Tradition of Celebration - Tlingit Tribal Art: Robert Davis Hoffmann

Tradition of Celebration - Tlingit Tribal Art: Robert Davis Hoffmann

Sealaska Celebration: Decade Old Screen

It's been 10 years already since I was asked to design a backdrop for the biannual Sealaska Celebration. They asked me to design and cre...

Lovebirds

In our Tlingit culture there are 2 moieties, the Eagle and the Raven. Beneath each of those fall the numerous clans. Each clan has its own c...

Another Killer Whale Coming

I really enjoyed painting the black form lines of this killer whale. Enjoyable and productive time today, painting to an all-Beatles day.  M...

Preparation

Any project requires some preparation and planning. When I design, I consider the size of the surface I'm designing for, as well as the ...

Haa Aaní Colored Pencil Drawing

I've been alternating between carving and painting, but today my custom frame arrived in the mail so I could frame my odd sized colored ...

Development of "Haa Aani" Our Land

It starts with an IDEA. In this case, the "idea" was began when Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) requested that I develop 2 panel...

Tlingit Tribal Art store

Tlingit Tribal Art storefront slowly getting populated with smaller works of mine. I have gift cards, post cards, checkbook covers, pai...

Art and Work

Do art ideas have to go neglected because of a work schedule? For me, I am one lucky person.  My wife went to Mannheim for 5 weeks. That lef...