Nikki Fosbery

Art

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Sncewips Heritage Museum

Name/Title

Nikki Fosbery

Entry/Object ID

2022.010.003

Tags

Community Member Made

Description

Nikki Fosbery painting Artist comment: 1) Salmon/fish/circle of life/full circle/egg to full grown. a. Surrounded youth b. In water, essence of life. Water is essential for life, youth, rock-water, soft, hard, surrounded by our elders. 2) All over our landscapes a. Arrowleaf balsamroot… beauty, food, abundant, cyclical, surrounded, comforted by the soft velvet leaves… bright colourful, energizing, spring 3) Smudge, sage of the Okanagan a. Cleanse b. Health c. Vitality d. Scent e. Invigorating f. Calm and soothing 4) City/forest a. Animals displaced + trying to find place, people taking space + running away from it b. Displacing animals consistently c. Concrete VS nature d. Oral stories e. People of the land f. Pictographs/symbolism g. Full circle h. From craft to art i. Values – strength, dexterity, stamina

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic on Canvas

Collection

2022 Community Artwork Event, 2022 What Does It Mean to Be syilx? Exhibit

Category

Paintings

Acquisition

Accession

2022.010

Source or Donor

Nikki Fosbery

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Nikki Fosbery

Color

Blue, Red

Exhibition

2022 What Does It Mean to Be syilx?

Create Date

June 20, 2023

Update Date

June 20, 2023