Hazel Bell Koski

multi-diciplinary artist

& creative facilitator

My name is Hazel Bell Koski

I am a multidisciplinary artist, creative facilitator, and storyteller.

My art practice explores the themes of kinship, belonging, and the radical interconnection of all living beings. I express myself through colour and form, painting and silk-screening, textile and film, intergenerational collaboration and community weaving.

I create to express my awe and reverence for the exquisite beauty of life in this realm we call plant earth. I love living and learning on the gorgeous unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Səl̓ílwətaʔ, Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, & Sḵwx̱wú7meshsi First Nations.

My first language is colour

My Work

I have maintained a multi-disciplinary arts practice for over twenty four years, including public exhibits, acrylic painting, stencil making, creative facilitation, social interventions, youth empowerment, public speaking, and multimedia installations. Here you can learn how my worklife unfolds and how we could work together.

Workshops + Events

Stencils and Paintings

Installations

Creative Facilitation

Performance

Kind words from good people

“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..."

Workshop Participant Sara Snedeker: Artist, Facilitator, Death Doula Astoria, OR

Hazel's facilitation is masterful. She has a calm but clear presence that honours all the energies of the space while moving the group towards it's collective goals. Her methods and thoughtful questions create an environment for participants to be introspective and create meaningful works of art.

Workshop Participant Chlöe Langmaid, Deer Crossing The Art Farm

Hazel’s flags hang in multiple rooms in our home and have provided our family with magic, adornment and protection for many years. The beautiful art and impeccable use of fabric and colour bring love and spirit to our spaces. Most recently we adorned our dying mother with a set of flags that helped provide beauty and ceremony to the hospice space she passed in bringing us all great comfort.

Recipient of Kinship Flags Strand, Shani and Emily Halfon, Toronto, ON