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As an artist who grew
up in the Pacific Northwest I was saturated by unique Native
American artwork everywhere I looked. We literally
had indian tribes all around the area I grew up so seeing totem
poles was a pretty common occurrence for me. They have always
intrigued me. Here you have a stack of funky characters sitting
on top of each others head all in perfect balance, it was just
too much fun. And the style of Native American art is pretty
graphic too, so design-wise the shapes and colors have always
appealed to me.
While brainstorming art assignments for the illustration class
I teach at a local college, I decided it would be fun to have
the students illustrate their own totem poles. And in order
to get the full effect I'd also have them construct actual
desktop versions using an empty paper towel tube. Of course
this gave me a perfect excuse to illustrate my own totem pole
to show my students an example of what could be done. Below
is how the Desktop Totem™ came about.
If you'd like to add some tribal flare to your next project
or just want to go native on your desktop you can download
a simple do-it-yourself pdf of this Desktop
Totem™ at:
