Bridgewater-Raritan High School Freshman's Art Headed to National Exhibit

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Thanushri Krishna Kumar, a freshman at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, will have her ceramic artwork displayed at a national exhibition.

Her piece, titled "Snak," was selected for the 29th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition in Detroit, Michigan. The exhibition is scheduled to run from March 25 through March 27 at the Huntington Place Convention Center.

Thanushri's work is among 150 pieces chosen from students across the country.

According to Angela Morijn, her ceramics teacher, over "1,000 pieces were submitted... And Thanushri is one of those 150 selected."

The artwork will be shipped from Bridgewater-Raritan High School to the exhibition location.

Thanushri shared that prior to enrolling in Morijn’s Hand Building class this past semester, she had no experience with ceramics beyond playing with Play-Doh as a child. She stated that she "wanted to try something new" when she decided to take the Hand Building ceramics class.

Since beginning the class, Thanushri has developed a strong interest in ceramics.

She confirmed, "I am going to be taking more ceramics classes over the next three years."

Morijn noted Thanushri’s talent and the rarity of having a freshman in her class.

"She has a lot of talent, and it is rare I get a freshman in my class," Morijn said. "We got her for more years to come."