Peinture acrylique, panneau de bois, 2023
Images of Star Blanket designs and the cosmos are reminders that we are all connected. No matter where we come from, or where we currently are, we can look up at the skies and be reminded of and feel connected to our ancestors and our communities. I want us to be reminded that we are a continuation and embodiment of our ancestors and that we are also future ancestors.
Michelle Sound is an artist, educator, and mother. She is a member of Wapsewsipi/Swan River First Nation in northern Alberta; her maternal side is Cree and her paternal side is Métis from central Alberta. She was born and raised on the unceded and ancestral home territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She holds a BFA from Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts, and a master’s degree in applied arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. A multidisciplinary visual artist, she works with a variety of media, including photography, textiles, painting, and Indigenous material practices.