Entered Information
Student Name: | Brooklyn L |
Grade: | 12 |
Title: | Plight of the Giraffe |
Description: | This piece was built solid and hollowed out, reassembled and surfaced. The oscines were created using slabs. Fur texture was carved. The final surface was created using cold surface techniques and false eyelashes were also added to create a realistic giraffe. Idea development is based on giraffes and the reasons for their endangerment: habitat loss and poaching. |
Dimensions: | (L)13 x (W)14 x (H)9 (Inches) |
Weight: | 4 Lbs. |
School: | Kearney Senior HS - Kearney, NE |
Teacher: | Katrina Olmstead |
Exhibition: | The 24th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition, Virtual This Year |
Recognition
Additional Work Info
Clay Vendor: | Laguna, B-mix is the classroom studio clay body. |
Wheel Vendor: | Other |
Tool Vendor: | Other |
Glaze Vendor: | Other, No Glaze was used, this piece was surfaced using cold surface techniques. |
Kiln Vendor: | L&L Kilns |
Firing Temp: | Low Fire |
Atmosphere: | Oxidation |
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