My first language is colour.

My name is Hazel Bell Koski. I create to express my awe and reverence for the exquisite beauty of life on plant earth. I am a self-directed, steadfast Metis mother of mixed Anishinaabe, Finnish, Irish, and English heritage. I was born and raised on the unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Səl̓ílwətaʔ, Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, & Sḵwx̱wú7meshsi First Nations. I am grateful to have been raised among mountains, ferns, eagles, bears, cedars, slugs, and barnacles. 

​I hold a BFA in Film Studies from Ryerson University and have maintained a multi-disciplinary arts practice for over twenty years, including public exhibits, acrylic painting, stencil making, creative facilitation, social interventions, youth empowerment, and multimedia installations.
"Hazel has a deeply refined and spirit-led process for guiding folks into creating imagery that will be stencilled onto the flags, and then they take on a life of their own. Hazel and the flags steward sacred spaces and create containment for belonging, remembrance and deep connection to place and the space that echoes from the deepest chambers of our hearts..
​Sara SnedekerArtist, Facilitator, Death Doula Astoria, OR

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