Metis Poems

Metis Spring Poem - Metis Poems | acrylic on canvas | 72"x72" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Spring Poem
Metis Cross Poem #2 - Metis Poems | acrylic on canvas | 60"x76" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Cross Poem #2
Kootenay Fall - Metis Poems | acrylic on canvas | 84"x60" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Kootenay Fall
Metis Cloud Poem - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Cloud Poem
Metis Poem #32 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #32
Metis Poem #9 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #9
Metis Poem #41 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #41
Metis Poem #46 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #46
Metis Harvest Poem - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Harvest Poem
Nana's Shield Poem - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Nana's Shield Poem
Metis Landscape Poem #21 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Landscape Poem #21
Metis Haida Poem #5 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Haida Poem #5
Metis Poem #14 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #14
Metis Seascape Poem - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Seascape Poem
Metis Landscape Poem #4 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Landscape Poem #4
Metis Sunrise Poem - Metis Poems | acrylic on canvas | 60"x80" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Sunrise Poem
Metis Cross Poem #1 - Metis Poems | acrylic on canvas | 60"x72" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Cross Poem #1
Metis Poem Black & White - Metis Poems | acrylic on canvas | 60"x80" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem Black & White
Metis Poem #17 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 20"x30" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #17
Metis Poem #20 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #20
Metis Poem #81 - Metis Poems | acrylic on paper | 30"x22" by Chris Harris, artist on Pender Island Metis Poem #81

I grew up very close to my Metis Grandmother. She had a great influence on me and how I viewed the world. This is why I always felt very connected to his Metis heritage. To be Metis is to sense the in-between.

The Metis series began after the sudden loss of my younger brother Greg in 2012. These Metis poem pieces are a hieroglyphic script, a beginning of a language. Metis poems are a lost primitive language, a place where words are felt and not spoken.

There is an oral Metis language, but there's no written Metis language for people. The Metis poem series is a visual expression that merges image and script, a lost primitive language, a place where words are felt and not spoken.