Memories of Muskego Print by Three Trees Art

11″ x 14″ Unframed Matted Decorative
(Fits standard 11″ x 14″ frame). Each item is packaged in an acid-free, resealable clear bag.

While spending time along the James Bay Coast, Mark was deeply touched by his time up in “Muskego” (as it is known to the Cree) and decided to do a tribute piece to this special frontier land. To accomplish this, he incorporated a few of the elements that are emblematic of the region. In the picture, one’s immediate attention is drawn to the Canada Goose in full flight across the face of the moon. Its prominence in the picture reflects its prominence in the summer skies of Muskego and in the lives of the Cree since time immemorial. In the back of the goose’s wing, one sees rendered the flowing dark waters of Muskego’s rivers banked by the ever-present forests of black spruce. Above them, the northern lights dance. There is, though, a larger tribute here and it is to one who had the good fortune to grow up along this Arctic Coast, Mark’s wife Patricia. This piece is dedicated to her.

Mark Nadjiwan is a self-taught artist whose chosen medium is pen and ink, working in archival acrylic inks on acid and lignen-free illustration boards. His unique style is a fusion of several artistic traditions, and includes the Indigenous inspired designs of both the Woodland and West Coast schools, as well as non-Indigenous approaches such as realism. Mark’s work can be found in numerous venues across Canada as well as private collections in Canada, the United States and Europe. In November of 2022, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. His First Nation roots are grounded in the Georgian Bay and Lake Superior Treaty regions, and he is a citizen/member of Neyaashiinigmiing Unceded First Nation. Mark lives on the traditional and current territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), in Treaty 72, along with his wife, Patricia Gray, who is also an artist, working in acrylic mediums.