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Rita Tesolin, an intellectual property lawyer, traded the courtroom
for the runway, and hasn't looked back.
She officially launched her design career in 2003 and was
quickly labelled the "Stone Angel" by Elle Canada. She later
joined its Hot 100 list and was later named "The Costume
Queen" by Flare Magazine.
Her designs have graced the covers of Elle Canada, Elle Quebec,
Flare, Zinc, Wedlux, Chatelaine, Today's Bride, Fashion and many
others. She consistently maintains her unique style while being on trend yet trendless.
The translation of "Nojimoo'" from Ojibway to English is "to heal, to cure." Creating this brain
was a journey of pain and healing that moved the artist. She persisted because she believes
this sculpture is a part of her life's work.
The brain has logical and creative sides that work together. One side cannot exist without the other.
This is reflected in Indigenous cultures. The earth, air and water co-exist in a beautiful balance:
abalone for the sea, stones for earth, and butterflies and dragonflies for air. Each area of the sculp-
ture has corresponding natural healing stones that address ailments in that specific cranial area.
NOJIMOO'
BY RITA TESOLIN
