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ODastein [2020-03-15 06:13:14 +0000 UTC]
I'm stricken by how similar this legend is to that of the "vouivre" (cognate of "wyvern") in eastern France (and possibly other regions/countries as well). It's similarly a giant one-eyed snake, its only eye being a carbuncle. It also dwells in water, lakes or rivers. In a number of legend it goes in the water only to bath or fish, however, leaving his eye/gemstone on the shore where the protagonist of the tale generally steals it, leaving the serpent blind.
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Strong-Oak [2015-04-16 06:32:20 +0000 UTC]
I am a Native American (Chickasaw) and 18th century historical and material artist and I have to say that I am very greatly impressed with how much you got right here. There are minor details that aren't accurate for the period, but this is fantasy art. What strikes me the most is the fantastic job that you did on the musket. I can specifically identify it as a Carolina Trade Gun, "Type G" produced in London for gifts and trade to Indians and settlers. Even the face painting scheme you used is one accurate for use in war! I am floored by your image here. You honor all of us with it!
By the way, it's name in Muskogean languages is "Sint-Holo". He lives in lakes, as you portray. Most tribes would not cross any water, even a stream, without giving an offering of tobacco to him commensurate with the distance passed and the amount of danger. I do so even today.
May I please request the full size image to place on my desktop? I also know people who are occasionally writing books. If you would like, I can suggest that they contact you about this image or others like it. I am also considering writing a paper on the Great Horned Serpent and how he is found on every continent (and how this casts doubt on the Clovis Only Theory). If you give me permission, I would be humbled and honored to use this image in my paper.
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deskridge In reply to Strong-Oak [2015-04-16 20:01:12 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I try to do a good bit of research before I do make an image. My grandfather told me many of these stories when I was a kid, but that was 30+ years ago, and I've forgotten most of the details.
You can get the wallpaper sized version here: onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=…
Sure you're welcome to use it in your paper.
If you know any authors who want to license my images, I actually have a service that handles that for me: licensing.pixels.com/profiles/…
I do custom illustrations as well, but I'm booked through till the end of the year.
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dungeonmeister [2014-10-09 08:33:27 +0000 UTC]
Love this one!!!
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HaymanotTebabSeeker [2014-09-20 00:31:06 +0000 UTC]
integrating spirituality is natural, as I think all tribal spirituality comes from the divine self or higher self. the serpent symbolizes the divine knowledge brought by the female soul, which is enlightenment; and native american tribal spirituality I think is enlightening. THe gods walked among the natives of the world. Only until christianity got into the minds of the europeans did the serpent become a sign of evil. Get it? they don't want people to embrace the serpent because then we get the divine knowledge and realize we don't need their system. The tribals were enlightened because they were in tune with nature, with the gods, and with Elohim. THis is where I coming from and I love this picture because it portrays it very well.
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LittleBraveWolf In reply to HaymanotTebabSeeker [2015-11-18 20:57:05 +0000 UTC]
Don't play this new age shit off on AmerIndian Natives its so not us! To all tribes things like this have different names & different meanings so one person can not speak for every tribe. So don't speak for us with this new age understanding of yours. We have too many scientists & pretend Indian wannabes that look things up on WIKI & Read Books about us that are bias & Racist & think they know everything about us which they don't, trying to tell us what our beliefs mean. We can speak for ourselves just like most Indians don't run around half naked & barefooted with shaved heads just because some racist painted us like that don't mean its true most AmerIndian Natives don't cut their hair unless they are in mourning like in some of this guys pics where he has AmerIndian Natives heads shaved & barefeeted when We wore buckskins & moccasins among other clothes & we know how to trap & hunt with or w/o wolves thats how we survived & we didn't start no shit with anybody unless they started shit with us like killing us off & the whites weren't the only ones to ever wrong us so are many other races trying to tell us what our language & Culture "REALLY MEANS" I would never call myself Native American after the EuroAmericans & their Native Born American genocider descendants. All you are doing is trying to erase our identity by telling us what we 'mean'. We don't need you or anybody telling us what it means. To most people a big snake usually means danger and death so therefore it mostly means that to AmerIndians to. Looks like deskridge would know all these things if he had any part AmerIndian in him. Besides that its stereotyping to make us half naked and bald headed so this does not do us proud or honor us. It disservices us. I followed animal pictures here only to find the AmerIndian Native culture ridiculed by this new age 'understanding' and these half naked models which stereotype AmerIndians. Ubisoft, comic books, etc. do that enough with their fictional AmerIndian characters. Anybody can make up anything with any culture, that doesn't mean its true. I see lots of people doing this with made up shit. Saginaw Grant is a 'Native American' which means Uncle Tomahawk/white apple like many of you are if you really are AmerIndians like you claim with you stereotyping us and labeling us as no more than cave men when we AmerIndians have as much potential as whites and if they'd stayed in their homeland, Europe, etc. then we'd be better off and so would the world since we weren't greedy. If this offends anybody, sorry but all the stereotyping and labeling I've seen on here and elsewhere offends me. So, I'm just voicing my opinion.
