Birnam, Penny
Item
Maker Name
Birnam, Penny
Biography
Penny Birnam is well known for her series of beautifully rendered animal heads of endangered species. She used to be known as Penny Birbaum.
She sold through the Gallery of BC Ceramics, Circle Craft Co-op and many outlets around the province. In 1992 she gave a workshop for the PGBC.
When Penny retired in 2018 Circle Craft Co-op gave her a Lifetime Membership Contribution Award. Penny has wanted to keep her footprint small in this world.
Quote;
"The animals are my sympathetic magic. Like voodoo dolls in reverse, they carry my love and respect out into the world, and my hope that their new owners will become protective of them and by extension, the real animal in its fragile co-existence with people. "
She sold through the Gallery of BC Ceramics, Circle Craft Co-op and many outlets around the province. In 1992 she gave a workshop for the PGBC.
When Penny retired in 2018 Circle Craft Co-op gave her a Lifetime Membership Contribution Award. Penny has wanted to keep her footprint small in this world.
Quote;
"The animals are my sympathetic magic. Like voodoo dolls in reverse, they carry my love and respect out into the world, and my hope that their new owners will become protective of them and by extension, the real animal in its fragile co-existence with people. "
First name
Penny
Last name
Birnam
Career dates (start and end)
2018
Formal Education
Affiliated organizations
Links to Further Resources
1998 Made of Clay, PGBC
Source
Debra E. Sloan