Shore to Shore is an amazing 14-foot sculpture by Luke Marston.
The work commemorates Portugese adventurer Joe Silvey (Portugese Joe) as well as his first and second Coast Salish wives Khaltinaht and Kwatleemaat. Portugese Joe and Kwatleemaat are the artist’s great-great grandparents.
Shore to Shore and the story behind it are the subject of an upcoming feature-length film from documentary filmmaker Peter Campbell. There’s also a book coming out by author and journalist Suzanne Fornier. Marston rented the theatre for a premiere on Saturday.
The massive and impressive sculpture took a considerable amount of time to install and was on display until Monday in the Chemainus Theatre lobby.
