Into the forest
Talie Johnson, BFA '23, grew up on a six-acre farm in Belvidere, Illinois, surrounded by large neighboring cornfields. On her family's property, wi...
Talie Johnson, BFA '23, grew up on a six-acre farm in Belvidere, Illinois, surrounded by large neighboring cornfields. On her family's property, wild grasses grew aplenty, and Johnson would often hang about in their midst, admiring their wispy surfaces, breathing in the fresh air and generally adopting the pace of nature. As a communication design major at WashU, Johnson spent a great deal of time indoors seated in front of a computer. Then she enrolled in a 'Sustainability Exchange' course with a focus on Forest Park.