WENDIGO OBSTRUCTION by artist Nichol Norman

About the piece:  I was inspired to create this apotropaic sculpture after reading "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall. Robin shares the folklore of the Wendigo, who is a mythological creature from the Algonquian tribe. The Wendigo is a malevolent spirit which possesses human beings into having symptoms of insatiable hunger and greed.

I used recycled materials and doll parts to make both the Pandora’s Box and Wendigo. I inked an original poem on hand dyed paper and did an acrylic painting behind the doll.

The box is  8" x 10".  The Wendigo is 8" tall.

If sold, 50% of the sale will be donated by the artist to the International Rescue Committee. https://www.rescue.org/