Yeah I hear you. People called picasso childlike as well. One aspect of genius is to make the difficult seem simple, and the haida sense of line shape form, and negative space. The work I saw in haida gwaii blew me away. Their complex designs do seem simple, but when I was dissecting it, I realized how little I knew. Even this piece, which I am happy with, is so pedestrian compared to true haida work.

 wise words. worldly

 Nice. Tlingit have a very close relationship to haida, but they are mainlanders. I think Tlingit were the first to add wings to their poles as well.