The Totem Canvas

A raven perched on a weathered writing desk beside an open journal, fountain pen, and dried oak leaves in warm ochre light.

The Totem Canvas

I write to find the animals that live inside our stories.

Short stories and poetry that follow animals through the quiet architecture of the psyche — and the paintings that keep them company.

About the author

            Elle S. Key is a Literary Artist working across visual, written, and performance arts — with a focus on animal totems, signs and symbols, and spirituality.
She is the author of Black Artisans: A Decade of Art vol I, II, and III, editor-in-chief and artistic director of A Spiritual Baddie Compilation Issue I, and creator of The Elephant Project Part I and II artbook series. Currently she is enrolled in an Advanced Screenwriting course and working to complete the screenplay Longing in London.