Beautiful work!

Oh! You also asked how it works. Honestly, formline gets crazy complex. The art form specializes in representing life in the world and its relationships. I'm not sure I could explain it through a comment section! Every shape has a unique meaning (and each nation has their own variations)!

Side note: when looking into formline, make sure the artist is native, as sometimes you get some naapikoan (whiteys) who dont do it right and try to make a profit! That's all, though. I hope this was informative! I adore Formline and wish it was better known. :> thanks for readin!

"How raven stole the sun" I encourage you to look into it if you're curious! You'll also find variation in how it goes, which I enjoy, personally! As someone who grew up all across the PNW, I've seen many types of formline (nowadays coast salish design) -6

It's similar to formline in that there's importance on using a specific set of shapes, and generally there's a flow to it, although it's far less strict and is more often literal (formline is full of symbology! My raven piece is simple as far as formline goes but it relates to a story called -5

But I will say that Formline has influenced art allllll across the PNW, for example the coast salish nations (such as the Puyallup nation) have an art form I usually hear called Coast Salish Design -4

Anyone can do formline, so long as you are taught by someone native to the PNW (ideally around northern BC to southern Alaska), I personally prefer non-natives (or even non PNW natives) not sell their own formline, as I prefer the money goes to the coastal peoples who developed this artform -3

Such as what you see on totem poles! It isn't strictly for PNW nations (I myself am from the southern Piikani Nation under the blackfoot confederacy, a northern plains nation), and anyone can do it! Of course, everyone may have their own thoughts on the matter, but generally -2

Óki! That's wonderful, thank you so much! My understanding: Formline traditionally comes from the Tlingit people (~southeastern Alaska region, where it meets with northwestern BC), it's an artform that has been developed for a few thousand years and is traditionally done in carving -1

Also I have some testing going on to figure out some pretty bad medical stuff (I'm used to it with my disabilities n all, so I can manage until I figure out a treatment plan), just a bit over a week until my endoscopy n biopsy! Hopefully I'll have more energy to create in a few months!

Kitsííksokaanisttotsi'pa! "Very well done!". Dis is gorgeous!! Love to see your work as always -I usually lurk, but I wanted to express my appreciation today

Any formline artists are free to give critique! Just keep in mind I was taught formline when I was like 7, and until recently I hadn't touched it for over a decade