There’s something new to discover on Pier 62 and it’s worth slowing down for.

Currents of Connection, a public mural by Snoqualmie artist and graphic designer Taylor Cameron (she/her), is now on view across three shipping containers at Pier 62. This work invites visitors to move through the space with awareness, offering a layered visual narrative that honors Coast Salish presence on this waterfront while contributing to the welcoming, dynamic experience Waterfront Park was designed to be.

Meet the Artist 

Taylor Cameron is a Snoqualmie tribal member, graphic designer and entrepreneur whose work is rooted in design focused on connection. A graduate of Western Washington University with a degree in design and a minor in American Indian Studies, Taylor brings both technical skill and deep cultural awareness to every project they take on. But Taylor is quick to note that much of what shapes her work comes from beyond the classroom.

“A lot of my learned experience is learned through my tribal community,” Taylor shares. “You learn a lot of things outside the classroom. Nothing’s always set in stone inside the classroom. Having the chance to keep learning—learning the language, learning the culture—and being one to share the culture with everybody else and continue on the history with everybody is an honor.”

Indigenous Art Made for This Place 

Currents of Connection is deeply rooted in the history of Pier 62 itself. This stretch of waterfront has long been a travel way for fishing and movement across the water for Coast Salish peoples and Taylor wanted that history to be felt.

“I wanted to bring light to the history that still stands out here on the waterfront for the Coast Salish Peoples,” Taylor says. “Not every day you see Coast Salish art out and about—and it raises awareness about where that style originated from and what the history is behind it.”

The mural’s imagery is intentional at every layer. Salmon—a symbol of renewal and continuity—are honored throughout the work, a nod to the Salmon Homecoming ceremony that takes place on Pier 62. Rhythmic patterns evoke the flow of water, the currents of the Salish Sea and the motion of canoe paddles cutting through the sound. And welcoming figures with raised hands greet every visitor who arrives.

“In the southern Lushootseed word for our tribal language, ʔəsbutbutlačibitubuɫəd čəɫ means welcome,” Taylor explains. “That’s how we say welcome and welcome people into our spaces and hospitality.”

What makes the piece especially remarkable is how it works both as individual containers and as a unified whole.

“When these containers are separated, they perform as one singular piece,” Taylor says. “But once they’re all placed together, they form a full story — from paddles, to welcoming figures, to water flow. It’s one cohesive piece. And I think that’s what makes up really good design.”

An Invitation to Everyone 

Taylor hopes Currents of Connection speaks to everyone who encounters it.

“As Native people come out here on Pier 62, I hope they see a bit of themselves in the work and feel some pride about having representation here,” they say. “As non-Indigenous people come out here, I hope that they see the history, see the wonderful artwork and ask questions — and want to delve deeper in learning the culture that is so important here in the state of Washington, but also here in Seattle.”

Currents of Connection is now viewable on Pier 62. Come find it on your next visit to Waterfront Park.