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con TEXT
lessLIE
CA$450.00Serigraph, Edition of 100
2009
Unframed
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“As a contemporary Northwest Coast artist, the de-contextualization of Northwest Coast art is of great interest to me. By some scholars and Northwest Coast traditionalists, Northwest Coast ceremonial art has generally been perceived as de-contextualized when taken away from its ceremonial context. When the words and songs and dances are taken away from Northwest Coast art, it is perceived by some as being robbed of its meaning; hence the title “Con Text.” As a contemporary Coast Salish artist, one of the undertakings of my work is to create a new context for Coast Salish art through the utilization of text.”
–lessLIE
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Eulachon Canoe Mountain
Lyle Wilson
CA$425.00Intaglio Print on acid-free paper
Edition of 50
2016
Unframed
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13 x 11.5″ (Paper size)
7 x 5.25″ (Image size)
“My first experience actually seeing traditional carving in situ was fishing eulachon at Kemano. I saw graveyard memorials (ah-aluuch-tin): grey, weather-beaten and somewhat moss-covered, but very impressive in their natural state and site. Although I didn’t know it at the time, it was part of the beginning of my life-long interest in Haisla culture.
The eulachon fish are special to the Haisla people. At Kitamaat, there is a mountain that has a dip in its outline which the Haisla liken to a canoe. When the sun set in this ‘canoe-dip,’ that signaled that the eulachon were about to spawn in the Kitamaat River and all the Haisla eagerly awaited them!
The wildlife that also pursued eulachon was a true natural phenomenon: eagles, seals, sea lions, crows, ravens, seagulls, otters, mink, sawbill ducks, halibut, porpoises, bullheads, and undoubtedly many others one couldn’t see! To represent all of these creatures in one image, a raven, seagull, sea lion and bullhead are shown, each with an eulachon close to their mouths.
The sea gull is important because Haisla history likened the thousands of gulls flying around the estuary of the Kitmaat River to a giant monster’s mouth; therefore, Kitamaat was a place avoided until the first Haisla settled there.
A young Haisla girl sat on the riverbank and watched as a bullhead waited on the river’s bottom and let the current sweep eulachon into its wide mouth. The traditional net (tak-calth) used to fish eulachon also has a wide mouth and also tapers to a narrow end like a bullhead’s body. A bullhead is shown with a net-like pattern on its body, alluding to the tak-calth’s inspiration.” – Lyle Wilson, 2016
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New Birth (Snow Drop)
Jane Marston
CA$400.00Serigraph, Edition of 38
2023
Unframed
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Food for Thought (Camus Flower)
Jane Marston
CA$400.00Serigraph, Edition of 35
2023
Unframed
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Hummingbird & Sun
Ben Houstie
CA$400.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2021
Unframed
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Hummingbird & Sun
Ben Houstie
CA$400.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2021
Unframed
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Hummingbird & Sun
Ben Houstie
CA$400.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2021
Unframed
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Hummingbird & Sun
Ben Houstie
CA$400.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2021
Unframed
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Hummingbird & Sun
Ben Houstie
CA$400.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2021
Unframed
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Hummingbird & Sun
Ben Houstie
CA$400.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2021
Unframed
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k’aaxada awga (Shark)
Tyson Brown
CA$400.00Serigraph, Edition of 95
2020
Unframed
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“I’ve always been fascinated by sharks – they are beautiful and intimidating at the same time. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, I was thinking about our tendency to fear the things we don’t understand. However, if we do take the time to understand these things, fear often transforms into respect. And respect is a much healthier emotion to carry around. Minimizing the fear in our lives allows us to evolve and grow more honestly and freely. If we have respect for the potentially dangerous things in our lives, instead of fear of them, we will be able to experience a richer version of life.” – Tyson Brown, 2020
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Haida Killerwhale
Lyle Campbell
CA$400.00Serigraph, Edition of 95
2019
Unframed
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“This bold and flowing image represents the powerful Killer Whale. The Haida word for Killer Whale is Sgaan, meaning powerful. In the design itself you’ll find the Head, Dorsal Fin and a suggested Pectoral Fin. The ‘Spirit Form’ in this case is representing the Whale’s blow hole. The long fluid lines are gracefully accented by bold colors and a real sense of ‘Flow’.” – Lyle Campbell, 2019
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Haida Wolf
Lyle Campbell
CA$400.00Serigraph, Edition of 95
2019
Unframed
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“This Modern Design represents a Haida Wolf. The Wolf is running through the forest at night. Hence, one finds the Moon in the upper right corner of the image and the Wolf’s claw below the jawline. Wolves are not found on Haida Gwaii, in history we have acquired the ‘Wolf Clan’ through trade and connections with large established families on the mainland.” – Lyle Campbell, 2019
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Hummingbird & Bear Box (AP)
David Neel
CA$390.00Serigraph, Artist Proof, Edition of 7
Unframed
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Why an Artist Proof?
The artist proof is often the first proof or set of proofs that the artist “pulls” to ensure that the image is printing to the desired effect. The Artist Proof holds a higher value than a regular edition piece due to its rarity as well as the possibility that they can contain the visual evidence of the artist’s progress. Artist Proofs are typically owned and kept by the artist so they are rarely released.
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Salmon [Green, Black]
Adonis David
CA$375.00Acrylic on Acid-free paper
Unframed
2023
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Grey Whale (Red)
Adonis David
RESERVEDAcrylic on Acid-free paper
Unframed
2023
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Salmon (Green)
Adonis David
CA$375.00Acrylic on Acid-free paper
Unframed
2023
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Salmon (Red)
Adonis David
RESERVEDAcrylic on Acid-free paper
Unframed
2023
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Killerwhale
Adonis David
RESERVEDAcrylic on Acid-free paper
Unframed
2023
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Kingfisher
Adonis David
CA$375.00Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2022
Unframed
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Tristan’s Thunderbird (AP)
Lyle Campbell
CA$350.00Serigraph, Artist Proof, Edition of 7
2019
Unframed
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“This print tells the story of how we met our young friend, Tristan Davis. Last February (2019), my wife and I attended the All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert. We hosted a raffle for a colourful 4’x2′ acrylic painting. Tickets were $5 each. On our second day, we met Tristan. She approached our table and proceeded to count out five dollars in change to buy one ticket. She then popped by our table throughout the week to check on what she was calling “her painting”. At the end of the week, we held the draw and sadly, to our dismay, she did not win. Well, a few weeks passed but I couldn’t help but think of this little one’s appreciation and connection with my artwork. My wife and I discussed it and decided to make her a painting of her own. With a little investigation, via Facebook, we were able to track down her mother. We found out that [Tristan] was 9 years old and from the Thunderbird Clan. So, in the design, the Thunderbird has a creek flowing from its mouth. The Thunderbird is her and the creek is Hays Creek, where we met her.” – Lyle Campbell
Why an Artist Proof?
The artist proof is often the first proof or set of proofs that the artist “pulls” to ensure that the image is printing to the desired effect. The Artist Proof holds a higher value than a regular edition piece due to its rarity as well as the possibility that they can contain the visual evidence of the artist’s progress. Artist Proofs are typically owned and kept by the artist so they are rarely released.