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Owl

Woodrow, Sophie (Trained at Falmouth School of Art, graduating with a BA Studio Ceramics in 2011.)

Figure, zoomorphic, soft-paste porcelain with clear glaze, the head in the form of an owl, the body simple and oval in form, standing on four squat feet; applied stylised feather forms to the shoulders and around the body, the entire body is pierced with small circular piercings in an asymmetric manner, the head and neck has applied overlapping scale-like feathers, the eyes are pierced.

Owl
Image: © Sophie Woodrow/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 39546

Creation/Production

Woodrow, Sophie
Date: 2014

Acquisition

Purchase - ass. of DWT, 11/4/2014
Purchased with support from The Derek Williams Trust

Measurements

Height (cm): 17.3
Height (in): 6
Width (cm): 7.7
Width (in): 3
Depth (cm): 6.9
Depth (in): 2

Techniques

hand-built
forming
Applied Art
modelled
forming
Applied Art
applied
decoration
Applied Art
pierced
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art

Material

soft-paste porcelain

Location

Front Hall, South Balcony : Case J

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Categories

Cerameg stiwdio | Studio ceramics Cerameg | Ceramics Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art 21_CADP_Dec_22 Cynrychioliadol | Representational Tylluan, Gwdihŵ | Owl Gwyn | White CADP content Artistiaid y 21ain ganrif | Active in the 21st Century
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