generation no 7

I attempted to buy this tourist pole, made by Ellen Neel and the Totem Carvers, on eBay today. I was sadly outbid. I’ll keep trying though.

Here’s an original design I came up with today.

Update: I’ve updated this image now:

Whale Crest Logo, originally uploaded by travisneel.

Variation on an Ellen Neel Whale, originally uploaded by travisneel.

I made this tonight. I’m liking Illustrator.
I’m thinking of allowing this image to be used as a logo for a local Vancouver organization.

Sixty Years ago this month, my maternal grandmother, Ellen Neel, gave an address at a conference on Native Indian Affairs at the University of British Columbia. Ellen was considered one of the most well known (if not the only) woman Totem carver’s to gain recognition in that field. I will post some more info about [...]