Artwork copyright Susan Point. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Eagle, 1995

Susan Point
Canadian Musqueam (born 1952)

Location: Emerson Elementary School, Pasco

About the Artwork

Eagle is part of Coast Salish artist Susan Point's series of carved glass works created in collaboration with master glass craftsman David Montpetit. The circular design is an adaptation of a traditional spindle whorl design, named for the disk used by Coast Salish women to spin mountain goat wool yarn for weaving. Spindle whorls were traditionally often carved and decorated. The image is an example of the artist's "search for spiritual identity in nature."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Pasco School District.

About the Artist

Susan Point is a celebrated First Nations Musqueam artist working in the Coast Salish tradition of her ancestors. She is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which is the traditional territory of the Musqueam.
Point creates fine art and public sculptural artworks in a variety of media. The use of her ancestral visual language is complemented by contemporary concepts, non traditional materials, and innovative design elements. She notes, "Coast Salish art has forever been a way to honour and remember significant details of our social lives. My hope is that my children remember to tell not only our cultural accounts, but also their own stories as well."