20 / AMAM.OBERLIN.EDU INSIDETHE ALLEN CAPSTONE: FROM CANVAS TO FABRIC Last spring, 4th-year student Martina Taylor took inspiration from the iridescent fabric in Self-Portrait with StrawHat and Palette (ca. 1795) by Marie-Elisabeth Lemoine. Focused on the concept of “embodiedmaking,” where making is a form of knowing, Taylor hand-dyed Tencel yarn a bright green and wove it with blue, creating a waistcoat. For this capstone project she was supervised by local weaver and former OC Director of Recreation and Club Sports Betsy Bruce and Associate Professor Kristina Paabus, and held a display (with a reproductive image) in the College’s Baron Gallery. She noted, “I found this bold, colorful dress very striking. In the painting you can see a seamwhere the dress is constructed —it speaks to the artist’s care for it.” EXPLORING ART AND FAITH: FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Oberlin College Assistant Professor Michael Roman and A.G. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Religion and Africana Studies, and Pastor at Oberlin House of the Lord Fellowship, discuss artworks on view (including The Smallest Giant Makes for an Easy Target by Roman, seen to the far right) and offer insights into the intersection of art, faith, and social justice. YEVHEN GULENKO
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