Piggy Bank. This Piggy Bank sculpture began with an ordinary cast-iron pot, the kind our grandparents used. It had been left unused and forgotten, so I thought it deserved a new life. Looking at its shape, I decided to turn it into a pig!
I also wanted to make it functional. This metal piggy bank allows you to save coins and, eventually, treat yourself to something nice with the money you have collected. Coins are inserted through a slot on top of the head and taken out through the snout by loosening two screws.
I used various everyday objects to create the pig’s features. Its ears, made from aluminium shoe trees, give it a particularly unusual character, while aluminium spoons became its eyes. The result is a funny and useful object that may help you make the right decisions – especially when it comes to saving money!
This Piggy Bank sculpture gives an ordinary forgotten pot a completely new purpose and character.
Materials:
Head – a cast-iron pot, an aluminium children’s trowel, a coffee brewing vessel and an aluminium scoop.
Ears – aluminium shoe trees.
Eyes – aluminium spoons.
Stand – a dish from a weighing scale and a car part.
Dimensions: 30 × 25 cm
Year: 2015
Status: Sold
