GET OVER IT

GET OVER IT

Skardon Island is really just a small rock island with a few trees at the entrance to Pender Harbour, BC.  If you check on Government maps you’ll see that it’s listed as “Skardon Island Indian Reserve”.

So many times in conversations with people on the matter of reconciliation with First Nations people, I hear the words “Why don’t they just get over it?”  I’m always frustrated in hearing that in that none of us truly “get over” what’s happened to us in the past.  We all work at it as best we can but it always takes time.  I have long been associated with First Nations people. Luckily my work many years ago allowed that to happen.  I’m now personally and intimately aware of the issues of Residential Schools, the Reserve system and all the other bureaucratic and systemic abuses of the First Nations people over the years.

But, even with all that knowledge I must admit to having been emotionally shocked at what I saw in Pender Harbour this past year.  On a delightful day of paddling with school kids in traditional canoes in the Pender Harbour area we came up to this rocky island – Skardon Island.  That’s when I learned that in the late 1800’s this became an “Indian Reserve”.  With no water, no firewood and certainly no resources as a food source, up to 30 families were relegated to live there. This would be their “home” now, while the European population would take over their long traditional land for their own purposes.  With over 300 meters to shore, how uncomfortable this must have been for all who lived there.

I’ve seen this island a few times since, as I’ve paddled in the area.  I’m always moved as I paddle around its barren, rocky shores.  I found it hard to imagine a single family living there on a permanent basis.  I couldn’t envision 30 families forced to live there.  Then I saw the photograph to prove it.  I’ve attached that photograph to this story.  I hope my painting of this serene island at first struck you as beautiful.  I hope now that you know of its history, you can understand why First Nations people are taking a bit of time to “GET OVER IT”.

Pricing

My images predominantly sell as limited edition prints (either serigraph or giclée). As such, there is a wide range of pricing, too wide to list within this website. I’ll explain.

My original paintings, those that are still available for sale, range in price from $4,000.00 and up. In most cases though I have limited edition prints available of my images. Needless to say, they are far less expensive than the original paintings. If you are interested in a particular original painting, please contact me at your earliest convenience at info@edhillart.com

If it’s a limited edition print you’re interested in, let me explain. Because of modern day technologies, the image you are interested in can be giclée printed on either paper or canvas. The canvas images can be rolled up and shipped in a simple tube, or they can be stretched on a frame and shipped that way. So too, these images can be reproduced custom made to your wishes. In other words I can create a print in the size you desire, either to fill a small space, or to fill an entire wall. I’ve included below a photograph of a client’s dining room with two of my prints reproduced in a larger format.

You will see that some of my pieces shown on this web site, those lithograph reproductions and art cards, do have fixed prices. The rest of my images, however, can be priced only when I know specifically what you, the client, want. As such, if you are interested in a particular image, please contact me, Ed Hill, directly at info@edhillart.com

Once your order has been determined, you’ll be able to make payment through PayPal provided herein.

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