My awareness of Coast Salish Art in our community has changed a lot. When I first saw Coast Salish Art, I thought it was just a simple picture. But, as I went through the past two assignments, I learned that it is more than that. First, I learned that the animals in the art have different meanings. For example, snake has a meaning of transmutation, and beaver has a meaning of builder. Second, I learned the meanings of the shapes in the animals. Circle, for example, represents cycles, Sun, and Moon.