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Spirit of the Killerwhale
Karla L. West
$120.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 270
Unframed
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Sisiutl
Richard Shorty
$150.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 250
2007
Unframed
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Communicator to the Spirit World
Luke Marston
$300.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 70
2008
Unframed
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con TEXT
lessLIE
$450.00 CADSerigraph, 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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Spirituality
Susan Point RCA
$1,200.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 90
2009
Unframed
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Salmon Spawning
Maynard Johnny Jr.
$175.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 200
Unframed
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Raven Brings Light to the World
Burton F. Amos
$1,700.00 CADOriginal, Acrylic paint on Acid-free paper
2007
Unframed
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Purple Formline
Alano Edzerza
$130.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 200
Unframed
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Green Formline
Alano Edzerza
$130.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 200
Unframed
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Blue Formline
Alano Edzerza
$130.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 200
Unframed
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Taku Red
Alano Edzerza
$240.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 200
Unframed
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Moving Forward
Alano Edzerza
$240.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 200
2008
Unframed
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Seagles
lessLIE
$275.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 50
2007
Unframed
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in this design
you see eaglesin this design
you see seagulls.in this design, I am attempting to mediate between literacy and Coast Salish visual art. Hence the punning of the title “sEAGLES,” which is a way of making a visual pun, and making literacy visual. At the top and bottom of this design, there is the suggestion of the letter “s,” which simultanously forms the eagle wings while defining the seagull heads. So visual punning is created through both the painted design and the title of this piece.
-lessLIE
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Two Salmon
lessLIE
$150.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 150
2007
Unframed
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“Some of my work, when simply depicting nature and animals, is a visual tribute to the greatness of nature and animals. This design is a tribute to salmon. On a formal level, the middle of the design — the eccentric circle and the negative ovals above and below the trigons, have a minor northern Northwest Coast influence, yet they are rendered in a style which is distinctly Coast Salish. Concentric circles are design elements of Coast Salish art, but in the case of this design, they are eccentric circles. Concentric ovals are design elements of the Coast Salish art, but in the case of this design, they are simply negative ovals flanking a negative trigon. Many northern Northwest Coast designs utilize negative cirlces, ovals, and ovoids to fill in large positive spaces. How many influences a contemporary Coast Salish artist can accept from Haida art without succumbing to a Haida-centric perspective is a matter of cultrual conFUSION.”
–lessLIE
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Pro Creation
lessLIE
$250.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 100
2007
Unframed
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“This contemporary Coast Salish design, titled “Pro Creation”, through the act of creativity,is a celebration of the act of procreation. In the design, two salmon heads are depicted, the negative crescentric space simultaneously defining their mouths, as well as defining each other’s lower jaw. This simple visual punning represents interconnectedness through procreation. This simple visual punning also represents the beginnings of the offspring of the two salmon. In some of philosophical musings, I have often wondered which act is great, creation or procreation? I came to the conclusion that procreation is great than creation, since creation, as a human culture, woudl not exist without procreation. I also felt that the lIFe of one human being is much greater than the body of work of any artist. Recently though, I have felt that creatively creates culture, and makes the procreation of many generations possible. So I now see both creation and procreation as both being great acts of humankind.
On a personal leve, althought I am not really “pro-choice” or “pro-life”, my myOTHER , when she was a sixteen year old girl with me, was considering abortion. With love for her, I am thankful that she gave birth to me. If she never procreated me, the creativity of my lIFe would not exisit.”
— lessLIE
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Spirits of Our Time
Rande Cook
$300.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 200
Unframed
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Sun of Hummingbirds
lessLIE
$250.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 100
2006
Unframed
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“This rectangular Coast Salish design depicts the sun flanked by four hummingbirds. The round split u-forms at the ends of the design suggest red flower petals. Rufous Hummingbirds, a species of hummingbird that migrates to Coast Salish territory in the spring, are drawn to red colours, sometimes mistaking anything red for flowers from which they can feed on nectar. As a contemporary Coast Salish artist, I have always been fascinated by hummingbirds because of their beautiful appearance, small size, and unique way of flying. Whenever I hEAR hummingbirds swooping down around wooded areas, I am reminded that spring and warm weather have arrived.”
–lessLIE
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Equinox
Andy Everson
$250.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 50
2006
Unframed
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Pacific Spirit, State I
Susan Point RCA
$875.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 80
2006
Unframed
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Tranquility
Andy Everson
$200.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 50
2001
Unframed
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Beaver Swimming
Norman Tait
$1,100.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 95
Unframed
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The Beaver appears in Northwest mythology and is a family crest in many regions throughout the Northwest Coast. According to legend, the first Beaver was a woman, whose husband frequently went on long hunting and fishing trips. In his absence, his lonely wife took solace swimming, enlarging her pond with a dam and building her own water dwelling. Eventually, she transformed into a Beaver and their children were Beaver People, founding the Beaver lineage.
In mythology, they are often associated with the powerful undersea supernatural beings and the magic Giant Beaver can cause natural disaster with one slap of its wide, strong tail. Characterisically, the Beaver is known to keep to himself and cares little for the activities of the humans, except when they are directly affected. Thus, they often give wise advice so it is important to listen when they do decide to speak.