). The vibrant colors symbolize the dynamic movement of these majestic creatures as they swim through the vast, swirling currents of the ocean. This fish is represented in a stylized, flowing pattern, giving the sense of continuous motion as they navigate their environment and prepare for their annual spawning journey. The colors are bold and diverse, ranging from deep blues and greens to bright oranges and reds, mirroring the vibrant hues found in the fish’s scales.
