Art Piece Flint Michigan Skull water Tower Ceramic whistle Lead crisis Hinshaw

Description

Flint Michigan water whistle art ceramic water tower is a commentary and they lead water crisis.
water whistle is based on the now iconic Flint water tower
and features
of bird
on top
,
skull
in the
middle
, and a
floating
bottle of water near the
base
.
Flint Water Whistle art piece is 7¾ in. (20 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered stoneware, glaze, lusters
.
Signed
by the artist
on
the bottom.
Craig Hinshaw created ceramic water whistles based on the water tower, Flint River and water bottles. When someone blows into the creation it chirps like a bird and Hinshaw said blowing into them could bring a little happiness to someone affected by the water crisis. The artist said, “The idea is humor, because that is one way to respond to the tragedy," Hinshaw said. "I have said blowing through them will bring a smile to you and everyone and maybe bring a tiny bit of healing to Flint."
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2016/10/see_some_of_the_art_from_buckh.html
Artists interpret the Flint water crisis
The Flint Water Crisis exhibit at Buckham Gallery opened on Friday, Oct. 14. Artist members and friends created various works of art through different mediums to show their interpretation of the water crisis.
https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramic-art-and-artists/functional-pottery/clay-culture-flint-water-whistles/