• Artist:
• Adam Lewis

• Edition Size:
• 131 signed and numbered, 16 artist's proofs, 4 remarques

• Paper Size:
• 56 x 56 cm, 22 x 22 inches

• Publication Year:
• 2025

"Rendered in the striking formline-inspired visual language of the Pacific Northwest, He Who Carries Stories is a tribute to the sacred role of the raven. Raven is a revered messenger, trickster, and keeper of ancestral knowledge.

This piece radiates a quiet, symbolic power: the raven, wing extended, appears mid-flight, or mid-transformation, embodying movement between realms, sky, earth, spirit. Embedded within its form are traditional ovoids and U-shapes, layered with intention. The outstretched wing resembles a hand, a subtle gesture of offering, teaching, or the passing down of memory. A mist of red drifts across the lower half, reminiscent of blood, sacrifice, or the oral histories that live within the land and body.

Behind the raven a faint circle grows, the sun barely breaking through the darkness. It suggests the warmth of truth, the promise of new light and the ever present guidance of ancestors. This crimson hue and soft light echo the importance of the stories carried by Raven; not just tales of creation and triumph, but of loss, survival, and enduring strength.

With this work, Lewis invites viewers to reflect on the importance of story as a vessel; how it moves through generations like breath through feathers, and how those who carry it, like the raven, are both witness and guide."
-Adam Lewis

Please also read The Raven Symbol - Native Art Symbols and Meanings

This limited edition silk screen print titled "He Who Carries Stories" by Adam Lewis was hand produced by the screen printing process. It is the only limited edition printing of this design. The artist has inspected and signed each copy in the edition. The printer has destroyed all trial copies and obliterated the printing stencils.

Published by Cedar Hill Long House Native Art Prints.