During my time in Italy with the MICA pre-collage Tuscany coarse, one of the cool museums(well in this case garden) that we went to were the Tarot Gardens. The Tarot Gardens were created by a woman named Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle who thought up all of these gigantic ceramic statues within this space. She even has one of her projects within the Garden that is actually a small functioning house where members of her family lived for a couple years.
One of the cool things about the garden, well at least I thought that it was cool, was how all of the pieces were inspired by the different cards in a Tarot deck (Hence the name 'Tarot Gardens) Personally, the experience of going there was life changing. It may sound a bit cliché, but it was. Going to these gardens made me realize that art isn't always about being the best or creating amazing pieces; it made me realize that it's also about fun, enjoyment, and to let thoughts and feelings escape. I actually got to create two pieces in my sketchbook, that i ad with me in Italy, just from being inspired by her art.

http://www.nikidesaintphalle.com/index.html

So this is my AP summer homework piece. The style of this piece came from an artist named Eridanus Sellen.