As the days get shorter in biboon (winter), I am already looking forward to the warmer ziigwan (spring) months. The arrival of ziigwan (spring) is my favorite time of the year as maajibiisaa (it starts to rain). The rain melts away the old goon (snow) and helps our ozaagakiig (plant) relatives begin to wake after the dark cold biboon (winter). With the rain, the opichi (robin) returns. One often comes back to wash up in the puddles outside my studio.
Sometimes, opichiwag (robins) fly into my studio and perch on my easel, watching. This is my first opichi (robin) painting to honor their arrival each year. I painted its red breast using sewing needles and toothpicks.