Sal is a teacher and artist living on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people, splitting her time between what is commonly known as Hornby Island and Salt Spring Island. An artist from the beginning, observing the world around her and creating artwork as a process of reflection is something that has always felt natural for Sal. After some time away from art — during which she pursued two degrees in History and a degree in Education—Sal has come back to painting. She works primarily with oils on wood surfaces, in both ‘plein air’ and in the studio. It is the quiet, fleeting moments that pass between us and the places we find ourselves in—wild or rural—that Sal loves and feels compelled to paint. Painting is her process of meaning-making; a way of exploring the nuances in what we see and how we see it.