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Anishinaabe Woodland Art Midewiwin rings designed by Zhaawano

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ZHAAWANART FISHER STAR CREATIONS

Native American fine art & jewelry: a unique project by storyteller artist Zhaawano

Jewelry artist designer sharing Anishinaabe stories under the light of the Fisher Star

Native Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik presents to you with a grateful heart his art project named Fisher Star Creations, a venture of unbound Love, Vision, and Creativity in the ancient and sacred tradition of the Anishinaabe and Ininiwak (Cree) storytellers. The traditional, allegorical narrative of the constellation of the Fisher Star, Zhaawano's favorite tale, runs through his blood and his works of art. As a jewelry artist and storyteller at heart Zhaawano offers you an exciting variety of exclusive handcrafted jewelry and wedding and clan rings. Originally, the website was set up as a joint art project; a dynamic platform for showcasing written stories and poetry and fine art by himself and by Simone McLeod, a kindred Anishinaabe artist from Saskachewan who passionately draws from the same cultural and artistic source as he does.

Please view your favorite menus by clicking the links in the vertical top menu bar - or, if you are using a cell/smart phone, the navigation button at the top of your screen.

Nanaboozhoo painting by Anishinaabe Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik

The visions, dreams, and adventures of the Great Storyteller Hero Wiinabozho fill the minds of children sitting spellbound as they listen to Grandfather's stories...Read Zhaawano Giizhik's amazing story of Wiinabozho and the Storytellers' Mirror.

Oshkiwaaseyaaban Native American style white gold overlay eagle feather rings

In today's spotlight:

Oshkiwaaseyaaban (First Light of Dawn): these one-of-a-kind wedding rings, which Zhaawano crafted by hand from 14K white over 14 white gold and inlaid with a straight-lined, sleekly stylized eagle feather symbol, also of white gold, testify to the beauty of the overlay technique.

The sober yet dramatic design of the rings tells a story about the connection that we as humans have with gidinawemaagan-inaanig, our relatives the plants, the animals, and manidoog ajiwekamig (the spirits that live in all corners of the Universe.) Besides telling a story, the ring set represents a silent invocation prayer to these spirits, and, in particular, to aadizookanag and aya'aabitameg waabanong, the grandfathers and spirit guardians that reside and dwell to the East...

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First Light of Dawn ring set

Natrive Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik draws from the pictographic and oral traditions of the Anishinaabe Peoples

Native American Ojibwe-inspired jewelry and fine art by Zhaawano created in his studio by appointment in Amsterdam

Native American storyteller pendant Fire of Life

Native American Morning Star storytelling ring based on the Anishinaabe Seven Grandfather teachings

Pen and ink drawing by First Nations Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik Anishinaabe Wedding

Native American eagle feather rings A Prayer to the North

Sterling silver Native American Medicine wheel designed and handcrafted by Native Woodland jeweler Zhaawano

Native American gold and red coral pendant by jeweler Zhaawano

Reflection of Giizis the Sun in the Lake bracelet by jeweler Zhaawano

Biboonii-gamiing Ojibwe wedding rings by Zhaawano

Anishinaabe Mandaamin silver bracelet designed and handcrafted by jeweler Zhaawano

Aabita-niibino-giizis turquoise ring designed by Zhaawano Giizhik

Spirit Of Manoomin bracelet by Native Woodland jeweler Zhaawano Giizhik

Mikinaak island pen and ink drawing by Anishinaabe Woodland artist Zhaawano Giizhik

Turtle And Wolf hair Native American hair barrette by jeweler Zhaawano

Thunder Leaf silver and turquoise ring by Zhaawano Giizhik

Ojibwe floral design wristwatch band by jeweler Zhaawano Aanjigiizhig

Anishinaabe-style silver wristwatch band designed and handcrafted by Native Woodland Art jeweler Zhaawano

Anishinaabewaki Bimaadiziwin pen and ink drawing by Native Woodland artist Zhaawano

Changing Sky gold and turquoise ladies' ring, a birthday present for Antje Tetelepta

The gray button/buttons at the top of the page will give you access to the menus displaying Zhaawano's unique collections of Native American-inspired wedding rings, clan rings, and storyteller jewelry. See also the slideshow to the right (above if you are using a cell/smart phone) and the beneath YouTube video for an impression of Zhaawano's collection of Seven Grandfather Teachings wedding rings. Click here, here and here to find out about the Native Woodland Medicine Painters tradition and the age-old Anishinaabe Midewiwin philosophy and worldview behind Zhaawano's work.

