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WELCOME
HI. We've
all been working our fingers to the bone (believe it!) at our small studio here in the woods, creating hand-carved, limited edition Ojibway inspired sculptural
pieces aptly called
LITTLE
MANITOUS. Over the years we have sold our work through many fine
galleries across the country, including Disney World and many
National Parks. Hand carved and assembled from local basswood,
and individually hand painted, each piece is one of an
edition of 100, and is numbered, dated, and signed by the artists...um...that
would be me and my wonderful son. ;-) Because
each piece is individually hand made, no two
pieces will be exactly alike. Each has it's own individual characteristics and
personality. From an Animistic view, one could say the Manitou sculpture itself
is alive with awareness and it's own breed of intelligence!
For those of you unfamiliar with the term "Manitou",
it is the Ojibway (or Chippewa) word for "Spirit". As the Great Spirit
manifests itself in myriad forms, each unique manifestation, including plant,
animal and mineral, is endowed with and inseparable from this Spirit.
Also, MANITOU can be interpreted as meaning "MAGIC" or "Medicine", in the sense that some people, places,
objects, etc. seem to
possess a greater concentration of this spirit (or creative energy) than others,
such as a sacred ritual object or a favorite seashell. It is akin to the
reservoir of concentrated essence or power that is referred to as 'Mana' in some
pagan European cultures, and is believed to pervade the whole world. A Manitou may also be an
actual spirit entity (inorganic being?) whom on occasion will take on a physical
(human or animal) form in order to
teach us foolish people a lesson. Thus, "Little Spirits" and the inspiration for our
pieces.
If you would like to know more about us, go to our
About Us
page! For more on Totems and the nature of animals, go to the
Lore page.
Manitou-Wikipedia
Gitche Manitou -
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term
manitou refers to the concept of one aspect of the
interconnection and balance of nature/life, similar to the East
Asian concept of
qi;
in simpler terms it can refer to a
spirit. This spirit is seen as a person as well as a
concept. Everything has its own manitou— every plant, every
stone and, since their invention, even machines. These manitous
do not exist in a hierarchy like European gods/goddesses, but
are more akin to one part of the body interacting with another
and the spirit of everything; the collective is named Gitche
Manitou.
Contact Information
If you would like to order one or more of our pieces, or would like
more information, please contact us.
keving@northlc.com
Wholesale prices will be made available to those who provide us with a tax ID#
and gallery information. Your interest is important to us. Also, if you
are in the Finlayson area, (about 90 minutes north of the TWIN CITIES, an hour
south of Duluth), call for an appointment to stop by and visit our studio!
Let us know who you
are by visiting our
Freedom Gallery Feedback Page
We would really like to hear from you!
Kevin Gadomski
75671 Twin Oaks Road Finlayson, MN 55735
Tel: 320-233-0541
Email:
keving@northlc.com
 
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