JACOBSON NATIVE ART GALLERY

JACOBSON NATIVE ART GALLERY
The home and creator of “Woodland A.I.” A new form of indigenous art. 4 Chiefs of the future by Mark Anthony Jacobson 2024

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Sending out blessings of wisdom on national indigenous peoples day this June 21st, 2025

 

Title of painting on canvas: Good chief / bad chief - which will you choose to be

Happy national indigenous peoples day to all my friends and family. A big Miigwetch of love and respect to many of my art fans and collectors and I am so blessed to have dedicated people who surround me each and every day. I am honoured that I can speak the truth and to continue trudging this road of life and destiny. I’ll be celebrating 27 years off the booze and I’m super grateful for this blessing. It has changed my life so dramatically and obviously has introduced me to a vast knowledge and know how in spirituality. My sovereignty as an Anishanabe culture creator/artist lighting the way for 40 plus years now. What a ride so far in this the 21st century. 

Pictured here: my son and I receiving our 60’s scoop quilt from Quilts for survivors 

Just feeling some gratitude for what is working in my life. The love for my son and being a good partner to his mom and us working on the healing and freedom through decolonization of being solid in our family unit starts there each and every day. The foundation of our family is we walk in a softer, kinder and gentler way each and every day. Freedom to be ourselves and giving one another all the space in the world to be ourselves. We don’t practice control, zero violence, no manipulation, speak freely, always room to grow, have fun, be genuine. 

Having the space to be your own genuine self in your family is absolutely essential. No one wants to be told what to do, arguing is pointless. Being a good listener who follows up with positive actions and walks with self honesty and integrity is where it’s at. We have one another’s back. Every day. It’s pretty awesome and inspiring learning how to be healthy and strong together. I love my family. They love me. We’re cool. 

Here are a few good teachings to practice and try to live by. 

1: Be honest. Be authentic. It’s the light of your spirit.
2: Daily prayer and meditation keep the mind clean & quiet.
3: Anishanabe ways work. Use them. It’s good medicine.
4: It doesn’t matter how others think of you. It matters how you think of you.
5: Gratitude is powerful. It helps to transcend suffering.
6: Observance of source in all things. Hard to do when humans can be horribly ugly.
7: Nurturance of life. Give, share, nurture others, kindness and respect. 

Pictured here: our indigenous soul sister in Star & her daughter @ Jacobson native art

Once again I say chi-Miigwetch for all the good being created and shared with us and I look forward to continuing to share much more over the next few months. We’ve got some very exciting things waiting to be shared and we continue to expand our creative vision and blueprint. Here’s to the healing of all First Nations people and I’m thankful to continue to be an authentic source for truth and reconciliation and I appreciate many of you so very much. Stay tuned as we’ve got more to share…

Rainbow Thunderbird - MAJ πŸŒˆπŸ¦…πŸŒˆ

Enjoy this drum song by Northern Cree…

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Indigenous observations of what’s happening around the world and here domestically @ Jacobson native art

 

No doubt that the current state of affairs both here domestically and around the world are getting as crazy as it’s ever been. Reflecting on the total weirdness of the G7 and having a convicted felon and sex criminal in president Donald j. Trump cross the boarder illegally, (according to Canadian law) lol and show up here is bizarre to say the least. The colonial rule of law is pathetic and obviously is designed to serve the colonizer. What a complete shit show having to be in the presence of that and accept that reality. They call themselves world leaders but it is apparent that this is truly not the case. As a sovereign Anishanabe I am thankful and grateful that these people do not represent me. Nor do they speak for me. They speak for their own colonial interests and agendas. Truly bizarre how they say one thing but do another. That is not integrity, that is not honesty. It’s a total taking advantage of their own rules as outlined in the colonial playbook. Total sell outs. Zero backbone. Weak in character and principles. Talk about getting on your knees…holy fuck it’s super gross. 

I am so thankful I do not put my trust or faith in any of these institutions or individuals. Talk about rotten fruit and gross negligence when it comes to being principled. Such a vile snake like energy. It’s embarrassing to witness this as a human being and even more magnified as an indigenous soul. This is parasitic on stolen Indian lands. Building your empty fuckin dreams on the continual filth of your actions and self grandiose empires. Yuck. What a letdown globally to witness this in the 21st century, still killing one another over resource extraction, power and control, political and religious war mongering, child starvation, global warming, land grabs, land theft, child sex trafficking, rape, murder and pivoting towards world destruction. 

