Guest Speaker: Diane Willow

It was such a treat to be able to view some of Diane's work while having her explain her thought process and inspirations behind each piece.  Something I found very interesting was when she created the rocking chair piece for the MIT campus.  She said that there had been numerous suicides on campus and she wanted to do something for which she felt she could contribute.  So she created this chair for students to sit in; it had all the elements of a stress reliever such as an enclosed feeling, a rocking motion and sounds upon movement.  I thought it was a wonderful idea and what is an artists' purpose if not to give back to the community from which you belong?  Once you have made something of yourself to be able to honor and help your community is such a blessing, and even though it wasn't our school directly, I thank her for that.