ProCreation
This contemporary Coast Salish design, titled “Pro Creation,” through the act of creativity, is a celebration of the act of procreation. In the design, two salmon heads are depicted, the negative crescentric spaces simultanously defining their mouths, as well as defining eachother’s lower jaw. This simple visual punning represents interconnectedness through procreation. This simple visual punning also represents the beginnings of the offspring of the two salmon. In some of my philosophical musings, I have often wondered which act is greater, creation or procreation? I came to the conclusion that procreation if greatocreation. This simple visual punning also represents the beginnings of the offspring of the two salmon. In some of my philosophical musings, I have often wondered which act is greater, creation or procreation? I came to the conclusion that procreation if greater than creation, since creation, as in human culture, would not exist without procreation. I also felt that the lIFe of one human being is much greater than the body of work of any artist. Recently though, I have felt that creativity creates culture, and makes the procration of many generations possible. So I now see both creation and procreation as both being great acts of humankind.
On a personal level, although I am not really “pro-choice” or “pro-life,” my mOTHER, when she was a sixteen year old girl pregnant with me, was considering abortion. With love for her, I am thankful that she gave birth to me. If she never procreated me, the creativity of my lIFe would not exist.
– LesLIE Sam