Michelle Startzman: Yuma Art Symposium

A couple weeks ago I attended the Yuma Art Symposium. I had a really good time, and saw some interesting artist talks while there. Here are some of the events that took place during the symposium:

The Silent Auction:

The ASU Grad students made a collaborative piece that we donated for the

silent auction to benefit the Yuma Symposium, and it sold for $160!

In this photo: Me, Lynette Andreasen, Victoria Altepeter, Ellie Richards and Katie Poterala

One of the presenters was Michael Dale Bernard, who gave an awesome

presentation and a demo on powder coating:

The Saw, File and Solder Race:

This was my first year participating in the saw, file, solder race. It was fun, but also nerve racking! Participants get into groups of three to race for the fastest group to make a ring that fits the finger of one of the group members. Katie Poterala and Leon Nash, both metals grad students at ASU, were on my team. The trophies are made by artists, and were really amazing this year. Unfortunetely, my team did not win. We were disqualified for not following the rules. (Mainly me, I just didn't understand the rules in all the chaos) There was also a trophie for best style for the team that dresses up the best. The following photos were taken by Tiffiney Yazzie, a photo student at ASU.