Lily Rae
Art Education/Sustainability, 2024
Hello! My name is Lily, and I will be majoring in Art Education and minoring in Sustainability at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. My passions consist of creating art, writing music, and enjoying the outdoors!
This project excites me for a multitude of reasons, for I've always held a huge interest in evolution and the natural world. There are so many incredibly complex and interesting creatures in this world, and for this research project I chose one of the most intriguing organisms to be the main subject. I'm sure many of you have heard of and seen the Praying Mantis, but there are so many incredible attributes and evolutionary characteristics that I'll bet you've never heard of before!
I will be creating a piece that places emphasis on the behaviors and tendencies of the praying mantis. I personally adore the praying mantis for many reasons, both due to its insane evolutionary characteristics as well as the mystical roots it has in folklore, and I hope that I can help you feel the same about them!
I will be using multiple forms of media to create a collage piece depicting a praying mantis, and the media(s) I use will have some connection to its symbolic and biological characteristics.