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...

The Fine Line

If you have ever looked at Tlingit paintings up close, particularly the bentwood boxes, you will be amazed at some of the fine lines the pai...

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...

Carved cedar picture frame

This makes the 4th frame I've carved with custom Tlingit designs. The frame is 14x11 constructed by The Wood Dudes of Sitka, Alaska.  So...

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 ...

Art and Life article

I like the conclusions the author, Karen Kramer, arrives at in her article " Art and Life ": Northwest Coast people incorporate ...

Tlingit Marlboro Jackets

Though not actually added to my online store yet, these Marlboro denim jackets with hand painted Tlingit designs and abalone buttons sell fo...