Honouring the glaciers of Mother Earth @ Jacobson native art

 Deep in the wonderful spirit and energy of Mother Earth tonight. Feeling so thankful to her for her powers, lifeforce, energy and continual abundance. Regardless of us, she is always in control. It is by her grace that we continue to exist and we need to have our mind on Mother Earth and Mother Earth on our minds. 

Rather than my mind on my money and money on my mind....

Times are a changing. The frequency is super high right now. We must change and destroy this current colonial playbook. 

The ways of exploitation must die. We simply cannot keep this current program and think that it’s all hunky dory. We must be more in alignment with the original principles of creation. We must become better servants of this planet and the future of creation upon her...every move forward matters. I love you and wish you only the ultimate highest good. 

From my soul to yours....all my relations, MAJ

Enjoy this track. It’s absolutely brilliant by Tone Depth. Track title: TERRA. 

Current vibe @ Jacobson native art

Title: Animal clan totems of the earth sun and moon

 It’s after midnight here and I’m feeling absolutely beautiful. I’m happy joyous and super content right here, right now. Enjoying creating and kickin it in my studio. Making art. This track is rippin it right now and I’m feeling super happy....enjoy the night...all my relations, MAJ

Track title: what could have been. Artist/DJ: Anthony Middleton:

It’s Indigenous Peoples day and @ Jacobson native art, we celebrate these 3 masters

ROY THOMAS - Master artist

 SAUL WILLIAMS - Master artist

 

NORVAL MORRISSEAU - Master artist

Good evening to each and everyone. Thank you for all the positive energy and spirit that has been manifesting here at our new site. We appreciate you all and wish you only the best. Today is indigenous peoples day and for me I feel like every day is Indigenous day. I am Anishanabe so it goes without saying. I would like to share some of my personal experiences around these 3 master artists in our woodland school. 

These 3 guys have inspired me and have been my mentors throughout my whole career. I love them all so much and have admired them my entire career. They are legends to me and I have been absolutely blessed by becoming friends and having a personal relationship with all 3. This fact has been one of the most significant sources of inspiration and determination for me as an artist. Indeed there are others in the woodland school of art who have inspired me as well but these gentlemen are my top 3 of all time.

I first met Roy Thomas in Thunder Bay around the age of 15. By that time Roy was already regarded as the great master of the second generation. He shared with me the technical aspects of line work, detailing and inlay. He also taught me how to hold a paint brush properly as well. My time with Roy was short as I had only seen him a handful of times (around 7 visits to his studio) but the profound effects on me and in my art will last a lifetime and for that, Roy Thomas is legend. 

What can one say about the level of mastery in this next mentor in Saul Williams. I have always looked up to the levels of skill, detail, Colour use, inlay work and precision in the art of this master. Saul Williams and I have been sharing with each other on phone and through Facebook the last few years. He even came to the movie premier in Toronto for there are no fakes. The amount of respect and honour I have for him is next level and he is a true pioneer in our woodland school. 

Indeed Norval Morrisseau is someone I’ve always had immense respect for. He is the whole reason why I got involved in helping to play a critical role in saving his artistic legacy. Meeting him and being inspired by his life’s work was a pinnacle moment for me back in 2005. At that point I had been making my way in the woodland art form nationally. I was at the 20 year mark of being a woodland school artist. My time with him during my visits to Nanaimo will have a lasting effect on my life and in my own legacy. Our time together was the icing on the cake for me. I realized then that I had been acknowledged by one of the greatest living masters to ever do it. I have never looked back since then. 

Now it’s all about mastering Jacobson, my potential and my level of mastership in the woodland school of art. For me, this is the greatest artform on the planet. I love everything about being an Anishanabe master artist. I am one of the living legacies and spirit of this art now. This is how I feel about it. My time is now. The light of this torch has been handed down on to capable and grateful hands. It is an honour and privilege and I will continue to carry this legacy through all my paintings as did these great legends before me. With deep respect and love....all my relations MAJ

Celebrating 10 years online 2011 - 2021 @ Jacobson native art

Good evening to all my family and friends, art collectors, researchers and others both newly discovered and seasoned veterans alike. It is with a deep sense of personal gratitude that I celebrate the catalogue raisonne being online for 10 years. What a success it has been in helping to accumulate detailed knowledge, locations, provenance along with other fascinating details on the legacy of these artworks. 

I will always be known as the first native artist in either First Nations or Canadian history who has done so to date. Not even the Norval Morrisseau Heritage society will ever be able to claim that. We took care of that business here in regards to safe guarding the important and sacred artistic legacy @ Jacobson native art. 

Actions speak louder than words and that is something very important with me in regards to taking care of the integrity of my artistic legacy. In dealing with the shady business practices and gross negligence with the Norval Morrisseau estate, I quickly learned that it is never a wise decision to leave this in the hands of others. Not while I’m alive. I must do everything to set the record straight in this regard. What happened to Morrisseau was and will always be, a national disgrace. 

That will not happen with me thank goodness. One, my quality is superior to Morrisseau. Two, this authorized resource will be one of the best defences against fraud and other various forms of forgery. To have the opportunity to take care of these details while I’m alive and in my prime of life is an excellence that I try to capture in every piece I create. 

Those who collect and invest in Jacobson native art deserve that attention to detail and excellence as well. It is a symbiotic relationship between artist and collectors. It is a divine relationship in its essence, the art and the spirit of that being tied to all things. We are the sacredness of the circle. Clarity and integrity are a vital part of my legacy. All my relations, MAJ

Link: https://markanthonyjacobsoncatalogueraisonne.blogspot.com/