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PERNILLE SPORON BOVING

"Glass and Fiber Artist"

June 6 - July 2

This exhibit is a simple representation of life in the Arctic.  Pernille Sporon Boving uses material from the "qiviut", or long wool of the Muskox: a prehistoric stocky, long-haired animal with a slight shoulder hump and a very short tail.

Historically, this animal has been associated with the hunting culture of early humankind. Their meat and hide was used for food, clothing and shelter, while the horns and bones were carved to make tools and crafts.

Mrs. Boving and her husband, who is a biologist, spent many years studying the Muskox. She uses the wool hair-like fibers of the animal to create a process called felting. This process consists of taking the wool fibers and manipulating it by hand with soap and water until the wool fibers shrinks and locks into a fabric texture.

The synergy of smooth curves and irregularities on the vessels represents the characteristic cycles and vulnerability of life in the Arctic.  The beauty of the Arctic with its treeless tundra, tiny flowers, and ancient lichens of the far north is what inspires the colors and shapes of each vessel -- with no two vessels being exactly alike.

Mrs. Boving believes that there is no place on Earth where life is more simply lived and represented than in the Arctic .

She feels strongly that the act of creation nourishes your inner spirit and that the vessel is the safe keeper of your secrets, your wish for change, your laughter, your thoughts, and your dreams.

This exhibit will be on display in the Paul Robeson Cultural Center administration area.

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