N.W.T. artist's Milky Way beading to be showcased in Smithsonian
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An artist from Tsiigehtchic, N.W.T., who uses beads to replicate space, stars and entire universes, will have her art showcased in the Smithsonian, right next to Vincent van Gogh's work.
Margaret Nazon's beading of the Milky Way is in Washington, D.C., where it will be presented in the Recovering Our Night Sky exhibit on light pollution at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
It will be beside a virtual image of van Gogh's The Starry Night.
"I think because it's quite different, it's not like paint or water colours, the main work is done in bead work… I think that's why they picked that to go next to van Gogh's Starry Night," Nazon told CBC Weekender host Marc Winkler.
The Recovering Our Night Sky exhibit is scheduled for November 2022, but Nazon said she's unsure if it will be delayed due to the most recent wave of COVID-19.
Either way, Nazon said she doubts she'll travel to Washington to present her work.
"I'm not fond of travelling to large places with millions of people all over the place, no thank you," she said with a laugh.
Nazon said the exhibit is on an important subject as she's recognized light pollution as a barrier to admiring the stars.
"It's true, whenever I'm down south in Edmonton or Calgary or Vancouver, I don't get to see as many stars," she said.
Nazon said her piece on the Milky Way includes constellations like the Big Dipper, Little Dipper and the Cassiopeia, along with black holes and nebula galaxies.
Nazon said a worker at the Smithsonian reached out to her after seeing her work. She said the employee wanted to showcase beading that incorporates a northern night sky.
"The lady that I spoke to said to me, 'I want you to go outside, look up at the sky and what you see up there, I want that on there, on your picture,' so I did that," Nazon said.
She said one her favourite aspects of beading, is being able to feel the completed project.
"It's lovely to run your fingers over after the work is done, to run your fingers over the bead work. It's the sensation, it's really soothing."
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