A generously sized 18 oz mug featuring Ancestors by Ojibway artist Jeffrey “Red” George.
Made from fine bone china, the mug is surprisingly light for its size while still feeling substantial in the hand. George's signature is printed inside.
The artist receives royalties from sales of this product.
Jeffrey “Red” George is an Ojibway artist from Kettle and Stony Point First Nation on the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario, and a member of the Otter Clan. He comes from an artistic family, with painting, sculpture, beadwork, crafts and music practiced across several generations.
George works in the Woodland tradition, using strong outlines, vivid colour and recognizable forms that can give his paintings an immediate sense of openness and joy.
But that apparent lightness can be deceptive. George has said that his work reflects both the blessings of his culture and its “inner pains and suffering.” His art draws from nature and Ojibway traditions, while also carrying personal experience, cultural memory and the pain that forms part of that history.
The result is work that can appear joyful and almost carefree at first glance, while holding experiences of suffering, healing and reconnection beneath the surface.
Hummingbirds are often associated with joy, beauty and resilience, while flowers carry ideas of growth and renewal. In a work titled Ancestors, those familiar meanings sit within something more personal.
Jeffrey Red George has described his paintings as carrying his thoughts, feelings and memories, and his art as reflecting both the blessings of his culture and its pain and suffering.
Seen in that context, Ancestors can be read as a work about continuity and remembrance. The hummingbirds, flowers and sun are full of life, suggesting that connection to those who came before is not held only in memory, but continues into the living moment.
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