My New Year's Resolution for 2014 was to sketch everyday. My resolution for 2015 is to work in platinum more. What is your New Year's Resolution? #newyearsresolution

New Work: Raven Ring, 14K yellow & white gold with diamonds.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal

My last Christmas order - Orca Ring, silver with rubies. Happy Holidays to all my friends and customers.

#orca #nativering #rubyring #silverring #aboriginal #nativeamerican

The Mask of Racism, inspired by Rodney King being beaten by police in 1991. Unfortunately, this piece is just as relevant today.

‪#‎ICantBreathe‬ ‪#‎rodneyking‬ ‪#‎ericgarner‬ ‪#‎michaelbrown‬

Feel free to share, if you agree

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New Work: Eagle & Bear Pendant, silver with 24K gold inlay,
1-1/4" x 2-1/4"

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #eagle #bear #nativejewelry

Somebody's going to smiling on Christmas day:
Wolf Ring, sterling silver, 14K gold & diamond.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #wolfring #diamondring

New Work: Thunderbird Ring, 14K gold with 1/2 carat diamond.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #nativejewelry #nativeart #diamondring

A customer wants a Wolf Pendant, which design do you think I should I use - left or right?

#nativeamerican #firstnations #aboriginal #indigenous #wolfjewelry

New Work: His and hers Platinum & Diamond Rings, Eagle and Wolf

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #firstnations #platinum #eagle #wolf

Work in progress: Eagle and Bear Pendant, silver & 24K Gold.

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Something a little different: a gold Native Hummingbird Ring with 

a Herkimer crystal; known for it's healing properties. 

#native #aboriginal #hummingbird #crystal

A customer ordered a bracelet, and told me to "choose the design." Do you think that this sketch would be a good choice?

#native american #aboriginal #mickey mouse #donald duck #jewelry

Work in progress: The hand engraving is done, now I will make 32 gold o-rings and solder it all together.

Thunderbird & Orca Pendant, silver & 24K gold.

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A very special Christmas present 

- Raven Bracelet, sterling silver.

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"The Trickster" Oil on Canvas from my Abstract series. 

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Somebody's going to be happy on Christmas day.

Eagle & Raven Pendant

Silver with 24K Gold inlay, 1-3/8 x 1-3/4"

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One of these sketches is going to be a Hummingbird Pendant, but I can't decide which one.

What do you think - left or right?

#native #aboriginal #hummingbird #indigenous #jewelry

New Work: 

Raven Ring, 14K gold with 1/2 carat princess cut diamond

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #native #indigenous #gold ring #diamond #engagement ring

Work in progress: Orca & Wolf, multi-media on canvas, 48 x 24"

#native #aboriginal #kwakiutl #haida #wolf #orca

Work in progress - Eagle & Wolf Pendant, silver & 24K Gold

#native #aboriginal #kwakiutl #haida #eagle #raven

New work: A Coyote Pendant - sterling silver & 24K gold. 

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #haida #kwakiutl

My children in front of their grandfather's (Charlie James) totem pole in Alert Bay 
#nativeamerican #aboriginal #totem pole 

Almost finished - Coyote Pendant, 24K gold & sterling silver. 

#native #aboriginal #indigenous #kwakiutl #haida

Carving a red cedar totem pole in North Vancouver, BC, Canada

 #native #aboriginal #kwakiutl #totempole #haida

A sketch for a silver & gold Hummingbird Pendant.

I work from sketches for most of my pieces. I draw everyday and the best ones are made into jewelry.

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #indigenous #kwakiutl #haida 

A history of film making of Kwakwak'wakw (popularly known as Kwakiutl) in British Columbia .

http://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/bcstudies/article/viewFile/1529/1572

Almost done! 

Thunderbird & Orca, sterling silver with 24K gold inlay

#native #aboriginal #indigenous #jewelry

I bet you haven't seen one of these before: Wolf Ring, platinum with 1 carat black diamond.

#native #nativeamerican #indigenous #aboriginal #jewelry #wolf

My daughter, Ellena, painting a Sisiutl design on a cedar box

#nativeamerican #art #painting #native #aboriginal #indigenous

Somebody's going to be happy at Christmas - Wolf Ring in 14K gold & diamond

#native jewelry #aboriginal art #indigenous gold ring #wolf

You'd be surprised how long it takes to engrave a piece of metal 1 1/2" in diameter. 

Raven & Wolf Pendant, sterling silver & 24K gold.

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #indigenous #jewelry #wolf #raven

A classic Kwakiutl Wildman of the Woods mask from about 1900
#nativeamerican #aboriginal #indigenous #mask #kwakiutl

Sketch for a gold pendant - Raven, Kolus, Cormorant and Eagle.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #indigenous #art #jewelry

Almost there! Raven and Wolf pendant, sterling silver and 24K gold.
Note - the frog in the wolf's ear is 5 MM high, including the gold eye 

#nativeamerican #native #aboriginal #indigenous #jewelry #art

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The 24K gold inlays are done, now I can start the deep carving. Raven & Wolf pendant. #nativeamerican #aboriginal #indigenous #kwakiutl #haida #jewelry

I put a lot of hours into this small but detailed Eagle pendant, sterling silver with 24K gold inlays 

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #indigenous #eagle

Hummingbird an Bear pendant in sterling silver

#native #aboriginal #kwakiutl #haida #jewelry

Almost Finished! Eagle Pendant - silver with 24K gold inlays.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #kwakiutl #haida #eagle

Detail of an Eagle Pendant in progress, silver with 24K gold inlays

#native #aboriginal #jewelry #kwakiutl #haida

Kwak'wakawakw Wasp Dancer, circa 1905, photograph by Edward Curtis.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #kwakiutl 

Check out my latest Youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVTy0TM-5qk

Dad makes scary masks! 

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #masks 

The Neel Family, three generations: circa 1955, 1992 and 1920 

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #kwakiutl #totempole

A long forgotten totem pole by my Grandma Ellen Neel stored in Alberta. My family wants to bring it home and restore it. 

#nativeamerican #native #aboriginal #ellenneel #kwakiutl

A little gold, a little silver, a couple of diamonds and you get a Hummingbird & Raven bracelet!

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #jewelry

A "Konugi" mask by my grandfather, Charlie James, photographed by Edward S. Curtis. I came across this piece in the NMAI collection in the Bronx, NY about 25 years ago. I immediately recognized it as his work; it was unattributed at the time.

#nativeamerican #aboriginal #mask #edwardcurtis #charliejames

How many faces can you count in this bracelet? 

Raven, Salmon & Eagle (s) Bracelet, 1.5" wide. 

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #eagle #salmon #raven #kwakiutl #haida

A skateboard featuring a painting of Mink by my daughter, Ellena Neel. She is following in the family footsteps. 

#native #nativeamerican #neel #aboriginal #skateboard 

How small is it possible to hand engrave a face into sterling silver? Half the size of my finger nail!

#native #nativeamerican #aboriginal #haida #kwakiutl 

Are you from the Eagle clan? Eagle sterling silver bracelet, 1 x 6" 

#native #kwaiutl #haida 

What would you make if you had a piece of yellow gold?

http://davidneel.com 

 #native #raven #gold #jewelry