Gina Westergard

Metalsmith

Gina Westergard

Metalsmith

  • Encaustic Memorials
  • Memorial Objects
  • Reliquaries
  • Urns
  • Jewelry
  • Previous Work
  • The Making of An Angel - Research Documentation
  • Other Research Documentation
  • CV
  • Artist Statement
  • Biography
  • Reviews/Citations/Artist Talks
  • Hidden Within Vessels Video
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I specifically choose not to add a fur ruff to the tiger head to depict an unsettling ambiguity between a taxidermy armature and a stuffed head. The tiger needed to portray a regal yet somber dignity. The tiger could have easily morphed into a cute animated animal, so I had to stay focused on my goal of achieving the blank stare. I developed a technique, using gel medium and tiny glass seed beads, to define the stripes. Each bead was painstakingly added by hand using tweezers.