{"product_id":"card-the-distance-between","title":"CARD \/\/ THE DISTANCE BETWEEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My work is a medicinal offering to anyone who finds a connection with them. \"Medicine\" does not mean \"medicine\". It refers to spiritual power which is often linked to an ability to advise and to heal. I believe in the transformational power of art, and I believe that in Lieu of words, my paintings articulate finding my comfort in a legacy of relationships with ancestors from the beginning of time to the present. Each of us is born with a spirit, a sacred name, a clan or nation, a set of beautiful gifts or talents and a destiny in which we will face many challenges. Good medicine helps us to overcome these challenges.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Mike Alexander is an emerging Anishinaabe artist originally from Swan Lake First \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNation in Treaty #1 territory, who lives on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and \u003c\/span\u003eSəl̓ílwətaʔ\/Selilwitulh \u003cspan\u003e(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis spiritual name is Animikianikwad, or Thundercloud Man. A member of the Crane Clan, Mike's art serves to communicate stories and teachings of the Ojibway people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45158145294390,"sku":null,"price":5.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/8619\/3462\/files\/20260326_235107321_iOS-Edited.jpg?v=1774577173","url":"https:\/\/thegallerystore.ca\/products\/card-the-distance-between","provider":"Kamloops Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}