Artist Profile
Joan Pollak - Animal Art
Medium: Ceramic / Sculpture
Description: Hand-painted animal sculpture imagined from locally sourced driftwood
Price Range: $50-$650
Joan Pollak - Animal Art
Medium: Ceramic / Sculpture
Description: Hand-painted animal sculpture imagined from locally sourced driftwood
29"L X 21"H X 10"W
16"H X 7"W X 4"D
32"H X 16" W X 5" D
25"H X 19"L X 14"W
Joan Pollak, a Newtown, Connecticut artist whose work appears in local galleries and private collections, specializes in animal art created from locally sourced, hand-painted driftwood. She looks to each piece of wood to reveal the animal hidden within, then she helps it emerge to express its unique, often whimsical personality. The result: one-of-kind hanging and freestanding animal sculptures – ranging from those of the barnyard variety to the African veldt to the tip of Antarctic – that are preserved beneath layers of polyurethane for display both indoors and out. Ms. Pollak studied graphic design at the University of Florida, where she earned a B.A. in Art, as well as an M.A. in English. Her work has been featured at several shows, art festivals, in online shops, as well as in private collections.
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