All our gold, silver, palladium, and platinum wedding rings are made of Eco-friendly materials

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Zhaawano's Talking Pieces: contemporary storyteller jewelry and wedding rings - inspired by Native American Anishinaabe Clan & Storytelling traditions

ZhaawanArt Fisher Star Creations is proud to offer you a great variety of one-of-a-kind, highly finished Native American-inspired wedding rings, wedding jewelry, storyteller jewelry, and clan rings, all made of Eco-friendly gold, silver, platinum, and various other metals.

Throughout the years Woodland Art jeweler Zhaawano, who usually handcrafts his talking pieces from materials like 14 or 18K gold, sterling silver, platinum, palladium, zirconium, titanium, steel, and precious stones, developed a distinctly personal style, drawing on traditional Native American silver and goldsmithing techniques as well as on Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) form and symbol, yet adding his own contemporary sense of color and design. Each and every piece, designed and made by hand with a special prayer, tells a unique story; every single project that leaves his workbench shows certain personal touches of his artistry, his individual style showing through the larger traditions.

Native American wedding rings based on the seven Ojibwe Midewiwin Grandfather Teachings — An introduction to the Seven Grandfather Teachings...

Native American Anishinaabe wedding rings collection Wisdom — Wisdom

Oshkigin Ojibwe eagle feather wedding rings set Love — Love

Ojibwe Woodland Art graphic overlay wedding ring set Sunset Lake — Respect

Hopi overlay wedding rings line Courage — Courage

Native American white gold diamond designer wedding rings Thunder Wings — Honesty

Native American wedding rings collection Humility — Humility

Native American Anishinaabe wedding rings collection Truth — Truth

A unique collection of Storyteller rings based on ancient teachings

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The road to regaining pride in culture and self

Digital artwork by Woodland jeweler Zhaawano Giizhik expressing pride in Ojibwe Anishinaabe culture

Native Spirit of the Fisher Star

Being a contemporary Native Woodland artist inspired by the past, Zhaawano looks to the traditional symbols of the Anishinaabe Peoples as a foundation of a great variety of jewelry designs, poetry, and written stories. By using ‘‘spirit memory,’’ the remembrance of ancestral knowledge, Zhaawano seeks to re-introduce through his works of art and stories (and, on occasion, through the works of of kindred artists) the ancient world view of his People and channel it into the contemporary consciousness. In other words, he uses his skills and acuteness to find artistic ways to translate the cultural expressions of yesterday into the language of today, and render them into contemporary imagery that captivates the minds, opens up the hearts, and fires the imagination of everyone who lays eyes on it.

This art project, or creative collaboration of kindred spirits, is called "Native Spirit of the Fisher Star."

Native Spirit of the Fisher Star was initiated by Zhaawano in the hope to be able to help his People make aware of, and give them a sense of pride in, their culture and the lifeways of the ancestors - and, most important of all, to help them regain a quiet and benign sense of pride in themselves and make them aware of all that they can accomplish in the here and now.

Miigwech for embarking with Fisher Star Creations on this wonderful creative and spiritual journey...

- Illustration: "The First Feather", digital art by Zhaawano

Native American wedding rings traditional Anishinaabe wedding

Learn more about the Seven Grandfather Teachings of the Anishinaabe Midewiwin that provide a unique theme to my jewelry, wedding & clan rings, and written stories.

- Illustration: Pen-and-ink drawing by Zhaawano