Maniido
Arts by Pineshi
My
name is Pineshi meaning Little Bird. I belong
to the Loon clan of the Whitesands First Nation based out of
Armstrong, Ontario. I was raised wtih Metis Ojibway teachings
and values. Later in life, through the teachings of Elders in
British Columbia, I learned my place in Life.
I am blessed with foresight, healing gifts from the Star
People.
My own family taught me many blessings and gifts prior
to being taken to residential school at McIntosh IRS and also
with my own personal experiences in school, gave me the fortitude
to become a strong survivor and walk in a good way with people.
The visions I share with you are the gifts of dreaming world
and imagination. It is a place of the Universal Source of Light.
I have heard it told a Place of Dreams, House of Invention and
many others. I say for me, it is from Mother Earth, a place
that is closer to me and with whom, I walk gently. The core
influence of my art was from my mother Agnes. She did wonderful
pieces of art with beads. Through my desire to work with the
same colours as she had done, I have moved my pieces to depict
the stylized art of Eastern Woodland Tribal Art.
