Artomatic Part Deux

So, last Friday I went into the city with my roommate where we met my boss to go to Artomatic. Neither one of them had been before, and I was eager to check out more of the displays.

We almost created a state of national emergency when my roommate bumped into the 8 foot tall Michelle Obama, almost creating a domino effect that would have injured the whole Obama family, but Chett came to the rescue while I just stood nearby frozen in fear. Anyway, here are the highlights:

This is one of my favorite displays. It's stuffed owls in a tree. I wrote in her guest book something along the lines of, "I loved your owls. I thought they were a real hoot." Yes, I was that girl.

Chett likes to throw himself in photos which became quite the challenge. But here's a closeup of one of the owls:

And here he is again:

And here's more owls:

And I think this is my favorite owl. I love the look in his eye, and I think his name is something like Lance Owlington, which seemed to fit perfectly:

And more owls:

This display was also a favorite. It reminded me of the art that Amity does:

So here's what I learned from this trip:

I really like mixed media art. I love looking at everyday objects in a new way. I love that you can make art out of a Barbie doll and green army men. I love art that I think I could do, too. I can admire a beautiful painting for what it is, but I especially love art that I feel like I could participate in.

Also, playing survivor-like endurance challenges on the metro is fun. And when your boss says, "Let's walk 10 blocks to get something to eat", remember that 10 blocks is a lot farther when you're hungry.

Also, I really want to make a 5'8" tallpapier mache giraffe like this one, seen at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria:http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativedc/2938796459/sizes/l/