Maria Knier - Ingenuity

Artist: Maria Knier
Title: Ingenuity (The Crow and the Pitcher)
Size: 18” x 12”x 5”
Medium: Mixed media: stone clay, epoxy clay, aluminum wire, found ceramic vase, acrylics, encaustic wax

Aesop’s Fables are a collection of short stories with moral lessons. The ancient stories typically feature animals that exhibit human-like traits and human behavior. This piece is my enchanted interpretation of the classic “The Crow & the Pitcher” fable.

The Crow & the Pitcher

In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he might die of thirst.

Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

In a pinch a good use of our wits may help us out. Make the most of your creative ingenuity!

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