Pigs on Parade Reception
By Jennifer Jackson, Peninsula Daily News
SEATTLE - Port Townsend's Sophie the Merpig was the center of attention, but was outshone by her litter mate, Piglit.
Last Friday, 100 Pigs on Parade - fiberglass pigs transformed by artists as a fundraiser for the Pike Place Market Foundation - were officially unveiled at a reception in Seattle.
Among them were two porcine creations by Port Townsend sculptor Thaddeus Jurczynski.
"Sophie was elevated on a table, with other pigs radiating out from her," Jurczynski said.
Jurczynski transformed the two pigs from fiberglass blanks modeled after Rachel, the Seattle Pike Place Market piggy bank.
Jurczynski took the sitting version and turned it into a merpig, complete with tail and flowing blond locks.
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