Sunday, July 31, 2011

Raven Origins 3: The origins of light on the earth and the first humans

This is the final story in this series on the origins of the earth. It is based on the Tlingit mythology that has countless variations. These drawings and writings are based on the mythology first presented by John R. Swanton that were part of an oral tradition that goes back before anyone knows. These visual imaginings are the result of reading these stories and attempting an image of how this world may have appeared.

























Monday, July 25, 2011

Raven Origins 2: How Raven gains the powers of light

Here is the second version of the story of Raven Origins 2. Here Raven gains control of the powers of light.













Thursday, July 21, 2011

Raven Origins 1: a visualization of an old Tlingit myth on the origins of light.

Here are my visualizations of the first mythical story of the origins of the world based on the writings of John R Swanton at the turn of the last century.