Aurora Giants

Aurora Giants

I journeyed to Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, as a participating artist in the1996 Prairie Visions Exhibit, sponsored... more

by Carmen Hathaway

Title

Aurora Giants

Artist

Carmen Hathaway

Medium

Digital Art - Digital

Description

Aurora Giants

I journeyed to Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, as a participating artist in the1996 Prairie Visions Exhibit, sponsored by the Manitoba Arts Council.

The exhibit, on the upper level of the Churchill Town Complex Public Library, September 30 - October 31, coordinated by exhibit manager Shirley Stevens, presented a diversity of cultural expressions by Indigenous women of Manitoba.

I joined artists Natalie Rostad, Jazz de Montigny, and Harriet Franken, in sharing our experiences through a variety of media, styles and images.

Aurora Giants is based on my experience of the incredible views of the Northern Lights as seen from the train on my way back home.

There must have been something on the tracks, as the train pulled to a complete stop — just outside of Churchill. In the clear black of night , I could see the distant twinkle of the town lights.Then the magnificence of the aurora borealis came into full view of the train windows, all around.

One of the locals, sitting across from me, said "If you whistle, they'll dance for you."

They've danced in my memory ever since.

Image © 2020 Carmen Hathaway All rights reserved

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December 31st, 2020