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Athena
Victoria
Kelly
Sally Squid
April 30, 2024.     

Paper mache and mixed media sculpture. stood 18 feet tall, total length is 40 feet.

Giant puppet built for the 2024 UIUC puppet parade. Collaboration with Emma Haugh-Ewald, Owen Mastroianni, and Emily Renner.
The Mother
February 9, 2024.

Ceramic and Glaze.

Depiction of The Mother. She is so beautiful and so fertile.
Beast of Intestines
February 9, 2024.

Ceramic and Glaze.

The Beast, glimpsed in material form.
Ocean Floor
February 1, 2024.

Disassembled and reassembled record player.

Take a journey into the long lost depths to this monumental wreckage resting in peaceful silence.
The Abstraction
November 2, 2023.

Glazed Stoneware.

Clay as a painting, enjoy this world of sculpted shapes.
Heart Decay
October 26, 2023.

Glazed Stoneware.

A heart corrupted, oozing and wounded. Mossy mold thrives here.
The Damaged Organ
October 24, 2023.

Glazed Stoneware.

Athena's fear of damaging her organs has been made tangible.
The Creature
October 19, 2023.

Glazed Stoneware.

A creature is born.
Prosperity
October 12, 2023.

Glazed Stoneware.

Swampy piece from a more Cambrian era.
The Hunger
October 17, 2023.

Glazed Stoneware.

The mouths yearn to be fed, but they always want more. Is it greed or gluttony?
Heavenly Auras- Biblically Accurate Angel Shoot
October 1, 2023.

Outfit made of Wood, Fake Fur, Clay, and Feathers.

Photography by Kyriaki Karavasis. This outfit was Athena's first attempt at making any sort of fashion piece. She worked so intensely that she had to visit emergency care due to the stresses of working 70+ hours per week to complete it.
Cetaceans
September 28, 2023.

60+ foot long whale sculpture made from recycled materials.

Athena was part of a team who helped create this life size sperm whale sculpture along with prop boats and sea kelp towers for the show Cetaceans.
Experiment With Clay
September 14, 2023.

Unfired Stoneware, flowers, and cord.

Experimental combination involving clay.
April 11, 2023. Full room installation with accompanying stop motion animation.

Collaboration with Owen Mastroianni and Emily Renner.
Animated Dreams
Xavier
March 20, 2023.

Paper Mache, paint, and lighting.

Collab with Owen Mastroianni.

"Our beautiful child Xavier has been brought to life. They live in such a scary place. They only wish to hop and play. Such a precious fetus has never existed before. I Love Xavier." -Athena
Abbreviated Crisis
February 22, 2023.

Paper Mache on Canvas with a Florescent Light.

Abstraction formed through light and shadow rather than variation of pigments. Objects placed throughout this sculptural painting represent a severe illness Athena endured. Shown in a lit room on the left image, and in a dark room on the right image.
Scans and Shots
February 4, 2023.

Photos of Clay Sculptures and Digital Scans of Artists.

Collaboration with Owen Mastroianni and Emily Renner. Features creations such as Plong and Gerbis.
MMXXII
December 5, 2022.

Plaster, Fabric, Mirror.

Sculpture made for a mold making study. Angled pouring allowed the mold to appear to be sinking into the ground more in each iteration.
Secrets
November 16, 2022.

Wood and Fabric.

Sculpture of a face. Intended to be installed in the corner of a wall such that the face is upright.
Giant Pinecone
October 4, 2022.

Cardboard Sculpture.

Athena wishes pinecones were really this big.
Painter
September 1, 2022.

Cardboard and Paint.

Just a little guy.
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