Welcome to the Salish Weave Collection website. Salish Weave supports the artists who create contemporary art in the traditional Salish art form and actively promotes awareness of Salish culture and art through Education.

New To The Collection

• Echoes and Reflections

  Dylan Thomas, 2019

• Rotation

  Dylan Thomas, 2019

• Sacred Balance

  Kelly Cannell, 2020

• Salish Rope

  Kelly Cannell, 2010

• Synergy

  Kelly Cannell, 2017

• Turning Point State II

  Kelly Cannell, 2020

• Salish Inlet State II

  Susan A. Point, 2020

• Tree of Life

  Susan A. Point, 2019

• Within the Cedar

  Susan A. Point, 2019
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The Artists

• Dylan Thomas

  
  Dylan (Qwul’thilum) Thomas was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1986. He is a member of the Lyackson First Nation, whose traditional territory is Valdes Island, one of the Gulf Islands of the Salish Sea. Dylan’s family upheld the Coast Salish culture and traditions and immersed him into the art of his ancestors at a … 
  
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• Debra Sparrow

  
  Debra Sparrow was born and raised on the Musqueam Indian Reserve and is self-taught in Salish design and jewellery-making. Her work can be seen in various museums and institutions. Debra designed the logo for the Canadian Men’s Hockey Team for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. She also continues to work … 
  
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• John Marston

  
  Coast Salish carver John Marston (Qap’u’luq) was born in 1978 in Ladysmith, British Columbia. His parents David and Jane Marston, both carvers, were his first teachers and John picked up a carving knife at the age of eight. John was mentored by the late Coast Salish carver Simon Charlie who taught him the legends of the … 
  
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• Charles Elliott

  
  Charles (Temosen) Elliott is a member of the T’sartlip First Nation. He lives and works in Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. As a young artist, Charles carved designs on the bark of the cottonwood trees and styled his own small poles and model canoes with coaching from his father, mother and uncles. Like … 
  
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