Psyche Inspired
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Psyche Inspired: Abigail Weibel
Institution: Arizona State University
Major: Geology
Psyche Inspired Class: 2017-2018
Psyche Inspired Intern Portraits
Abigail Weibel
Major: geology
Genre/Medium: photography
About the work: Headshots of (most of) the inaugural Psyche Inspired interns taken for the Psyche website. (My headshot was taken by Brooke Owen, the Psyche Inspired student manager.)
Psyche Cross Stitch
Abigail Weibel
Major: geology
Genre/Medium: cloth and thread, 8″ x 10″
About the work: This cross stitch is based off the current artist rendering of the Psyche asteroid. I chose to exaggerate the image by using a lot of color to help it pop off the black background (and because there are only so many choices of grey thread!). If you are interested in cross-stitching your own Psyche, the pattern I created and thread color recommendations can be downloaded here:
Mixed Metallic
Abigail Weibel
Major: geology
Genre/Medium: acrylic paint on glass, 13.5″ x 17″
About the work: This painting was inspired by the color palettes of the current artist rendering of the asteroid and my fellow Psyche interns’ recent artworks. It seemed fitting to me to create an abstract piece that allowed for greater interpretation and imagination, similar to the interpretations that are resulting from the small amount of data we currently have on Psyche.
Curious
Abigail Weibel
Major: geology
Genre/Medium: acrylic paint on canvas print photograph, 10″ x 13″
About the work: Curiosity is the theme for this piece. To signify this I chose to position the model looking outwards and upwards. The color gray is representative of the unknown, black of space, and brighter colors of the new information we will gain through the Psyche mission. Curiosity is innate in all humans and does not belong to one type of person. I chose to emphasize this by providing the model some anonymity by covering her eyes and to further accentuate her line of sight.
