Aniwah Workshop

I coined the hybrid word "Aniwah" as a combination of "Animals" and "Haniwa". Haniwa are ancient Japanese tomb sculpture. My Aniwah sculptures relate to these tomb figures to express my sadness at the death of certain animals, extinction of species and loss of nature. Yet there is always an element of hope or humor. This fish is a small Aniwah made from a wheel-thrown bottle as a demonstration for Art classes at FAMU and Sculpture Workshops at TSC. My larger Aniwah are 25 to 30 inches high.