eARThseed: How Octavia Butler’s Work Inspires the Arts

Join us for a conversation about the ways Octavia Butler's works inspire the arts, with visual artist Aramis Hamer and photographer and filmmaker Berette Macaulay, moderated by Brooke Bosley.  

This program is part of Seattle Reads “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler. It is presented in partnership with ARTE NOIR and The Seattle Public Library.

is a splash, acrylic painter and muralist who loves making a mess. As an emerging artist, Hamer spends the majority of her days in the studio creating the colorful images that are slowly becoming her signature style. The basic themes found in her work are strong color contrasts, exaggerated subject matter, and drip techniques where she stretches the boundaries of surreal, pop, and abstract art. Integrating imagery of strong sensual goddesses and cosmic landscapes reflects Aramis’s admiration for the divine feminine. Music is one of her main inspirations. Songs are like stories tha…