lessLie (2007). Sun, Salmon, Frogs and Raven via Salish Weave Collection

lessLie is one of my favourite artists found in the Salish Weave Collection.  Although I have not had the  opportunity to see the collection in person, I am  excited to incorporate the collection into my future lesson.  Each of the  pieces in the collection are engaging and could be applied within a framework of cross-curricular learning.

I included the Salish Weave Collection, combined with Coast Salish shapes, in a recent mini-unit looking at community.  In my unit students were hypothetically read the stories of Robert Budd &  Roy Henry Vickers;  Orca Chief and Raven Brings the Light and asked to consider “community”; what it means to them and how it was represented in the stories. Students were then given the opportunity to explore the Coast Salish shapes,  working towards the design and creating around a classroom community mural.

I hope to one day soon be able to use this unit in my practice.