By J. Max Schofield, Videographer.
Jason Quigno had started in the early summer on one of many projects. This new statue in front of S-Wing is “Gete Ooloomis,” meaning “Ancient Grandmother.”
On Sept. 1, Quigno added the final touches to his statue.
“Due to awkward position I have to draw in the rest of the leaves,” said Quigno, while adding the leaf details on the concave side of the statue. “This [statue] represents native women’s strength, beauty, and wisdom.”
He and his assistant, Leroy Hall, spent about four months of tedious work on the hunk of North Carolina granite. Both men had stated that this granite is a hard rock and chuckled softly after.
The Anishaabe tribe considers stone as grandparents because they were here before us. As many artists do, Quigno kept himself from being bored in his projects by having other projects going on.
He had five projects during the Gete Ooloomis build. Now the statue stands proud, wrapped in stone blankets being blown in the wind, as if it is standing on the edge of a cliff, or tip of a boat.
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Photos by J. Max Schofield
