Prints - Jessie Everson
Santle’s Salish Sun
Santle had helped seven different tribes as the story goes. With seven rays to represent each of the descendants of Santle. Two of these tribes were linguistically Salish, The E’iksan and the Sasitla. Both of these tribes descend from Santle. Making bright hearts whenever they go! I also have been connecting more to our Salish art style and it felt right to represent the light of our E’iksan and Sasitla relatives in this way. Sometimes I really feel that our E’iksan relatives bring the sun with them when they enter any space. Clearing the sky of clouds and bringing the warmth of the sun.
This limited edition silkscreen print was completed during my 2025 Wachiay Studio residency. 4 Different colours were used to achieve the look of what was originally a digital design. This edition has 19 total prints available. The dimensions are a 8.5” x 11” print on 11” x 15” Stonehenge Paper.
Under the Satluxw Moon
Lately I have been reflecting on my roots from the Satluxw. This connection of course is Linguistically Salish. I have learned that our Satluxw Ancestors had the right to have round doors on their houses. These doors were often designed with moons - a crest of the Satluxw. I am a descendant of the Satluwx people. As Satluxw we come from two Ancestors named Shałk̓am and his sister, Tisitł̓a. Both Shałk̓am and Tisitł̓a had descended from the sky and appeared at a place called Kwaniwsam, or “resting place”. The sleepy eyes of the moon are a reference to Kwaniwsam. Through a long and layered history our Satluxw people have been living in
the Puntlatch Valley for many years.
This limited edition silkscreen print was completed during my 2025 Wachiay Studio residency. 4 Different colours were used to achieve the look of what was originally a digital design. This edition has 25 total prints available. The dimensions are a 8.5” x 11” print on 11” x 15” Stonehenge Paper.
