Starry, Starry Night "Paint your palette blue and grey" , Don McLean, "Vincent"
Living in New Mexico reveals the beauty of nature in a much
different way that I had ever experienced living elsewhere. One very special experience is called The
Night Sky. Looking up to the dark,
night sky reveals an unbelievable cascade of stars, so many, that it appears as
if thousands (no, hundreds of thousands) grains of white sand have been thrown
up into the sky. This is possible due
to the altitude, lack of pollution and legislation passed by New Mexico in 1978
called the Night Sky Protection Act.
The purpose of this act “is to regulate outdoor night lighting fixtures
to preserve and enhance the state’s dark sky…”
Without the distraction of glaring spotlights and neon signs (even the
type of lighting for street lights is regulated) the night sky becomes a small
glimpse of the universe, of the cosmos. While beautiful, for me, it is also
frightening. I simply cannot wrap my
mind around the concept of infinity, of the concept of never-ending space.
I have a friend who not only is fascinated with these
concepts, she embraces them into one of the most incredible forms of textile
art.
Debbe Goldberg’s petit point tapestries
Like a Hurricane
Happines Runs
Here Comes the Sun
According her artist’s statement, Debbe states “My
tapestries and the universe have become one and the same for me. Petit point is
my art and space is my muse. Each work
is preceded by immersion in the most current images returned to earth by
orbiting telescopes. After being drawn
to a particular subject I find as much information on the topic as possible before I
attempt to capture its grandeur…(My process) begins with my research and ends
when I have interpreted the image and its science.”
To read Debbe’s biography and view her gallery of tapestries
please visit her website www.petitpointillism.com
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