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Some of my favorite The Fifth Choir
designs are on piggy banks. I enjoy making these glazed
ceramic banks as gifts for children. What a way to
start a college fund in style! I give away all of
my piggy banks, so right now I don't have many photographs.
I will be adding more as friends and relatives continue
to populate our planet. As always, if you own one
of the dozens of The Fifth Choir designed banks in
existence, please send me a photo for inclusion on
this page.
 Retro
Cloud Pig
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This cloud design is one of my favorite designs
for any object–from coffee cups to piggy
banks. This pig was painted with a Blue Heaven
speckled glaze. I especially love the 1940s
feel that this ceramic mold has. The side-glancing
eyes and red lips give it a retro look. This
piggy bank is now a part of the Matthew Brod
collection.
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Figure
1: The Cloud Patterned Pig
Pretty
Pink Pig
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This little piggy is for the girls. The various
shades of pink and the flowers interspersed
with the polka dots give that away! This is
the more traditional piggy bank mold. Speaking
of giving away, this pig is now a part of the
Abby DeBellis collection. Here her brother,
Nick, and sister, Reagan, scrap over who is
going to present it to her.
Figure
2: The Pink Polka Dotted Pig
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Rainy
Day Fund Pig
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This little piggy also features a darker version
of the cloud design. In addition to the retro
mold, the red lips, rosey cheeks, and corkscrew
tail make this little piggy irresistible. The
coin slot is marked "Rainy Day Fund."
This pig is now a part of the Nicholas DeBellis
collection.
Figure
3: The Rainy Day Fund Pig
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The
Penny for Your Thoughts Pig
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This little piggy bank reminds me of Wilbur
from Charlotte's Web. This naked piggy
only has his polka-dotted ears and penny tail
to differentiate him from that character. This
mold could have ended up going to the Island
of Misfits for having a broken corkscrew, but
I saved him by adhering a penny "tails
up," of course. This idea was inspired
by Eeyore's button tail. The coin slot is marked
"For Deposit Only." This pig is now
a part of the Reagan DeBellis collection.
Figure
4: The Penny For Your Thoughts Pig
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Cheery
Cherry Pig
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This little piggy is all mine. When I saw this
bizarre piggy bank mold with the really round
eyes, I had to have it. As I started to gather
the paint, the owner of the glazing studio said
"Well Melanie, what are you going to do
with that? You can't put cherries on it."
Wanna bet? Although it doesn't help me save
any money, it looks darn cute in my kitchen!
Figure
5: The Cheery Cherry Pig
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Plaid
Pig
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Saving money is necessary, but keeping it squirreled
away in style is a choice. This plaid piggy
belongs to Will Reineke.
Figure
6: Plaid Piggy Bank
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