But her reaction to the situation was unique. They recently were displayed at UC Berkeley's Worth Ryder Gallery. It's about money. It's about survival.
Materials used in one piece include twigs painted white at their bases and secured with copper wire.
After a month hanging on the wall at the Worth Ryder Gallery and being subjected to viewers' experimental yanks, two of the pieces had their own energy shortage - they were left in the dark after running out of juice. The state's energy crisis exacerbated and coincided with trials of Williams' own. After earning a master's degree in fine arts at UC Berkeley in 1991, she returned to the East Coast for several years. In 1996, she left Washington, D.C., for the Bay Area. Williams held a series of high-paying corporate jobs with low satisfaction until she was asked to teach painting and figure drawing classes at UC Berkeley almost two years ago.