Drew Michael: Water’s Edge
April
“Water is life. We come from water and earth. In this show, I want to bring us to the water’s edge—to appreciate and honor the spirits of water, animals, and land. I was born a mirror twin in the month of March near the Kuskokwim River in Bethel, Alaska and I have always felt a connection to bodies of water. In many communities around the world people often live by some form of water whether it be a river, lake or the ocean. In these places where the water and the land meet many things transform. Life comes to existence; and life can be taken away. And just as there is an ebb and flow of the water, our lives are transformed and changed as things come in and out. The Yup’ik people of western Alaska believe that everything has spirit and, in this time, we must honor and protect the waters that we so rely on for subsistence and our ways of life. Through these pieces I encourage all to remember the importance of water and of protecting the lands that they connect to, and the animals that live within and around…