She Who Calls Back the Salmon was created for a special show at the Amy Burnett Gallery in Bremerton, WA. Women Painters of Washington members were asked to do work honoring Salmon Days Celebration. I had done a sketch of a native woman whose face was very compelling to me and I used that. The legend of the spirit who stood at the head waters of a stream to call the Salmon was inspiration. The basket that Salmon eggs spill from was my grandmothers darning basket from around 1900. She had purchased the beautifully woven basket from a Wapato woman who used to sell her ware in Chelan, WA.
- Subject Matter: Visionary