Frog

Frog

The frog is one of Jody Wilson’s creations for Tsawwassen Mills. The Frog signifies a time of change from winter to spring when Salmon started swimming up river. Located at the Food Hall – See map below. Artist Jody Wilson Jody is a Coast Salish native, grew up...
Loon

Loon

Karl Morgan created this figurine in its natural setting. “The loon signifies peace, tranquility and generosity. The loon was inspired by the beauty of my wife and daughter who are inseparable, amazing, and will always have each other’s back.” – Karl...
House Post

House Post

Coast Salish People traditionally carve house posts. The house post tells the significance of land they rest on. The Tsawwassen Mills house post tells the story of the success of the Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) treaty which came into effect April 3, 2009 allowing...
Sea to Sky – Progressive Art Shapes

Sea to Sky – Progressive Art Shapes

“My split ‘U’ design is a common shape used in our cultural art formation. The design helps configure our animals, I incorporated a killer whale and an Eagle. I named this piece ‘Sea to Sky’ because we come from the Salish seas where the killer whales swim. The sky...
Progressive Art Bench

Progressive Art Bench

Rest your feet while sitting at a contemporary version of progressive art shape seating bench. The shape of the bench is designed based on Coast Salish figures. Located near the Food Hall – See map below. Artist Bryce Williams Bryce is a Haida and Coast Salish...
City Icon

City Icon

The outside view from this entry represents the Vancouver skyline with tall architectural elements. The designers incorporated the typical Downtown Vancouver green/blue glass mosaic found on the coast. This similar pattern and color scheme continues within the City...
As the City Spins Around You

As the City Spins Around You

“My Vancouver is very different from your Vancouver. My Vancouver is based on where I work, where I shop, where I live, where my friends are. We all live in our own versions of the city. And how interesting would it be to paint different versions of Vancouver as...
Wolf

Wolf

With a style to compliment the other artwork pieces 3DS created for Tsawwassen Mills, the original faceted wolf idea was customized by the fabricators through incorporating some First Nations inspired artwork onto the wolf’s exoskeleton. To give the wolf more...
Herons

Herons

The Herons portray the abstract idea of Tsawwassen’s local animals in nature from the perspective of an artist. The collage and assembly of a wide variety of materials represent the viewpoints of several types of artists: photographer, sculptor, metalworker, wood...