"Good Day, Bad Day" Fine Art Print by Louie Gong

This Coast Salish hummingbird design is one of Louie Gong's most iconic art pieces. The original painting was made in 2015 with acrylic, spray paint, and wood stain on a wood panel. Red and Yellow Design is the only authorized seller of Louie Gong's art prints.

In 2010, Louie adopted a scruffy-looking wild tabby kitten from the Muckleshoot Reservation, where he was working at the time. On his first night at Louie’s house, an exhausted “Rez Cat” curled up in his new litter box and went to sleep, presumably because he was used to sleeping in dirt and gravel. As Rez Cat got older, he would often stay out all night hunting and leave various “presents” at Louie’s doorstop in the morning. Since then, Rez Cat has been a common subject in Louie’s art (and now has a softer bed to rest on). In this piece, Rez Cat is stalking a Coast Salish hummingbird. Today, like every day, is both a good and bad day—it all depends on perspective. 

Specifications

• Giclée fine art print (unframed)
  
• Open edition
• 15" x 20.5" artwork size; 17.5" x 24" print size with border
• Paper details?
• Professionally packaged and shipped flat
  
• Original work is mixed media: spray paint, acrylic, and wood stain on wool panel

A Note From the Artist

I'm Louie Gong (Nooksack) and I'm a Canadian artist based in Seattle. Most people know me as the founder of Eighth Generation, an iconic Native-owned brand that was the first to produce wool blankets. I'm very proud that my cousin Matt Gong and Uncle Pete are offering my prints to people throughout Canada.

I'm a self-taught artist who was raised by my grandparents in Ruskin B.C. before moving to the Nooksack tribal community in northwest Washington. I got my start by painting cultural art on shoes, but realized that creating one-of-a-kind pieces did not provide a sustainable pathway to success, so I began applying my artwork to accessibly-priced products. My unique style merges traditional Coast Salish art with influences from my mixed heritage and urban environment to create work that resonates widely across communities and cultures.