• Materials: Sterling Silver 925 / Laser engraved
• Measurements: 1 3/8" X 13/16" / 37mm X 20mm
  
• Totem Symbols: Raven
• Artists: John Velten
• Styles: Canadian First Nations
• Categories: Rings

Raven

The creator, transformer, and trickster. He is mischievous and playful, symbolizing truth, knowledge, and transformation. Raven demonstrates the complexity of nature, and reminds us that not everyone sees the world in the same way. While a trickster, in many myths he is an aid to the creator, acting as the messenger from the sky, clarifying truths for the people, earning him the name “keeper of secrets”. In mythology the Raven released the sun and moon into the sky and discovered mankind in a clamshell.

John Velten

John Velten is a Dene artist from New Westminster, BC who creates beautiful, innovative Northwest Coast artwork in a wide array of media. John has had a lifelong interest in art, but his career officially began when he took up apprenticeship under Alano Edzerza and Rick Adkins in 2016. He has since collaborated with artists such as Phil Gray and Klatle-Bhi. John has undertaken numerous large-scale projects including an installation for the City of Vancouver and Translink, a lantern for LunarFest Vancouver, and a mural for the Vancouver Mural Festival. With a degree in 3D modelling & animation, John is one of a select few artists using modern technology to expand the boundaries of traditional Northwest Coast Indigenous design. In 2022, his work was featured in Native American Art Magazine.