The Wire Zoo: How Elizabeth Berrien Learned to Turn Wire into Amazing Art

Elizabeth Berrien’s interest in animals shapes the way she sees them: she imagines lines of energy moving across their bodies. As a girl, she is discouraged by art teachers who do not recognize that she is left-handed. Eventually, she finds a material that lets her abilities emerge, using wire to translate her observations of animals into art. Realistic digital illustrations accompany this account of an artist finding her medium.