My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
French sculptor Jean-Marie Appriou’s “The Horses” were installed on September 11th at the Doris C. Freedman Plaza on Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street and will remain on display through Aug. 30, 2020. The installation was commissioned by the Public Art Fund. The installation comprises three different statues, each of which highlight different features of […]
Read MoreRecently I was in California visiting family. As part of the trip we attended a fund raiser for a charity that my mother has supported for many years. The dinner was held at a spectacular house that overlooked the Napa Valley. The views were magnificent. But what really caught my eye was the Deborah Butterfield […]
Read MoreIt wasn’t that long ago that my daughter had a treasured collection of My Little Pony figurines. But they never looked like this. Finnish artist Mari Kasurinen uses the vinyl ponies as a blank canvas transforming them into pop culture icons and movie characters. Instead of the rainbow manes and flowers, these ponies sport attitude. […]
Read MoreIn anticipation of the winter weather expected to hit the Boston area over night, here are some of my favorite examples of snow horses and ice horses. I expect mine will resemble one of these — I’ll have to bring my camera to the barn in the morning!
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, the only thing I wanted for Christmas was a pony. I knew that it was unrealistic. After all, we lived in Manhattan so there wasn’t exactly a place to put a pony. My son was never enamored with her, but my daughter spent many happy hours playing on her and […]
Read MoreI asked my farrier what she did with old horse shoes — just discarded them, she said. But there’s someone who has made use of a lot of old horse shoes in a very unusual way! Donald Punton, a retired joiner and carpenter from Cumbria, England, has been crafting sculptures of horses from discarded shoes. […]
Read MoreI’m saving my pennies for one of these sculptures. They are graceful and expressive and powerful . . . and they are made from driftwood. Artist Heather Jansch has a lifelong passion for horses which has found a unique form of expression. Trained as a painter and sculptor, she started using driftwood in her sculptures […]
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