Miriam Rebecca Silverstein

Miriam Rebecca Silverstein

Bachelor of Arts

English

Studio Art

I spent most of my time at Oberlin painting and printmaking in the art building, climbing trees in Tappan Square, running through the Arb, reading Shakespeare, and laughing with my family of beautiful friends in dorm rooms and campus houses. I've absolutely loved being a Studio Art and English major, and am so grateful for the communities that both my majors have given me. I've loved making art about wild womanhood and the connection between all creatures and the natural world, and writing essays about the power of art and stories and why we should all run away and live in the woods. When I think of my time at Oberlin, I think of friends gathered on our porch lined with string lights, of kitchens full of food and music, screaming along to pop punk at the sco, and dancing in our house full of friends and feeling endless, endless love. I'm endlessly grateful for this place and the people it has brought into my life.

Yes! Florence, Italy in Spring of my Junior Year and Bath, England that summer

Wilder Bowl on a Friday Afternoon when the sun is shining and everyone's playing frisbee and dancing and sitting and laughing with friends, and everything feels bright and beautiful

1. Senior Studio! The most beautiful, talented, and supportive group of artists, and the opportunity to spend nearly all of my time making art all year. 2. Ovid and Metamorphoses, taught in Bath England, by Professor Wendy Hyman, one of my favorite professors and people on this earth. A small community of Obies across the pond pouring our hearts and souls into Shakespeare and Ovid, and coming out changed as writers, artists, and humans.

Quidditch

Pottery Co-op

When Professor Hyman was late to class one day, and we greeted her with a full performance of the final act of Twelfth Night

05/25/2020

Hopefully move to Brooklyn with some of my best friends and keep making art!