Design meanings of Shar Wilson, Gitxsan Artist's Art...
Ancestor Love by Shar Wilson
I am an Indigenous person with tangible ties to this land. These ties are strewn throughout this country in many ways. I have my lineage which is passed down through...
Ancestor Love by Shar Wilson
I am an Indigenous person with tangible ties to this land. These ties are strewn throughout this country in many ways. I have my lineage which is passed down through...
Knowing - by Shar Wilson, Gitxsan Artist
I have discovered as an Artist that I go through stages of change and experience forward movement as my depth of understanding of Gitxsan Art deepens and grows. Understanding the...
Knowing - by Shar Wilson, Gitxsan Artist
I have discovered as an Artist that I go through stages of change and experience forward movement as my depth of understanding of Gitxsan Art deepens and grows. Understanding the...
The Raven
Raven is woven throughout the creation story of many Indigenous groups including the Gitxsan. Raven is also mischievous and is known as the trickster and a shape shifter. Here is...
The Raven
Raven is woven throughout the creation story of many Indigenous groups including the Gitxsan. Raven is also mischievous and is known as the trickster and a shape shifter. Here is...
The Matriarch
The Gitxsan are matrilineal, meaning that kinship is based on the female line. I belong to the Ganada or Frog Clan because my mother, her mother and so on were...
The Matriarch
The Gitxsan are matrilineal, meaning that kinship is based on the female line. I belong to the Ganada or Frog Clan because my mother, her mother and so on were...
The Wing
From the majestic Eagle to the beautiful Hummingbird the wings on these creatures of flight make an excellent palette for all artists, including this one. I often us the wing...
The Wing
From the majestic Eagle to the beautiful Hummingbird the wings on these creatures of flight make an excellent palette for all artists, including this one. I often us the wing...
The Salmon
The salmon is a main staple of all Indigenous people and is a symbol of strength. We preserve the summer's bounty by jarring, salting, smoking and drying the salmon. This...
The Salmon
The salmon is a main staple of all Indigenous people and is a symbol of strength. We preserve the summer's bounty by jarring, salting, smoking and drying the salmon. This...