{"id":851,"date":"2018-06-10T10:12:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T14:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevenselbyart.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2020-05-20T21:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T01:48:10","slug":"triangular-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevenselbyart.com\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"Triangular thunderbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In many Native American cultures, the thunderbird is a symbol of benevolence and strength.\u00a0 Though fierce and powerful, thunderbirds also brought with them the rain.<\/p>\n

I wanted to take a couple ideas and merge them into something kind of simple but with some particular details.\u00a0 Most native depictions of thunderbirds are very stylized and simple so I wanted to keep my shapes fairly simple as well.\u00a0 I was also inspired to try and make it as triangular as possible.\u00a0 I looked at the alchemical symbol for air and it was a triangle with pointed end up and a line through it.\u00a0 Technically, a simple triangle minus the line through is the symbol for fire but I kind of interpret lightning as a combination of air and fire so I think it works.\u00a0 I had planned on using some standard native colors with this (red, yellow, white, black) but decided that I preferred the blue “gradient”.\u00a0 I get a sort of “air force insignia”-feel to this as well, which is not what I was planning, but I’m not mad at it either.\u00a0 Overall, I’m pretty pleased with it.<\/p>\n

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