Wednesday, September 06, 2000

Pig Parade: Little Drummer Boar

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Metal sculptor 'snared' patriotic project

By Owen Findsen
The Cincinnati Enquirer

        This is 130th in a series spotlighting pigs from the Big Pig Gig Public Art Project taking place in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport. Find past pig profiles at cincinnati.com.

        The pigs of Eden Park march to a different drummer — a drummer pig created by an artist who specializes in historic costume pieces done in metal mesh.

        Artist: Jennifer Zimmerman, 24, of Northside, a jeweler and metal sculptor whose work is based on historic costumes, re-created in metal.

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        Sponsor: New England Financial.

        This pig's pen: Mirror Lake, Eden Park.

        You were inspired by: I submitted ideas based on my metal sculpture, but the sponsor was looking for something more traditional. ArtWorks suggested me because my work is tied into history, and they liked the idea of a pig playing a musical instrument. I looked up information on Colonial Williamsburg and developed the idea of a Revolutionary War drummer boy.

        What's the pig idea? He's dressed in red, white and blue, with a white scarf and a blue hat. I didn't sand the parts of the pig where the clothes are because I wanted to leave it rough to give the illusion of fabric.

        You want people to look at this pig and think: It kind of represents the sights and sounds that carried the soldier to the battlefield.

        Completing the project took: Six weeks.

        What's the matter?: It doesn't look like my metal sculpture, but I used my metal sculpture techniques on it. The drum and the hat are formed in steel mesh and covered with fiberglass cloth.

        Your high on the hog was: Painting it. That's when you can see your idea come to life.

        Pig peeve: Working with the toxic materials.

        The materials cost: $300 to $400.

        Do you consider this art or porkography? It's pretty close to art.

        If your pig starred in a movie, who would you cast to play the role? I don't know. I haven't seen The Patriot yet.
       

       

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