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adorety [2014-08-21 02:22:27 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely beautiful. Fantastic art and excellent render.
Knowing about the serpent correlations with Native cultures and Chinese, it makes me wonder about oral traditions being handed down over many, many thousands of years to something that may have been known by the people in China before they crossed the land bridge to North America. Just imagining. After all, the Asian dragon was serpentine and had horns (or antlers)
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uncledon [2014-08-17 21:54:46 +0000 UTC]
Just wondering if you have are familiar with the Piasa Bird of southwestern Illinois?
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uncledon In reply to deskridge [2014-08-18 21:36:38 +0000 UTC]
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasa
There is a Boy Scout hike held annually in the area as well which I made as a boy.
I truly enjoy your work relating to nature and what I see as a deep respect for it and our Native American heritage.
Thank you for sharing.
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Polyrender [2014-08-14 23:38:32 +0000 UTC]
Killer action scene! Your knowledge of history and folklore serves you well in inspiring these images.
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Brandon-Ellis [2014-08-13 17:07:11 +0000 UTC]
Dude, this is insane
exquisite
omg
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CheeseburgerTom [2014-08-05 23:27:20 +0000 UTC]
Pretty cool. This may the first time I have ever seen someone take on this subject. I must confess I have always pictured Kutenai as having antlers like a deer for some reason.
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Dimeolas7 [2014-08-02 15:37:34 +0000 UTC]
beautifull pic and commentary. I think its awesome youre rendering stories from your heritage...
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uncledon [2014-08-02 07:46:46 +0000 UTC]
Great art and great cultural homage.
Thank you.
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Faithfeather [2014-08-01 22:50:42 +0000 UTC]
well.. this hunting trip sure took a turn for the worse
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ManFromAbora [2014-08-01 10:57:46 +0000 UTC]
Very nice! But I would have expect the water to be more disturbed by Uktena rising from the water.
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gameguy94 [2014-07-30 07:48:35 +0000 UTC]
Fuckin' dope!
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TheBlueNaga [2014-07-30 03:13:43 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful work!
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driftas [2014-07-30 02:03:26 +0000 UTC]
Random question here, did dragons ever existed? : O
Nice work man, really impressed.
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deskridge In reply to driftas [2014-07-31 14:40:47 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Depending on your point of view, dragons did exist. For instance, the dragon of Brno was certainly a real creature. Today everyone would call it a crocodile, but the medieval villagers in central Europe who had never even heard such a thing, 'Dragon' was a pretty good fit.
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GisliBalzer [2014-07-29 19:39:22 +0000 UTC]
Sisiutl, two headed serpent, Haida, Pacific North-west legend. North america has dragons!
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SimonJM [2014-07-29 15:41:36 +0000 UTC]
Very nicely done - love the light mist!
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DBRv6 [2014-07-29 12:49:00 +0000 UTC]
great work
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deskridge In reply to DBRv6 [2014-07-29 17:34:52 +0000 UTC]
Thanks!
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