Vancouver Mural Festival

Butterfly Kiss

To me the butterfly is a symbol of growth and beauty. A butterfly goes through a lot of change in its lifespan, and at full growth it shows its true beauty & color.

As a self-taught Coast Salish artist, I wanted to express my own personal growth as an artist.

The mural is finally complete. I'm not in BC so VMF had a talented muralist (Ian Kaart) put up my design. If you're on Robson street in Vancity, make sure to check it out and send me a pic! I'm super happy how it turned out!

Salish Style

https://www.salishstyle.com/

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1763297859587

Storytelling Through Visual Art (Communities Create)

NoMiNoU - Salish Connection Collection

https://nomidesigns.ca/collections/salish-connection/

“The salmon, the orca, shellfish, the trees, plants, wildlife, the water … are considered our relatives—life givers. It’s our obligation to protect them, and honor them in what we do. The relationship between our nations and the world around us is reciprocal. With each of us as caretakers of one another, our existence is forever intertwined.”

Thunder is a force beyond natural forces and is believed to be both a source of power and humility. To behold thunder is to acknowledge and appreciate how life reverberates through us and beyond, and how our actions are on a continuum beyond survival, beyond humanity.