#Malynn Wilbur Foster

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Crow's Harvest Moon

Malynn Wilbur Foster and Mike Foster

from the website: When the animals heard we were going to be transformed into human form, crow, the basket weaver, gathered all of her designs and put them on the shells of clams so we wouldn’t lose them.

The design represents the harvest moon, when we gather. The paddle is a weaver’s paddle used to push down the river in the swamps where we gather.

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Hummingbird

Malynn Wilbur Foster

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We Lift the Sky Together

Malynn Wilbur Foster, Mike Foster, and Randy Foster

from the website: My commissioned artwork is a story box, symbolic of a bentwood box, with all sides painted on stretched canvas. It is a collaboration between my husband Mike and I, and our sons. I listened to the Lifting the Sky legend and was moved very much by it. Being a huge fan of Vi and all of her work, I saw images of many of the main characters and their roles in the story. I painted the portraiture in our ancient Salish style, and worked directly on the canvas to give me the freedom to listen to the piece and what it wanted to be.

the story: A long time ago, the sky was too low. Tall people kept bumping their heads. Many different communities gathered to do something about it. They spoke different languages, but realized they only needed to know one word in common to understand each other. That word was yəhaw̓ - that means to proceed, to go forward, to do it. The people made long poles out of saplings and lifted them against the sky. They heaved upwards as they called out yəhaw̓ in unison to synchronize their efforts. After a few tries, they succeeded - changing the world as we know it. Together, we can lift the sky.

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Playful Orca Pendant

Malynn Wilbur Foster

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Journey Through my Dreams

Malynn Wilbur Foster

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Peaceful Passages

Malynn Wilbur Foster

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Spirit Quest Malynn Wilbur Foster