Peregrine Falcon Manitou (Spirit or Totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, hand painted, and costumed in fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
He is about 21" tall with a 27" wingspan.
The Peregrine is the fastest living creature known to man, and is a totem of speed and agility. The shirt piece on the Falcon is based on the dress of an historic Canadian Chippewa chief and represents a wolf's head.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Great Horned Owl Manitou
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
19 inches tall. Numbered and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
As well as Nurturing, Great Horned Owl is a totem of Medicine, and of knowledge of things unseen. He understands that the invisible and hidden are often just as, if not more, important than the blatantly obvious. The design on his shirt piece illustrates this dual nature. An Ojibway Spiderweb Charm symbolizes a portal to this hidden realm through dreaming.
(I've been lucky enough to have one hanging about the back yard the past week or so. He talks to me as I'm falling asleep at night.)
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Standing Otter Manitou (Spirit or Totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, and costumed in fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc. Approximately 20 inches tall. Numbered and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
Otter is a totem of friendship and fun. He or she is also a medicine
animal...comfortable both in and out of the water.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Deer Manitou (Spirit or Totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
Approximately 22 inches tall. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
Hand carved basswood, rabbit fur, fox fur, pigskin, deerskin, horse hair, beads, feathers, oil paint, acrylic paint, india ink, glass eyes
Deer is of the peaceful 'hoof' peoples, and represents independence and resourcefulness.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk Manitou (Spirit or totem) Sculpture
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
Approximately 22 inches tall. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
The Northern Harrier, also known as a Marsh Hawk, is a totem of Determination, Persistence, Force Of Will. A lot like Edison, he's hunting energy. Though his quarry may elude him time and again, eventually he will get what he's after.
Harrier is easily identified by his style of flying low over open fields and his owl like face as well as the broad band of white on his tail.
Medicine symbols indicate that this is a creature who is comfortable in both the physical and the spiritual worlds. His animal
helper is the Raven. The green, purple, and blue bands represent earth, the self, and the sky.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Northern Goshawk Manitou
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, and costumed in fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
Approximately 20 inches tall. Numbered and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
The Northern Goshawk is an adept and aggressive aerial hunter of the woodlands. As a totem of Assertiveness, he reminds us to stay focused on our goal until it is firmly in our grasp, while at the same time deftly avoiding obstacles. He also tells us not to shy away from bold confrontation when the situation demands it. âNiceâ would not be a word used to describe him.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Standing Kestrel or Sparrowhawk Manitou (Spirit or Totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
Approximately 22 inches tall. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
As well as being a totem of perseverance, Kestrel also has the far-memory of recalling past lives. His animal helper, the Red Belly Snake represents wisdom and reincarnation as well as being the magic cord by which Kestrel travels to the soul world.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Snowy Owl Manitou (spirit or totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem.
Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc. The Ojibway believe every animal has his or her own individual gifts and unique talents and powers. Animals were chosen as personal totems (or discovered through vision) by one who hoped to gain that animals' special abilities through emulating its behaviors and characteristics. Animals have the ability to sense changes of the world, seasonal changes, and the coming of things. Man does not have this foreknowledge.
Snowy Owl: Descending silently on pure white, angelic wings, from the icy cold stillness of the void...a sudden, unexpected, violent, bloody, freezing death. Ha..you weren't expecting that. Void Energy. Nothing. Brought to you by the Polar Vortex.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Charging Eagle Manitou (spirit or totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
The Ojibway believe every animal has his or her own individual gifts and unique talents and powers. Animals were chosen as personal totems (or discovered through vision) by one who hoped to gain that animals' special abilities through emulating its behaviors and characteristics. Animals have the ability to sense changes of the world, seasonal changes, and the coming of things. Man does not have this foreknowledge.
Done originally as a custom piece for Bearcloud Gallery. Eagle is a totem of eloquence and communication skills which enable him or her to be a competent leader.
Approximately 24 inches from spear tip to tail. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Barn Owl Manitou
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, hand painted, and costumed in fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
23 inches tall. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
Barn Owl is a totem of Secrecy and Magic. Adorned in celestial symbols, Barn Owl carries a bundle of sage for protection and warding, and a Spiderweb Charm to assist in dreaming a better world into existence.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Blue Jay Manitou
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, Butternut, hand painted, fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
20 and 1/2 inches tall. Numbered and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski.
As well as intelligence and strong family ties, Blue Jay is a totem of warning, letting others know when danger is present or fooling them into believing so. A more colorful member of the Crow family, he or she can also be a bit of a poser, often trying to imitate the Hawk. Usually found where oak trees are present, Blue Jay gathers berries and sage in a birch bark basket. Eastern Woodland floral designs.
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
Lame Fox Manitou (Spirit or Totem)
Chippewa (Ojibway) inspired Manitou Sculpture or Totem. Hand carved and assembled from local Basswood, hand painted, and costumed in fur, leather, beads, feathers, etc.
Approximately 22 inches tall. Numbered edition of 100, and signed by artists Kevin and Tanner Gadomski. Because each piece in an edition is individually made, they are really one of a kind. No two will be exactly the same.
Lame Fox is a totem of Wisdom gained through loss, and Caution.
He has a story! It's on my Blog: http://freedomgallery.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/lame-fox-the-allegorical-backstory/
MADE TO ORDER. 4-6 weeks delivery. Felted basswood base.
