Though she didn’t cut the aluminum , Cahalan constructed the rest of the sculpture herself, including the wood frame onto which the aluminum pieces were attached. “I had never really built anything before besides helping build walls for nonprofit projects," Cahalan says. "I had to buy all this equipment and learn to use it and then actually do it the next day.” A drill press was one of the many additions to her studio. Photo courtesy of Mimi Cahalan Photo 5 of 10 in Mimi Cahalan's "Good Long Look" by Miyoko Ohtake

Mimi Cahalan's "Good Long Look"

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Though she didn’t cut the aluminum , Cahalan constructed the rest of the sculpture herself, including the wood frame onto which the aluminum pieces were attached. “I had never really built anything before besides helping build walls for nonprofit projects," Cahalan says. "I had to buy all this equipment and learn to use it and then actually do it the next day.” A drill press was one of the many additions to her studio.

Photo courtesy of Mimi Cahalan