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Culturally Inspired Fanart

Hey everyone! A follower of mine is working on an essay showcasing how Avatar's popularity has led to an increased interest in Indigenous cultures. Could you guys link your favorite culturally inspired Water Tribe fanart? You can link the fanart in the comments or reblogs of this post. ^_^

Note, I am not native, also sorry for the weird format, I am too lazy to structure it better, there also definitly cool art I have seen before but missed in this little round up. Some of the art has already been featured on your blog. Artist sorted alphabetical and not ranked in any way.

Tumblr user @3cosmicfrogs does very detailed clothing. Here are are 2 pieces of them I really like: both shows Sokka: Art piece 1 here, art piece 2 here. Both drawn inspiration from Inuvialuit, Yup'ik, Nenets, Tlingit, and Chukchi people.

Tumblr user @allgremlinart has two art pieces I want to share, the first (art piece 1 here) is close to canon and shows Sokka, with a "sea raven mask". The second (art piece 2 here and a small post about it here) reimagines Sokka (from the Southern Water Tribe) with Aleut influences and Yue (from the Northern Water Tribe) with Haida/Tlingit/Northwest Coast influences (the Northern Water tribe after all has the totem poles so I can see why) both in universe mean to be pre-unification designs.

Tumblr user @artbean has two art pieces I want to share, that feature some cultural anchored actions, and not just clothing which is something that is easier to find in visual fanworks . The first (art piece here) shows Katara and Sokka as children playing at seesaw jumping. The second (art piece here) shows Sokka carving an image of his mother out of bone.

Tumblr user @barelyaware has this art piece I want to share (link here) which shows Katara teaching young children, it was made for the fandom event Kuspuk Week, for the prompt Day 4: Values, and is meant to represent Qimmaksautaiññiq (Patience).

Tumblr user @chiptrillino, does amazing Atla fanart in general, they are specially skilled in drawing clothes. Here are some of my favorite Water Tribe art of them: art piece 1 (Kya, Hadok, Katara and Sokka) here (love the amauti), piece 2 here (Sokka in different outfits based on southern water tribe, kyoshi island and northern water tribe influences) piece 3 here (Sokka and Katara, I think Sokka is wearing a Tuilik or Kamleika (waterproofed gut skin parka in both cases)), piece 4 here (Sokka, as an adult, I see an ulu knife, snow googles, and great plain bone necklace)

Tumblr user @deathsmallcaps has this two art pieces I want to share: art piece 1 here showing Jet participating in nalukataq (blanket toss), art piece 2 here showing Kya II, Bumi II and Tenzin sleding with the help of water and air bending.

Tumblr user @haunt-i-ng has this art piece here of Katara, inspired by the clothing of the evenki people.

Tumblr user @izze-art has this piece showing Katara and Aang preparing food for their children, here. Katara is cutting muktuk with an ulu knife and carrying Bumi II in her amauti

Joanacchi is an instagram artist, and I do not know how to use that side, but tumblr user sanrielle had premission to post some of their art, with a link back to their side and I will link their post here, it features art of Katara and Sokka inspired by lithography art by inuit artist, which is a relative new but important art movement.

Tumblr user @notdayle I want to link here: art piece 1 (Sokka (and Aang) Mas-wrestling, and arm wrestling), art piece 2 (Katara cutting muktuk with an ulu knife), art piece 3 (several images of Sokka and Katara, one shows them playing drums, one shows Sokka doing an alaskan high kick, they also feature tattoos and snow googles), art piece 4 (Sokka, Katara, love the snow google tan lines).

Tumblr user @paintedpatroclus has two beautiful art pieces of Katara wearing an amauti with one of her children peaking out. Art piece 1, art piece 2.

Tumblr user @pisoprano has 2 art pieces I want to share, the first art piece (link here) shows Piandao, Pakku and Bumi performing wrist carry. The second (link here) Sokka playing with an alaskan yo-yo modifying with the images of Lan and Tui.

Tumblr user @quakgrass has amazing fanart for Avatar centered around original indigenous characters. Here are two (here, and here) featuring a salish character, and a third (here) showing that character and another tlingit character.

Tumblr user @sabellart has this art (link here) of Katara with a smile that always makes me smile.

Tumblr user @shcdevl has a 3d render of a design by chiptrillino (link here).

Tumblr user @tolandtowen has this two art pieces I want to share. Art piece 1 (Sokka), art piece 2 (Katara). Both are shown in kuspuk and mukluk boots.

Tumblr user @veryever, this one isnt one of the big dramatic fanarts but I love it for exactly that, its about siġñataiññiq (sharing). Link to the art here.

Tumblr user @wackus has this art piece I want to share, it shows Katara with two of her children, one being carried in her amauti. Link to the art here.

thank you for mentioning me in the list. there are many great artworks that were created since 2020 and i would like to add some of my own as well.

firstly i have to mention @mostly-mundane-atla, they are Inupiaq and i think i can speak for many of us that they are THE Influence for more interest in native cultures that inspired the Water Tribes in ATLA. They set up and founded kuspuk-week, and write very informative post. i have learned and still learn so much from them, and it would feel wrong to not including them.

i am listing these in a specific order but these are artwork that are dear to me.

@die-auster drew this collection of designs and outfits for yue inspired on the different nations. under the cut they go more in detail about the different influences.

@glue-bubbles is an artist i just recently discovered. i adore their colors and shapes, and they drew like katara in the most perfect fluffy parka! Artwork 1, Artwork 2

@paintedpatroclus drew this stunning piece of zuko and sokka with izumi. the bead work is just stunning and the mitten!

@doesephs drew this artwork showcasing katara with beautiful pattern on the parka, the pattern similar to the green landing beaded collars and the headband. also sokka in the bg is just a gem, look at him! also really cool is this korra here!

@bernard-the-rabbit has this artwork here showing yue and sokka. i especially like this one because it shows how different the southern and the northern water tribe can be. the south more leaning on inuit yupik, while the north on sakha (yakutia). (i am as well a sucker for like... people drawing animal hides in the pattern and sokka has these seal spots which is lovely!)

@britishmuffin is such a talented artist! they have these illustration sheets with katara and sokka here. and they are so beautiful to look at, but mostly i think these are important because once it comes to imagine the water tribe protagonist in something other than a kuspuk or parka, the majority of us borrows from the other atla cultures. but not here in britishmuffin case! i adore the colors and the designs and patterns, they are such a good call back to their heritage!

@izze-art was already mentioned above and i can only add more favorites of mine like this yue here. and bumi in this picture with his siblings!

@beelze0-0 is an impressive and very talented artist! who drew this series. and there are some peaces in it i want to highlight that would be this one showing these beautiful textures in the parka and the use of the snow googles. and this one showing elders chatting by the fire, and a stunning katara in an amouti with a tiny kya on her bag!

@soncee drew this drawing of sokka and katara shortly after they crashed in canon. its so interesting to see this rendering of the scene compared to the canon designs.

@ash-and-starlight is as well an amazing artist for clothing and designs in general with a good eye for details and pattern. i really like this mask drawings from last year! and this wip for a sokka wedding, where the pattern remained me of tlingit designs.

@allgremlinart was mentioned before as well, but i would love to add this peace as well. i love the design, its so bold and it does suit him!

@demaparbat-hp drew this peace that is just a delight to see because the stylization is so good. and katara and sokkas design are a good alternative or concept for warmer weather.

@heyhanibee drew this artwork! what can i say. Stunning jewelry. the use of texture!

i didn't go by any order, and there are many more i could mention for certain details i like. but for now my brain is blank.

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