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Anne Koszalka: I Am Midnight, This is my Story

I am primarily a hand builder making functional work and have always been interesting in exploring surfaces. My most recent pursuit was making hundreds of tiles to create illustrations for a graphic novel about a shelter dog. This is a true story about a dog named Midnight who was found tied to a pole. This story is close to my heart because I love and worked with this amazing, resilient, creature. The inspiration for my work comes from my love of animals and especially dogs. When making my pieces I use a technique called sgraffito to create images on the clay. I use a red clay body painted with white underglaze, scratch through to create a thin line, add color and finish with a clear glaze. This technique allows me to create a detailed portrait with a painterly quality. I somehow feel connected to every dog I paint. I have had the privilege to care for dogs for the last 25 years, both my own and also shelter dogs. In 2017 I began volunteering at ACCT Philly, the city’s open intake shelter and two years later at New Leash on Life. NLOL is a nonprofit prison dog program that is dedicated to saving at risk dogs and improving the lives of inmates.

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Anne M. Koszalka Celebrity with Dog $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Face to Face $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Mister in Kennel $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Red Cross $145.00
Anne M. Koszalka Fuzzy Slippers $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Midnight in Woods $105.00	Anne M. Koszalka Worried Woman $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Staring at Pig $145.00
Anne M. Koszalka Midnight in Kennel $195.00	Anne M. Koszalka Dice $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Looking to The Left $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Mister and Scrapple $105.00
Anne M. Koszalka Open Hatchback $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Police and Emaciated Dog $195.00	Anne M. Koszalka Blue Hat $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka White Dice $195.00
Anne M. Koszalka Mad Mister $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Mister with Eyebrows Up $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Midnight Looking Up $195.00

Anne M. Koszalka Celebrity with Dog $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Face to Face $85.00
Anne M. Koszalka Mister in Kennel $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Red Cross $145.00
Anne M. Koszalka Fuzzy Slippers $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Midnight in Woods $105.00
Anne M. Koszalka Worried Woman $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Staring at Pig $145.00
Anne M. Koszalka Midnight in Kennel $195.00	Anne M. Koszalka Dice $145.00
Anne M. Koszalka Looking to The Left $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Mister and Scrapple $105.00
Anne M. Koszalka Open Hatchback $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka Police and Emaciated Dog $195.00
Anne M. Koszalka Blue Hat $145.00	Anne M. Koszalka White Dice $195.00
Anne M. Koszalka Mad Mister $85.00	Anne M. Koszalka Mister with Eyebrows Up $145.00
Anne M. Koszalka Midnight Looking Up $195.00

Anne M. Koszalka

Midnight Looking Up

$195.00

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