Senior Profile Tiffany Renken

Miss. Renken is standing next to her piece intimidate extinction. The piece is a semi-realistic sculpture of a red panda standing on its hind legs with it front legs raised up. Similar to the do not shot pose. The sculpture is painted with an orange face, tail, and a black body. white is used for its markings on it ears, face, and for it's nails.
Tiffany Renken, Intimidate Extinction, ceramic sculpture and acrylic paint

Tiffany Renken is one of the Valdosta State University ““In Situ” showcase artists, which features work from graduating Art & Design students. Renken is from Warner Robins, Georgia. Growing up an only child, Renken had difficulties relating to other people, so she gravitated toward animals; this love for animals fuels her passion for art. In high school, she liked to refurbish sunbleached ornaments and trinkets for her friends and family: and she produced some commission work. During that time, she took ceramic classes at her school and planned to study ceramics in college. While at a meet and greet at VSU, she found out about the ceramics program and the variety of clays and firing points offered and decided to attend. 

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