Driftwood horses (DIALUP WARNING)

[IntravenousDemilo]

These ladies build horses out of scrap driftwood they find...













Not only are they beautiful but they are using what Mother Nature has left behind to create another form of art...

[lildreamer316]

1. WOW.

Thanks; that's beautiful. Stunning.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Those are amazing!

Thank you for posting these pics.....

:applause: :applause:

[SeattleGirl]

3. Wow!!!!

Those are amazing!

[Suich]

4. Those are so cool!

What a great use of driftwood!

Thanks, IntravenousDemilo!

[fizzgig]

5. amazing

simply amazing

thank you for the pictures :)

[ghostsofgiants]

6. God damn, those are incredible.

[bridgit]

7. very nice...

:)

[alphafemale]

8. Those are stunning! Is there a link available?

I'd love to pass that around.

[Arkansas Granny]

16. Here's a link to the artist's website:

http://www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm

[alphafemale]

18. Thanks!

I'll bookmark that.

[StarryNite]

9. Awesome!

They are very talented artists.

[El Fuego]

10. I saw those "in person" at a museum exhibition last year!

They were absolutely breathtaking.

BTW, I saw you on Jeopardy! YOU WERE AWESOME!!! :bounce:

[IntravenousDemilo]

20. You're very lucky. Which museum?

I especially like the last picture, but considering what the horses were made from, they look remarkably alive. There's such movement in them. It almost feels like they could walk right up to you.

Thanks for the Jeopardy! nod. Now if only I could translate my appearance into a job somewhere -- not that I really feel like working in an office again, since I hate having a boss...

[El Fuego]

29. Norton Museum of Art

in West Palm Beach, FL. They are also really striking in person because they are HUGE.

Being on Jeopardy! (and being a champion!) is an incredible thing to put on a resume! Who wouldn't want to hire you? :)

[IntravenousDemilo]

33. I'd love to see them up close.

Are they a permanent installation? When the J! money comes in, maybe I should take a jaunt down to West Palm Beach.

You'd be surprised how little ice Jeopardy! cuts with prospective employers. Maybe they're afraid I'll have a huge head and won't listen to them.

[El Fuego]

34. No, they were only there a month or so.

I wish I could see them again.

I guess the Jeopardy thing intimidates employers because you can PROVE you really are smarter than they are. :rofl:

I remember you said on the show that you liked to correct public signs that were misspelled, and I had to laugh because that's my pet peeve too!!

[Joe Fields]

11. That's my kind of art

[Zuiderelle]

12. Wow! I would love to have one of those.

[BarenakedLady]

13. Amazing!

:thumbsup:

[SteppingRazor]

14. When I clicked on your post, I thought it would be about...

these guys:
http://www.shacklefordhorses.org/stories/seahorses.htm

I've heard them called driftwood horses before. Anyway, those are great! Talented group of women.

[ThomCat]

15. Those are beautiful!

Than you for finding and posting these. :)

[eyepaddle]

17. Wow, that's amazing,

Thanks for the heads-up.

[ruiner4u]

19. dayum, thats talent...

the hooves look a little too real though.. Do they sand and carve the wood, or use real ones?

[terrya]

21. Those are gorgeous! Thank you for posting these

SHMILY

[wildhorses]

22. thank you for posting these

:wow:

i just saved oh....about ALL of them:loveya:

[RevolutionaryActs]

23. Those are absolutely amazing.

:wow:

[Maestro]

24. Now that is a novel way to use drift wood.

Very creative.

[GenDem]

25. Those are beautiful

Best and most unusual sculptures made from found material that I have ever seen.

AMAZING!!!!

[u4ic]

26. Would I love one of those!

They are brilliant - exceptional, indeed.

Thanks for posting this. I love seeing what people are uniquely creating.

[LynzM]

27. Awesome and creepy, at the same time.

Wow.

[Arugula Latte]

28. You see these horses as you leave the Portland Ore. airport (PDX):

Deborah Butterfield horse sculptures, Portland International Airport. Left side, view from car, rainy day. Image taken October 23, 2006.

Sculpture on the left is "Lyon", created in 1995, cast bronze, 91 x 112 x 30 inches. Scupture on the right is "Princess Pine", created in 1995, cast bronze, 83 x 104 x 29 inches.

Different material, but the effect is similar.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

30. Folk art!

My favorite form of folk media!

[CottonBear]

31. Oh wow! Georgeous! I wish I could commission a sculpture of my mare!

These are really beautiful!

[myrna minx]

32. They are beautifully elegant. n/t

[underseasurveyor]

35. So SPECTACULAR

They took my breath away:applause:

[underseasurveyor]

36. Here's their website

They make other animals out of driftwood too. Awesome stuff.
http://www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm