Quality Assurance
Ensuring top-tier quality, every piece undergoes a comprehensive quality control process. The result is a professionally printed Giclee artwork, featuring museum-quality inks on premium paper. The artist takes a hands-on approach, personally matting and framing each piece with care, utilizing reclaimed frames and materials to enhance the artistic presentation.
Completed December 2023. “Sk'aliCh;elh-tenaut” n the Lummi language, the term for killer whales is Qwe ‘lhol mechen, meaning “our relations below the waves.” Once called Lolita, then called Tokitae, and now given the Lummi name Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, (Ska-lee-Chuck-ten-aught), a name derived from the name Sk’ali. A small village located at Pen Cove along the shores of the Lummi reservation in the area where she was taken from. This name was given by our former Chief, Bill James, who requested our tribal elders rename Tokitae as Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut who was violently taken from L-pod in 1970 as one of seven. This piece symbolizes her return to her native waters where her spirit swims once again with her mother and pod.
Sk'aliCh;elh-tenaut
Artist Statement
Mark, a Lummi Nation enrolled member from Bellingham, Washington, found his passion for Coastal Native Form line art early on.
While initially pursuing a different path, his artistic spark was reignited with the support of his wife, Jozette. Drawing from his heritage and inspired by Hawaiian beauty, Mark creates pieces that blend cultures and evoke emotion.
Starting with pencil sketches, he transforms his designs into Giclee prints on premium materials, personally finishing each piece with reclaimed frames.
