Miebach's Ocean Splash Enamel Ornament

Nathalie Miebach

This enamel ornament was designed from a detail from Nathalie Miebach's installation Under A Restless Sky. It is a representation of weather data from an ocean buoy in the Gulf of Mexico. It's translated to read a bit like a xylophone and is part of the larger musical score that is imbedded in the piece. The letters are for the months, and the colors show temperature changes. The back of the ornament is white enamel and features the AMFA logo.

In Under A Restless Sky, Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach creates a visual wonderland out of paint, paper, wood, ropes, and other materials, to explore how various species—birds and humans—move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes. She is particularly interested in the idea of a refugium—a place where a species finds shelter when conditions become unfavorable, somewhere where they can survive and even thrive.

The installation includes layers of colorful shapes, real and imagined animals, and hybrid forms such as winged homes atop maps. It imaginatively tells the history of Arkansas’ major weather events; ones that have shaped the way people contemplate the weather. With a dynamic sense of circular movement that mimics both storm activity and the rebuilding process, Under A Restless Sky references the past, while probing questions about new future forms of shared habitat for humans and birds.

Visually stunning, the installation also functions as a multi-act musical score that will be collaboratively interpreted by a regional composer. On view August 2, 2025 - April 4, 2027.

3 inches