Right.

That’s power. This is the greatest in human achievement thus far. Think about that? Is that ever fucked right up. It’s quite obvious the world needs a new plan moving forward. A cleansing of these barbaric behaviours and actions. This is a major reason as to why we live up here deep in the Kootenay Mountains of B.C. Hidden away from much of this craziness. Thank goodness we are here. Living our lives in the heart of Mother Earth, learning how to be Indians again. Decolonization is the way out. Fuck these old and dying systems. They gotta go including many of these dark and ugly colonial constructs. Fuckin gross.

Regarding the new prime minister of Canada in Mark Carney? We’ll see buddy. I’ll be paying some attention to how you conduct yourself and your government with our people’s. As an indigenous soul who sees myself as a true sovereign Anishanabe on my own lands, I’ll be keeping an eye on things. Actions speak louder than words. We’ll see…

Wasn’t very smart of Dougie Ford opening up his trap and spewing his racist rhetoric about hat and hand. You are on INDIAN LAND motherfucker. All you settlers only have what you have because of us. Without us you’d all be fuckin homeless, broke, hungry and in need of shelter. The treaty’s give you a way to be here through us first and foremost, and the crown. You must honour these guidelines and teachings. You’re all guests here. My ties to this land go back tens of thousands of years. For millennia. It’s a connection to this land that supersedes anything colonial or Canadian. It’s rich with such depth and history. It cannot be erased. It lives in our heartbeats. It pumps through our hearts with a wisdom only an Indian soul can truly know and understand.  That is what ancestral means. It’s deep in our d.n.a. We are the land. We’ll never be separate from it as the world is coming to understand. I still believe in real truth and reconciliation but we are a long long way from making good on that. I’m not down with bill C-5 either. That needs to be confronted and dealt with on a much higher plain. 


Same can be said of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Fuckin gross and greedy land grab and it’s beyond shameful regarding Putin being called a world leader. Disgusting. The forces behind this war are also guilty of murder. No honour for life. No caring either for or about the human being. Sad to witness this in my lifetime. You’d think world war 2 would’ve been enough. You’d think the history, torture and pain of those experiences would shift humanity to much higher levels and frequencies. Not. Super disappointing to watch these events go down. It’s embarrassing as a human soul and super discouraging.  Such a lack of love, respect and honour for life. It’s beyond horrific. So heinous. 


Last but not least, the war crimes of Israel and their sick and twisted justifications for destroying Gaza and the Palestinians. Fuckin hideous. Now, bombing the fuck out of Iran. It’s disgusting. The Jews have become the new nazi regime of the 21st century. Who the fuck woulda thought that we’d see this. Right out of hand. Justifying genocide and watching it all play out in front of the world in 4K. Like holy fuckin shit. It’s so grotesque and destructive. Murdering bastards. The whole fuckin lot of them. This also includes any and all terrorist organizations worldwide.There is no doubt that on a world scale, we are super lost in the abyss as human beings. We’ve gone way too far over the edge. Stunningly, many of us watch and can do nothing. I get it. It’s so ugly and disgusting, this machine.

What a complete letdown on our collective humanity. I have to admit, I cannot bring myself to say all my relations anymore…I don’t want to relate to this…or to that. We can do way better than this. 

Rainbow Thunderbird - MAJ πŸŒˆπŸ¦…πŸŒˆ

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

We live here so we can envision the contemporary futuristic concepts of Woodland A.I. (Anishanabe intelligence) a new indigenous art form

 

Pictured here: My son Sagein and I enjoying our backyard in the Kootenay’s 

Pictured here: Our neighbourhood in these Kootenay mountains 

Pictured here: A.I. prompt of when 2 worlds collide - the magic of woodland A.I. 

Good evening to each and everyone and it’s a pleasure to share in some of the new foundations I’ve created that have never before been seen in the entire woodland school of art. My new indigenous art genre has no doubt separated me from the rest of the pack and I’ve invented a whole new framework of experiencing the essence of the art form. Moving from the traditional storytelling of the past, I’ve leaped into undreamed of new worlds, new galaxies and deep into the mysteries of the universe. Art is first and foremost visual and to take what I’ve shaped in the woodland art form for over 40 years now and move it into these completely new visionary contexts is absolutely transformational. It’s new energy. It’s new life. It’s new storytelling. 

