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Jessie Robertson
Frog Conservation Artwork
One of my favorite ways to spread awareness about frog declines has been to create artwork about it. Here are some examples of artwork and animation that I've made.
Carolina Gopher Frog April 2017
I painted this ceramic tile of a Carolina Gopher frog at Paint and Play, a local ceramic painting studio. Carolina Gopher Frogs are North Carolina's most endangered frog species, and are threatened greatly by habitat destruction. Andy Gould, FrogWatch Chapter Coordinator at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, inspired me to artwork featuring this species, and I am happy with how it turned out!
Panamanian Golden Frog Sept. 2015
Panamanian golden frogs are one of the most endangered amphibian species in the world. After having their populations decimated by the spread of chytridiomycosis in Panama, this species only narrowly escaped extinction when scientists quickly moved as many individuals as they could into captivity. This species has been extinct in the wild since 2007, and it is unknown whether they will ever be able to be reintroduced into the wild. I created this short animation to quickly share their dire situation.
Frog Jumping Measurements Feb. 2015
This is something I created for a high school art assignment. I had to create a piece of art that was sport related. To tie it in with frogs, I decided to create a demonstration of how far different species of frogs and toads could leap, and compare that to the length of various combinations of balls used in sports. The measurements turned about being pretty difficult, I had to research the measurements of all of those items, measure the size of the frog species and their jump lengths, and then figure out what combination of various sports balls could most closely approach the jump lengths of the frogs. There are some inconsistencies with where frogs land, but I'm happy with how it looks.
Jumping Frog Recycled Sculpture
March 2015
What better medium to create artwork to promote frog conservation with than recycled materials? I created this sculpture to experiment with materials I had never used before, like silverware, tin foil, and various metal, plastic, and wooden parts, to create a completely different kind of art piece than I had ever made before.
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