A New Chapter for Artscan Circle

“The [illustration] is inspired by the Seven Fires prophecy where they speak of signs that will be seen letting us know we are in the time of the Eighth Fire and the main sign is a white bear will come down from the north that will show itself to all and the other message was that a child will be born who will be gifted and this child will dream of the future and will see the road needed to be taken.

This child will also dream of where the sacred scrolls were hidden and this child will know how to interpret the ancient pictographs bringing back the old knowledge helping the people to go in the right direction in this present time. The turtle is a reference to turtle island one of those stories of how our ancestors went through difficult times and had to change their ways and remember the original teachings that put the people in harmony with mother earth like the times we are in now and the end of a long battle with colonialism where we lost our ways and ancient knowledge that gave us a sense of identity and a sense of belonging.”

“The black outline is a symbol of the beginning of the universe and one of two elements that make up everything in the universe. Everything is made of light and dark. That’s the reason most elders say all my relation at the end when sharing knowledge about our history or traditions because we are all related because we are all made of light and dark.”

— Phil Coté, Anishnaabe Artist & Designer of Artscan Circle’s original logo