SARAH MCNUTT
CERAMIC ARTIST
AWAKEN KANSAS
Work discussing the repeal of the anti-discrimination laws in Manhattan, KS. Performance work that unveils itself in water. Raw clay overlay, porcelain skull, underglaze drawings
Work discussing the repeal of the anti-discrimination laws in Manhattan, KS. Performance work that unveils itself in water. Raw clay overlay, porcelain skull, underglaze drawings
Work discussing the repeal of the anti-discrimination laws in Manhattan, KS. Performance work that unveils itself in water. Raw clay overlay, porcelain skull, underglaze drawings
Work discussing the repeal of the anti-discrimination laws in Manhattan, KS. Performance work that unveils itself in water. Raw clay overlay, porcelain skull, underglaze drawings
Year: 2012
Method: Handbuilt and fired to cone 6
Materials: Porcelain, underglazes, raw clay, water, glass
Measurements: 17.00 X 10.00 X 10.00 Inches (H x W x D)
This work was made in response to the change in state politics I observed after moving from Buffalo, New York to Manhattan, Kansas. In particular the recent repeal of the anti-discrimination ordinance, which would now make it legal, in Manhattan, for and employer to fire an employee for being gay, if they claimed it was for religious reasons.
The Headline
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/122202589.html
The Group Behind the Discrimination
http://www.awakenmanhattan.com/about