Mare of the Renaissance depth-14 malachite and sugilite

malachite and sugilite

22mm bright silver encircling 15mm blackened silver

By Durango artist Phyllis Stapler

at a very early age

Mare of the Renaissance depth-14 malachite and sugiliteDimensions: 24"H x 21. 5"W x 12"D Weight: 35 lbs. Edition of 35 An enduring appeal of horse imagery is that it can embody both powerful male and female symbolism. The horses depicted on the ceremonial caves of Paleolithic man suggest fertility and abundance, whereas the horse in Renaissance art, once equines were developed into tools for battle, became strongly male. Once I began to consciously consider the horse as I have rendered it in my own work,