Whorl: Lightning Serpents

In Northwest Coast traditions, Thunderbird hunted whales by hurling lightning serpents at them. These serpents are distinguished by their sinuous bodies and horns on their heads. Often depicted as Thunderbird’s lesser companions, I designed a pair of them on their own, doing whatever lightning serpents do when Thunderbird is not around.

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The serpents are superimposed on two geometric fields: concentric circles and rays radiating outward from the center of the whorl.