Local artist’s unique moon artwork featured at BBEX Awards

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When a black light hits the piece, florescent paint shines through the cracks. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)

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“I had just finished doing the moon, and I was showing it to my husband out on the deck when Michelle [member relations manager] phoned. She said, ‘Pam, do you have anything you can do for the BBEX this year?’ I said, ‘I don’t have anything, Michelle, sorry … oh, wait a minute.'”

Beaver brought the moon artwork to a meeting with the committee, where it quickly received approval.

“They loved it!”

Creating each moon took several days, as the process involved layering materials and allowing them time to dry.

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“You paint the phosphorescent paint on first and then you lay the crackle down and make the moon surface. As it dries, it slowly shrinks, which creates those cracks,” she explained.

The technique came about through a bit of experimentation with the help of a black light to make the art glow.

“I don’t know how I did it … I just did a little thing one day and I thought, ‘Oh, I can do a moon.'”

Beyond her own artwork, Beaver is also actively involved in supporting the local arts community. She has served as president of the Battlefords Art Club for the past four years.

“It is a vibrant little club … we generally have around 70-ish members,” she said. “Lots of retired people and lots of really good artists are there.”

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Alyssa.rudolph@pattisonmedia.com