11 x 5.5 x 14 in. - 1990 - Mahogany; Cherry base; Ebony paste mane, tail, hooves and eyes
The Peregrine Falcon which was in this space can still be seen on our personal page.
Saddle Horse demonstrates a resolution similar to Bison to the problem of making wood carvings of four footed animals. The body section of the sculpture is two pieces with the wood grain running parallel to the legs. The head and neck are a third piece with the grain parallel to the head. Each ear is also a separate piece inserted like a dowel pin into the head before sculpturing. The black parts are made by first molding on a mixture of Ebony filings and glue, then carving and smoothing this hardened mixture in the same manner as regular wood. Ebony grain structure is practically invisible anyway so this mixture looks almost the same as solid Ebony.
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