The times they are a changing or are they?

I was running in the morning with my dog when lightning was touching with the rain. Growing up here I learned to appreciate it more than complain about it. An elder once told me when the storm is on it’s reminder the ancestors are speaking to us connecting the sky world to the land and the water.

That was part of inspiration to design these panels for downtown Seattle

My understanding of placing Devilfish at the corner of the street was an idea that we are all moving in many directions but all the while connected by the water. It resonates with Sealths speech of the web and how we are connected. After all in this region technology and connecting us is a big deal here in Seattle.

these went up on my birthday and I was happy to bring something of story to Seattle with good intent of iconography. The whale on the far left corner is a tribute to our Makah relations that despite large opposition were informed by whales for nourishment. The moon governs the tides. The Mountain feeds the fiver and gives the salmon a journey that comes back to us. The islands and the trees give us shelter and the whales remind us we must understand the importance of family.

As the night went on a different story unfolded and I watched the city on fire and this image always stuck with me. It made me think of Sealth and our chiefs who endured a pandemic without technology. At the same time I was moved to know so many reached out to protect the art I put up that was only planned as temporary to begin with. I’ve always understood that my art is not about permanence but a bridge like the sceleč and the sparrows. The storm happens for a reason to remind us we are all connected and that we don’t all move in the same direction at a time but that is equally important.

Some things are timeless though and for what it’s worth is one of those works of art that remind me after a storm the sun will come out and the sparrows will sing even if it’s still overcast or raining. The water that left the ocean and went into a cloud is coming back to you to feed the trees and give you shelter, and feed out all the same.