This made my awareness of Coast Salish art in our community change because I am now able to understand the meaning behind each shape that is being used. For example, the circle that I’ve used for the eyes and other parts of my animal represents unity and centrality. I also realized that the shapes can be placed in a lot of places on the animal. Before we have ever touched upon the subject of Coast Salish art, I used to believe that each shape has its own spot on the animal that you can’t ever change. I’ve also been more aware of the differences between Coast Salish and Northwest Coast art. For example, Northwest Coast art uses the same but also different types of shapes than Coast Salish art.

Inkscape version:                                                    Hand drawn version: