At times, darkness swirls around us and blankets optimism with a smothering cloak in wildfire haste. Seek knowledge and compassion through others who have endured the journey and know the rewards of destinations reached. Sunlit reassurance is available to all if we find the will and fortitude to search collaboratively for this comforting gift through the branches. $2,195.00
Back to the Artwork pageAt times, darkness swirls around us and blankets optimism with a smothering cloak in wildfire haste. Seek knowledge and compassion through others who have endured the journey and know the rewards of destinations reached. Sunlit reassurance is available to all if we find the will and fortitude to search collaboratively for this comforting gift through the branches. $2,195.00
Daylight fades over cool waters, as ripples change to glass.
More than one hundred years have passed over Achray landscapes. A guardian of the land, entrusted to protect the pillars of the forest, ventured along Grand Lake shores in search of inspiration. Across the waters of Carcajou Bay, violet horizons roll in serpentine rhythms, while foreground branches bow in sunbathed splendor. He ensured his dependent lived forever in his oil sketch, as rocky shores, pristine waters, and windswept Pines were the culmination of Thomson’s Jack Pine visions.
We are not alone in this forest of ever changing hues and varied depths of understanding. Images that challenge us sweep in on gentle breezes or forceful gusts, but the strength we absorb from others keeps us grounded. Reach up from the darkness, and be craddled in the branches of the forest’s light.
A man weaves tales of this land through poetry and song. Senses are awakened by images of past glory, as well as those of immeasurable pain. Challenges are whispered, to all who will listen, from frail limbs and foreboding eyes. Chanie Wenjack’s secret path jolts us into uncomfortable realizations of historical disconnects, and untold misery on the tip of a Raven’s wing. Pearls of wisdom, spoken by a sister, seek a different world through truth and reconciliation. We are all connected to someone, as Gord is to Chanie. Follow the examples of those who came before us, and seek the strength to facilitate change. Let us dance for healing under the moonlight on ashes of love. All is possible with the promise and power of courage.