Equus Studio - Horse Sculptures and Wildlife Sculptures

I prefer to create my sculptures with a more classical look, using strong musculature and highly defined details. The use of bold colors to finish each sculpture helps bring out the finer details and creates very unique artworks.

This sculpture is finished in a bright silver overlaying a dark copper shadowing. The dark copper accents the mane and areas around the eyes. 8.5"H x 7.25"W x 3.5"D. High-polished finish. Clay sculpture on a dark walnut base. This is an original, one-of-a-kind horse sculpture - $400.

"Serenity" - One of my favorite sculptures, the large serene eyes are the feature that encouraged the name. It is finished in a gray and black matte finish with a black and bronze bridle, and dark copper glossy eyes, on a black wooden base. It measures 15.75"H x 9"W x 8.25"D. This is an original, one-of-a-kind horse sculpture - $875.

Each sculpture starts out with an armature built from pvc pipe, wood, and newspaper. The wood and pvc pipe support the newspaper, which the clay is then formed over. When the general shape of the sculpture is complete, Jen starts on the larger muscle masses, never finalizing anything until the entire sculpture is ready to be completed. Each section of the sculpture is worked and reworked until the final details are in placed and the surface is smoothed. The sculpture is then left to dry for a couple of weeks before firing.

My favorite finishing technique is to make clay sculptures look metallic. "Wandering Soul" was given a hybrid metal look, being a mix between a dark copper and silver.

This panther sculpture is finished in dark spanish copper with silver highlights and ebony shadowing. 13.5"H x 16.5"W x 8"D. High-polished finish. Fired clay sculpture with a black base. This is an original, one-of-a-kind sculpture - $900.

1. Applying the finish, starting with a coat of dark paint, then adding lighter colors and details - this method enhances the depth of the finish. Metallic finishes are done with a metallic pigment suspended in wax.
2. The sculpture is coated with a matte acrylic to keep the colors from smudging in the next step.
3. The entire sculpture is covered with a non-fired glaze. This step makes the sculpture impervious to scratches and keeps the finish bright.
4. If a matte finish is desired, the sculpture is again coated with the matte acrylic to tone down the luster from the glaze.

"Spirited" - Original elephant sculpture finished in a dark, matte gray fading to black on the legs. On a black wooden base. It measures 16"H x 16"W x 8"D. This is an original, one-of-a-kind elephant sculpture - $900.

All limited edition prints from Equus Studio are archival, professional quality prints that resist yellowing and the damaging effects of light for up to 100 years.

The edition sizes are kept small, usually around 100-250 prints per size, with no more than 5 different sizes available. The editions are kept small in order for each artwork to remain exclusive and unique.

Artist Trading Cards (ATC) have been around for years. They are traded between artists as a way to collect and enjoy a small part of another artist's work. ACEO's are an extension of this idea; they allow people to collect and enjoy an artist's work, but they are available to everyone, not just other artists.

ACEO's from Equus Studio are printed to the same standard as limited edition prints. They are long-lasting and archival in nature.

An inscription used by J.S. Bach for his compositions. SDG, "Soli Deo Gloria", means "To the only God's glory". He believed that all works, sacred or secular, should be created to the glory of God.

I love the idea of placing such an inscription on a work of art, and have started incorporating this inscription - SDG - to my artworks. Visit my lens on Art and Christianity to see more about this inscription.

"Undaunted" is an example of my drawing style. It is currently available as an 8" x 10", 9" x 12", and 11" x 14" print. Each size is an edition of 100 prints, with a total number of 300 prints of this drawing produced.

Artworks can be purchased from my main website Equus Studio (www.equusstudio.com) by using paypal, google checkout, or check/money order.

I love working with the clay medium. I've spent many years working on my sculpting technique and have found that there are few resources online about sculpting with clay. That is why I've created the site http://clay_sculpture.equusstudio.com/. It contains information and demonstrations to help other artists, or anyone else who has a question or wants to learn to work with clay or the subject of horses. Anyone who has a question about clay sculpting can visit my site for info, or e-mail me if the site does not provide the information you need.

The sculpture "Wandering Soul" above is the sculpture created in the Panther Demo on my Clay Sculpture site.

This site also focuses on the subject of horses, with some clay sculpture demonstrations. It includes measurements of the horse, good reference materials (books) for anyone who wants to do horse art, demonstrations for creating horse sculptures, and other information dealing with creating horse art.