Student Name:	Mira W
Grade:	12
Title:	Paper and Crayons: Childhood Nostalgia
Description:	The lined paper is made with painted blue slip between layers with a red line painted down the left side. The crayons are formed and painted on with underglazes. The clay is porcelain. From the artist: Nostalgia activates several regions of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, limbic, paralimbic and midbrain areas. The impact of nostalgia in the brain has been found visible in fMRI scans (scans specifically focusing on activity in the brain). Triggering nostalgia can be done in many ways, visual reminders, music, taste, and smell have all been used to trigger the emotion. Crayola crayons trigger so many memories for me. The smell of wax, peeling the paper off the crayon and immediately regretting it, melting broken crayons in cupcake tins to make multi-colored new ones.
Dimensions:	(L)10 x (W)8 x (H)3 (Inches)
Weight:	2 Lbs.
School:	The Putney School - Putney, VT
Teacher:	Naomi Lindenfeld
Exhibition:	The 28th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition

No awards given

Clay Vendor:	Laguna, #550 porcelain
Wheel Vendor:	Shimpo, Shimpo Whisper
Tool Vendor:	Bailey Ceramic Supply
Glaze Vendor:	Other, We make our own glazes and use Coyote underglazes
Kiln Vendor:	Skutt
Firing Temp:	High Temp
Atmosphere:	Reduction
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