Topics and Issues 1
The first topics and issues covered Kristi Glick Shenk's adventure through Goshen College and Grad School. During her presentation, she talked about her early experience with art and how they influenced her work today. Some topics she covered included: Her first casting class at Goshen (her first time using found objects), her service time in Bolivia, her first enameling class at Goshen, and her rough but amazing experiences with grad school. All of these times helped Kristi realize what she enjoys making, her love for metal and found objects, and her constant attraction to bright colors. There was one main idea that Kristi talked about that really struck home for me. She said that the one time she went against her normal actions and let everything drop away, freely interacting with the materials. I always have tendencies to plan, plan, plan and sweat too much over the pre-stages of my art and it was really comforting to know that if I let go, I can make something just as amazing. From now on, I'm going to try my best to let go and experiment with the materials I have and maybe something brilliant will come out of it.
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