{"id":551,"date":"2014-07-02T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trish.wampa.net\/?post_type=portfolio&p=551"},"modified":"2016-07-11T17:02:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:02:51","slug":"puppy-2011","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/trishigo.com\/?portfolio=puppy-2011","title":{"rendered":"Puppy, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

In dealing with the loss and anxieties over our pets\u2019 health, we began a collection\u00a0of animal remains to in an effort to preserve each animal\u2019s existence and our memory. This two-day old\u00a0puppy was given to us after she died from natural causes. Being the runt of the litter, she was born\u00a0unhealthy and was not able to survive. Our desire was to show the preciousness, sadness, and\u00a0helplessness in seeing a baby animal die. We wanted to give her a sense of identity (a female dog, hence\u00a0the bow around her tail) and a safe, nested place where the sight of this poor creature induces empathy\u00a0and awe. Process: Dry-mount taxidermy performed solely by the artists. Process entails removing and\u00a0preserving the pelt of an animal and sewing it over a hand-sculpted foam and clay form.<\/p>\n