Joe Geshick
"My work is a reflection of the spiritual connection that originates from our traditional sacred Indian ceremonies. I am motivated to paint by my desire to share this connection with others, so that they may rediscover their own natural and spiritual relationship with the Earth. I want people to feel and experience the wholeness and simplicity of life. My images and color compositions represent my own interpretations of spirituality. I use a semi-abstract approach in the creation of these paintings because it is important to me not to violate the sacredness of the actual ceremonies. I encourage the viewer to relate to my work from personal experience. I find the abstraction can foster this type of communion."
Joe Geshick, whose Ojibwa name was "Mishakeebaneesh," passed on to the spirit world in December 2009. Warrior's Work is the publisher of his art and re-sells originals as they are available. The below image, MOOSE CLAN, was Joe’s last piece.
Warrior’s Work
We met Joe Geshick before we had an art gallery, more than 30 years ago. We developed a friendship and appreciation for each others art. We were the leather framers and we accompanied Joe to shows around the U.S. When Joe passed, we became his publisher and have been working to continue his legacy ever since. We proudly displayed Joe’s work in our gallery for 28 years, before we retired in 2024. We produced almost 1400 leather frames in those years, spending anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks on each one. They were unique in this world and expressed the creativity of Randy, the leather frame artist, and were inspired by artists like Joe Geshick.
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The photo is Randy standing with his leather frame surrounding Joe’s SELF PORTRAIT.