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Salish Bracelet
lessLIE Sam
$250.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 100
2007
Unframed
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“Coast Salish bracelets, collected only in the 18th and 19th centuries, were made of goat horn. Most of these bracelets had what some scholars believed to be decorative, non-representational deSIGNS (the sign and the signified. As a contemporary Coast Salish artist, it is my contention that these designs were an ambiguous and abstract way of visually expresSING the Coast Salish world view. For this reason, in the center of this design, I have placed two ambiguous, visually vague faces, which are flanked by abstract, “decorative” deSIGNS (take away the sign, and see the signified).
these aesthetic principles
are not mere aesthetic principles
they are actual principles
to live by in life
these motifs are not mere motifs
they are actual cultural beliefs
to live by in life
these designs are not mere designs
they are actual cultural interpretations
of the grand designs of the cosmos”
–lessLIE
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Two Salmon
lessLIE Sam
$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 Sam
$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 Sam
$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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Tranquility
Andy Everson
$200.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 50
2001
Unframed
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Gwis Gwaask’m Laxha
Corey Moraes
$120.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 75
Unframed
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Interconnections
Andy Everson
$200.00 CADGiclee, Edition of 99
2003
Unframed
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Witness…To Acceptance of Family Legacy
Chester (Chaz) Patrick
$800.00 CADAcrylic on Acid-free board
2004
Unframed
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Quwut Sun
lessLIE Sam
$200.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 100
2005
Unframed
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“This contemporary Coast Salish sun design is an attempt to mediate between the Hul’qumi’num language (the language of the Cowichan Tribes) and English. There have been various anglecized spellings of this Hul’qumi’num toponym (place name), such as “Cowichan,” “Khowutzun,” and the currently accepted “Quwutsun.” This Hul’qumi’num term has been simplified and misinterpreted as meaning “The Warm Land,” when it should be more correctly interpreted as meaning “warmed by the sun,” or “basking in the sun with your back turned to the sun.”
The four eclipsed suns surrounding the central sun symbolize the darkness of ignorance blocking Daylight, a powerful source of truth.”
–lessLIE
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Wonder Child – Yellow
Alvin Adkins
$200.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 175
Unframed
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Overexposure (Colour Proof) [Framed]
Susan Point
$2,060.00 CADSerigraph, Colour Proof, Edition of II
1998
Framed
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British Columbia Welcomes the World (Artist Proof)
Susan Point
$1,295.00 CADSerigraph, Artist’s Proof, Edition of V
1994
Unframed
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