Endangered Species Project - Julia Galloway

Endangered Species Project: New England

Catalogue from Endangered Species Exhibition at Gallery 224, Ceramics Program at Harvard University. This book includes over eighty images of handmade urns with images of Endangered Species from New England painted on the surface and an essay about each species. This book is both beautiful to look at and educational.
Part of the proceeds from this publication are donated to land trust in New England

Exhibitions

Endangered Species Project: New England

Endangered Species Project: Pennsylvania

Endangered Species Project: Kansas

Endangered Species Project: Montana

Heaven for Fish

Process

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Golden-cheeked Warbler, also known as the Gold Finch of Texas, is endangered little bird from central Texas. When making these urns I try to combine interesting images of the species, education through the choice of composition and environment, aesthetic mark making and strong form. This bird is fond of the Ashe Juniper, a tricky plant to portray on account of tight thin foliage. The next step here is to rub the background with a sponge to soften the pattern, so it looks hazy, then the piece will be bisque fired and the primary bird painted with under and over glaze and refired. I am making a urn for each endangered species in the United States. A Bittersweet project. . . . . . . . . . . . #goldencheekedwarbler #endangeredspecies #goldfinchoftexas #urns #endangeredbirds #endangeredbirdsofinstagram #palopintocounty #coloradobendstatepark #ashejuniper #blueberryjuniper #cedarjumiper #cowbird #thymeofdeath #judychicagodinnerparty #namesprojectaidsmemorialquilt #craftism #craftivist #michaelstrand #metaphor

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As part of the endangered species project this is an urn for the Florida Leafwing butterfly. The only known host plant for this butterfly is the pineland croton. Though once abundant in Florida this butterfly is now only found in the Everglades national Park. The reason for its decline is not exactly known however the biggest threats are the loss of its favorite shrub invasive species and insecticide. . . . . . . . . #endangeredspeciesact #endangeredspecies #endangeredanimals #endangeredinsects #endangeredbutterfly #endangeredbutterflies #flordialeafwingbutterfly #everglades #evergladesnationalpark #anaeatroglodyta #pinerocklands #bigpinekey #pinelandcroton #crotonlinearis #helpbutterflies #urns #craftivism #craftivist

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World turtle day! (Yesterday) Here is the Urn for the loggerhead sea turtle, for the endangered species exhibition at pottery Northwest next year. This exhibition will include the45 state listed species. This urn along with two other turtles, the western pond turtle and the leatherback sea turtle. There will be information about each listed species at the show and part of the proceeds from selling the urns will go to land trust in Washington. Watch for more details.

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Amazingly enough the western gray squirrel is a threatened species in Washington state. This urn is part of the endangered species project:Washington exhibition that will be at pottery northwest in Seattle sometime next year. This squirrel was listed as threatened in 1993 and is struggling on account of its small population, loss of habitat, roadkill mortality, and disease. Washington state has a recovery plan for this busy little mammal, it’s current population has remained low, but steady since 2016. This urn is part of a a larger exhibition of threatened and endangered species. The urn is metaphor. It is hand made on a potters wheel, images carved on the surface. Eventually this piece will be fired in a kiln and decorated with underglaze. The urn is about 14 inches tall and made from porcelain. . . . . . . #westerngraysquirrl #graysquirrel #endangeredspecies #endangeredanimals #threatenedspecies #piercecountywa #clarkcountywa #klickitatcounty #skamaniacounty #okanogancounty #chelancounty #sciurusgriseus #mammals #endangeredmammals #endangeredmammal #douglasfirs #endangeredspeciesact WAdepartmentoffishandwildlife

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This urn is for the Flordia Grasshopper Sparrow. This little sparrow is one of the most endangered birds in North America. primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation, it is critically endangered. However!! Currently is much interest in this sparrow, investments are being made in support of breeding programs. . . . . . #endangeredanimals #grasshoppersparrow #grasshoppersparrows #flordiagrasshoppersparrow #mostendangeredbird #fish&wildlifefoundationofflordia #fwff #whiteoakconservation #50breedingpairsleft #federallyendangered #flordiaprairies #threelakeswildlifemanagementarea #kissimmeeprairiepreserve #audubonsociety #thankyouaudubon #thankyouaudubonfriends #eightmilesfrombirthplace #craftivism #craftivismforanimals #fgsp #soundslikeagrasshopper #carvingpottery #potteryurns #urns #metaphor

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Foushee Cave Snail (amnicola cora) is an endangered mollusk that is known only to exist in the Foushee Cave Natural Area in Independent County in Arkansas. It is a small aquatic cave snail, light yellow in color and blind. It’s endangered because it has a very small geographical range which makes it vulnerable to habitat disruption. This urn is about 12 inches tall and slightly oval, it was handmade on the potters wheel and details of the species are carved in the surface. It’s part of the endangered species project. . . . . . . #craftivist #craftivism #endangeredspecies #endangered #endangeredmolluscs #fousheecaves #fousheecavenaturalarea #independencecounty #endangeredspeciesarkansas #pottery #handmadepotterymakeseverythingbetter #savethesnails #savethesnails🐌

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This urn is for the Mohave Tui Chub. It’s a small chub that lives in the Mojave river in San Bernardino county in California. It’s a small fish, 2-6 inches and listed as endangered in 1970. From looking at photos it looks like these fish school or cluster so I put as many fish as I could on the surface. . . . . . . #mohaveriver #mohavetuichub #sanbernardinocounty #endangeredspecies #endangeredfish #gilabicolormohavensis #craftivism #craftivist #wishforafish #wishforafish🐟 #lewiscenterforeducationandresearch

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