Construct a high-relief horse using Activa Fast Mache and found objects. Combine a painted and collaged background with a horse made of quick mache, sticks, pine needles, leaves, and shredded papers in the style of Debra Butterfield.

3 Dimensional

Collage

Art History

Painting

Sculpture

Mixed Media

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Butterfield Horse

Black Ink Amate Papers - Top view of Weave paper in Brown pattern

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Blick Studio Acrylic Paints - Set of 6 colors, 120 ml tubes. Front of standing set of tubes.

Blick Studio Acrylic Paints - Intro Set of 6 colors, 4 oz tubes. Front of package.

Blick Studio Acrylic Paints - Set of 6 colors, 120 ml tubes. Open box.

Disposable Palette Paper Pad, 50 Sheets, 9" x 12". Front of pad.

Construct a high-relief horse using quick mâché and found objects!

Deborah Butterfield, a noted American sculptor, first gained wide recognition in the late 1970s. Horses have been the single, sustained focus of Butterfield's work for more than 30 years.When she first began working, Butterfield sculpted her horses in a realistic style using plaster. Later abandoning plaster altogether, Butterfield sculpted her horses from a mix of mud, sticks, and straw — materials from their natural 
environment.
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