Visiting Artist: Nathalie Miebach

This week, OS30 finished their second visiting artist residency with the Boston-based sculptor Nathalie Miebach. Nathalie's work is dynamic, complex, and science-driven, most often focusing on weather systems as a starting point for an intensive research and process-based art practice. Check out Nathalie's amazing work on her personal website here, and watch her discuss her work in a TEDTalk here. 

Nathalie's residency at Oxbow began with the following assignment:

"This workshop will ask students to build a sculptural, visual story about an experience they have had with weather. We will approach this from the perspective of a storyteller. A story consists of different parts (the setting, the characters, the flow or tempo of the narrative, the texture of the relationships, etc.), which will all turn into different sculptural components. For some students, the story will be a conceptual guide throughout the week, for others it will only serve as a starting point to begin the sculpture with."

Throughout their week with Nathalie, students were introduced to several new sculptural techniques, including various types of traditional basket weaving. Below are some examples of the exciting and varied work that resulted--note that none of the students had ever worked with these techniques before!

Amanda's sculpture

Riley's sculpture

Isabella's sculpture

Dejah's sculpture