Entered Information
| Student Name: | Sara B |
| Grade: | 12 |
| Title: | Sea of Despair |
| Description: | For my original idea I wanted to focus on environment pollution and address how sea life is affected by it. I wanted to give it a more literal feel by using a man-made object like I did with an oxygen tank and animal life adapting to the trash in there environment. Nature shouldn’t adapt to our mistakes and I wanted my piece to represent the hardships that’s sea life encounter with pollution. Are used a bunch of different finishes of copper and rusting to create the color of the oxygen tanks and use acrylic to paint the octopus. Are used a high gloss to make the pieces look more wet rather than more and less dimensional. I created the sculpture by first creating the dark gas tank and breaking it open. After I did this I placed the body of the octopus into the oxygen tank and created the tentacles after. I made the finishing touches with the suction cups and detailed by scraping the tank to make it more aged and realistic. |
| Dimensions: | (L)14 x (W)14 x (H)18 (Inches) |
| Weight: | 15 Lbs. |
| School: | Mclean High School - Mclean , VA |
| Teacher: | Christina Carroll |
| Exhibition: | The 24th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition, Virtual This Year |
Recognition
Additional Work Info
| Clay Vendor: | Standard |
| Wheel Vendor: | Other, all handbuilt |
| Tool Vendor: | Clay King, wipe out tools |
| Glaze Vendor: | Other |
| Kiln Vendor: | Paragon |
| Firing Temp: | Low Fire, 04 |
| Atmosphere: | Oxidation |
| Cone Number: | , bisque |
Entry Photos
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