'Ancestral Spirits' - Acrylic on Canvas - by Jorandi Kisiku Joseph Randolph Bowers

'Ancestral Spirits' - Acrylic on Canvas - by Jorandi Kisiku Joseph Randolph BowersThis powerful work captures the moment of creation, where primal spirits give rise to planets and constellations. An evocative depiction of ancient wigwams and elemental forces, it is an invitation to connect with the Old Ones who guide and teach. Collection: Continuity Collection Size: 45 x 45 x 1. 5 cm (approx. 18 x 18 in.) Year: 2006 2025 Story & Narrative Significance Creation is emerging. In this evocative legacy work, primal spirits give rise to

This powerful work captures the moment of creation, where primal spirits give rise to planets and constellations. An evocative depiction of ancient wigwams and elemental forces, it is an invitation to connect with the Old Ones who guide and teach.

Collection: Continuity Collection 
Size: 45 x 45 x 1.5 cm (approx. 18 x 18 in.)
Year: 2006-2025

Story & Narrative Significance

Creation is emerging. In this evocative legacy work, primal spirits give rise to planets as ancient wigwams stand witness to the formation of elemental powers. Look closer and see the stars and constellations taking shape, a visual narrative of ancestral journey, cultural endurance, and spiritual memory.

Mi'kmaq legends speak of the Old Ones of the People and of Gluscap, ancient powers present as the earth was forming. The elements here speak of kinship and cooperation as persistent qualities of creation. Rooted in the ancient Mi'kmaq cosmology of the Six Sacred Worlds, this piece holds strong scholarly and narrative significance.