2/17/11- Andy Goldsworthy

I'm a real fan of making things out of nature. After Laurie showed us Andy Goldsworthy, I was immediately interested in him. His work is literally amazing! He is so patient and his pieces are so amazing. His materials consist of only things you can find in nature, and a lot of them are not permanent. He made these giant stone houses as an installment at the National Gallery of Art that were so immense I cannot fathom the amount of time he put into them. He does things with flowers, icicles, branches, leaves, thorns and anything you can find in nature. His installments can be really anywhere from a random valley in the forest to a small hillside near a quiet community. He never really makes anything to be permanent, but just to add to God's art for a moment in time. He is my new favorite artist. Look at these pieces below! They aren't meant to stay forever, just to be appreciated for the time that they exist.