The work of Chicago-based illustrator Julia Kuo has graced everything from concert posters and books, to illustrations depicting national parks across the country. “I am on a quest to visit as many national parks as possible, and actually at this moment I’m writing this from the back of a van driving to Yosemite,” she notes. “It’s just so amazing when I think about what these parks preserve.”
In addition to painting and drawing, Kuo loves to make 3D art with paper. Working with Neenah ENVIRONMENT®, she constructed an elaborate bison. She was inspired after visiting Yellowstone National Park a month ago, where she witnessed many of them roaming in their natural environment. “The bison is the biggest land mammal any of us will ever see freely wandering around on this continent! I always feel so much awe and wonder at seeing their massive, hulking frame up close.” Below, she walks us through the steps of building this bison that stands at just over a foot tall, and 1½ feet long. The see how she built her bison, read here.
