Writing 6 (blog posts) Artist Lecture

Yesterday I went to Ariel Bowman's artist talk. Ever since seeing her art I'd been curious as to how she made it. Here is some of her work:

 

Out of all of the pieces displayed in Porter Hall right now, my favorite is this one:

 I like how precariously balanced the elephants are. Also the fact that they're different species of ancient elephant is very cool.

For her lecture, Ms. Bowman used a projector and powerpoint presentation. Not only did she show pictures of her finished work, but she showed in-progress shots that explained how she made her art. She also included pictures of people whose work had inspired her, which I hadn't thought of doing but might consider for my final lecture.