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My love of horses must have started when I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. My mother
saved a picture of a horse that I drew at age two. It was recognizable. While
other kids were chewing their wax lips or gum, I was busy shaping mine into tiny
herds of Arabian horses. At four, my father took me to see Man 'O war, the
immortal race horse - a still vivid memory. As I touched his nose, my life began
taking its turn. Horses were objects of my imagination. But I was a city girl
and they became real to me through drawing - first with crayons, then moving to
pencil, ink and paint. As I grew up, I experimented with different forms of art,
things such as stained glass, fabric art, and acrylics on canvas. It wasn't
until my children were grown that my sculpting skills fully awoke.
Trained in
classical sculpture by Teena and Don Haugen, I assisted them in making a
life-size mule, sharecropper and young boy, which have been installed at the
Georgia Agricultural Center in Perry, Georgia. I have demonstrated the making of
sculpture at the Georgia Heritage Center and taught a clay patina class at the
Abernathy Arts Center. I am currently a member of the Dawson County Art
Association and the Blackberry Creek Artists Association and Gallery. I have
shown and won various juried shows and exhibits.
Inspiration
still comes daily from life on our north Georgia fame with my husband, Winn,
dog, Carlos, cat, Tess and our three Arabian horses. The love of horses and art
is now passed on to our grandchildren.
Hopefully my
work encourages people to use imagination, to feel joy and to smile!
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Blackberry Creek Artists
