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

• 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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• Liam Paul

  
  Born in 1999, Liam is the second child, and only son, of Coast Salish artist Chris Paul. The Paul family is from the T’sartlip Nation and lives in Brentwood Bay, on the Saanich peninsula of Vancouver Island. Under the tutelage of his father, Liam started carving at seven years old. Later, he attended Carve Night, … 
  
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• Margaret August

  
  Margaret August is a Two-Spirited, Coast Salish artist from the Shíshálh Nation. Margaret was born in 1983 in the traditional unceded Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories, now known as Victoria, British Columbia. Margaret’s work is inspired by their traditional teachings and encounters with nature. Margaret began developing their artistic talents at an early age and carried … 
  
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• lessLIE

  
  Born Leslie Sam Robert in 1973, in Duncan, British Columbia, lessLIE is Coast Salish of Cowichan, Penelakut and Esquimalt Nations, and of Irish, Italian, and French heritage. lessLIE has a BA in First Nations Studies from Malaspina College, now the Vancouver Island University. While working on this undergraduate degree, lessLIE began to study Coast Salish … 
  
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