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Probably one of the best ways to know a little about the artist Connie Foss is to simply read a past article written about her in Horses In Art Magazine. A woman whose entire family has dedicated their lives to horses or animals of some form, Connie loves her subjects and it shows! Read on...
Art, Like Nature, Lives On.
As seen in "Horses In Art" Magazine
Capture the beauty forever. When you first lay eyes upon a beautiful piece of handcrafted art, you should feel that very emotion - the desire to possess it. When you take your first look at the sculptures of Connie Foss, you will feel it.
From earliest times, royalty around the world collected strange animals as pets. Power, wealth and privilege gave them the ability to acquire animals of great beauty, ferocity or rarity. Julius Caesar had a giraffe. Napoleon's wife Josephine had an orangutan. Ramses II had a lion. Today, horses rank as one of America's, if not the world's favorite domestic animals. Horses have an incredibly long history dating back thousands of years. Their first known use was for drawing Mesopotamian war chariots. Horses were long reserved almost exclusively for warfare and transportation for the rich and high born. After Spanish conquistadors brought horses to the New World, Native Americans acquired them from ranches and missions. The rest is history, or at least more history than just cited.
Connie's forty-year association with horses was the seed from which her sculpture career emerged. Growing up in Storm Lake, Iowa, with animals, then breeding, raising, training and showing horses during her adult years in Missouri, Connie found great models and her inspiration. "Although I have studied with several inspiring instructors, I credit my years with animals as the major factor behind my art. Since animals have enriched my life beyond measure, I am pleased to sculpt them, providing tactile experience to other animal lovers."
Since Connie and her husband, Rob, her partner in all things, relocated to Arizona in 1989, she began sculpting in mediums other than wood, and using other models. She now works in wood, clay, and welded steel and her models include everything from giraffes, lions and bulls to dogs and cats. Step in to the Sculpture by Foss studio and you've entered the place where imagination takes form. Connie's exquisite Honduras mahogany horse head mirror commands attention with its sheer majesty. Run your hands down the regal nose of the lead horse in her "Three To Show" bronze, and you feel you are at the Kentucky Derby. Oh, and "Sis, Mom and Me" will lead you to green pastures to watch the legacy live and grow. The variety is fantastic and stretches from the excitement of thoroughbred horses racing, to the serenity of a resting foal. If you enjoy the beauty of sculpture, you will love the art of Connie Foss. Whether a lost wax bronze or Honduras mahogany, her tables and free-standing sculptures are magnificent examples of nature's art, and Connie's wonderful talent. Most of her works of art are limited edition pieces, and custom sculptures can be commissioned.
Sculpture by Foss is the place. The place where you can "Capture the beauty forever."
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