That is the new foundation I have laid down through Woodland A.I. To collaborate with this new technology and bring forth a new way of seeing the future through my indigenous lens, feels phenomenal. We live up here in the Kootenay mountains of B.C. and our vastness of space and time here is immense to say the least. My son and I get to play undistracted and free. There is usually no one back in these mountains to impinge upon our sovereignty. It’s clean, clear and full of natural abundance and spirit. It’s quiet and serene. The creative imagination and playfulness of my boy and I gives us so much freedom to just be father and son. Hanging out in all of this and playing in our backyard is pure creative bliss. We are building heavenly kingdoms in our hearts and souls together. There is no doubt that my son inspires me like no other. He is the center of my life, the joy of my heart and my greatest teacher. 

Being here and being ever present in his daily life is also the creative energy that gave birth to this new art movement in woodland A.I. It all happened during his 7 years so far of being alive. It’s like a gift he brought to me. So for that, I’m eternally grateful. He absolutely loves this new form and is a big part of the inspiration that makes it all happen…

A.I. image prompt: In another dream, it’s a different future for Mukwa 

These new image prompts have given me a new look into how I can merge the 2 worlds of nature and technology together. We chose the apex predators of grizzly bears and cougars which are boss up here where we live. Obviously I’ll tweak these images and make some adjustments when getting them prepped for canvas. I’ll build from there. This is the future. We will no doubt be collaborating with A.I. to find ways of saving ourselves and nature from extinction. This is why the elements of the earth, air, water and fire have brought forth this gift to humanity. It will be our responsibility to protect the natural world and to work with our technological know how to implement solutions for all life upon the earth, water and skies. For me? It’s a gift…A.I. 

These new ideas and concepts are the lifeblood of what I’m trying to communicate in this new indigenous art form in woodland A.I. There is no going back. I have found my new creative language and I have found new teachings to bring forth for the whole world to see and experience. Of course there are those who still love my woodland style and I’ll continue to serve them through the process of commissions etc. but my heart is here. I can do things that I never could do before with this new creative collaboration. I am forever thankful that I took this leap of faith and was daring enough to bring something forward the world has never seen…welcome to Woodland A.I. 

Miigwetch and all my relations. More to come…

Rainbow Thunderbird - MAJ πŸŒˆπŸ¦…πŸŒˆ

A.I. image prompt: Somewhere out there, it’s a different technology for the mountain lion

Monday, June 2, 2025

Sharing some good energy and vibes during national indigenous history month here @ Jacobson native art

 

Hello to each and everyone and thank you for all the good medicine being shared and we are deeply grateful for all the special vibes being explored with us here @ Jacobson native art. We are back to building our collections and making new limited edition prints on canvas. We are also proud to announce our invitation to the Banff centre for the arts and creativity virtual art market during what is national indigenous history month from June 1st to June 30th, 2025. We will be showcasing our creativity and collections with other fantastic artists like Mike Alexander, Jessica Somers, Laird Goulet and others. 

I feel good about this project and it’s a beautiful place to live and visit in Banff as I used to live there for about 10 months back in 2001. I throughly enjoyed my time there studying nature spirit up close and personal when I was living in Toronto Ontario at that time. It was a wonderful break from the daily grind of city life. Such a gift to be apart of national indigenous history month as we continue to heal through the process of decolonization. 


Our gratitude and appreciation runs deep to see some of these Canadian institutions learning how to get it right when it comes to indigenous representation. I support this movement of truth and reconciliation across our lands as Anishanabe. Slowly I am seeing more of an awakening as we continue to share and educate across turtle island. That indeed does help me heal. There is still much ignorance and denial but rest assured the truth is getting out there. The cultural fabric of this landscape is beginning to wake up and we must continue to shine the light on these realities. I’m also happy to see the amazing feedback we are receiving from our collections being designed with little giant productions and us here @ Jacobson native art. People are truly appreciative of our level of quality and style. It’s one of the great features of what we do here bringing each of you the very best in quality and standards. 

On that note I say chi-Miigwetch to everyone who continues to embrace us here and I am honoured to be representing the truth of my culture and art forms. We strive to be a source of honesty and strength as we move forward. We welcome you to the national indigenous history month and we wish you a healthy journey of exploration and understanding. All my relations…

Rainbow Thunderbird - MAJ πŸŒˆπŸ¦…πŸŒˆ

Enjoy this powerful “champion song” by Cozad: