This morning I posted a story about the MURAL MOSAIC horse, Le Cadeau Du Cheval. Now on to another horse that I came across in Vegas ~ this is an altogether different equine subject, but equally commanding…

Based in Southern California, Cynthia Andersen uses her Fine Arts background, including a 12 year stint at painting billboards, as the foundation of her creative expedition.  The result of these creative efforts, a paleolithic horse that is applied to pottery, dishware, tiles and now furniture, have brought Cynthia to the place that she feels she has always been headed.

Despite health issues, Cynthia has spent the last 5 years developing her own raised glaze pottery technique which has been compared to raku, but is really a personal process that has taken a great deal self-teaching, and LOTS of trial & error.  Cynthia’s lead-free glazes are both microwave and dishwasher safe.  This unique originality, along with their versatility, makes her pottery ideal for a collection.  

Cynthia’s horse {which surprisingly has no name} is her own copy-righted design.  She teases that she has drawn him so much that she can do it with her eyes closed.  She has always had a passion for horses and all they represent ~ beauty, power and wealth.   The paleolithic horse that inspires Cynthia also represents all that the horse has meant to man, even when we lived in caves the horse was our transportation, our ability to work, and our partner in crime.

From Cynthia’s marketing materials comes a further explanation of the reliance our ancestors had on horses: “The absolute priority of early man was food, survival for what he knew as his entire world, his people.  So important was this dangerous hunt that he prepared emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.  Even then man was aware of greater powers than the mere physical world.  Drawing evoked the spirits of the beast into his realm where he could master the power of the wild, insuring his success.” ~ Artist, Cynthia Andersen

Cynthia has taken her horse to all mediums.  From furniture to dinnerware, tiles & bathroom sinks.  All of these can be created.  In fact any custom work is accepted and the result is always exceptional.  Each piece is made by hand and no two pieces are ever the same.  The bathrooms and sinks are my favorite, wouldn’t it be wonderful to design an entire bathroom on this creative energy??  And the hand made knobs are also a delightful way to add just a pinch of color in a space!!

In addition to her original palette of turquoise and brown, new colors are being explored.  Red was the featured color at this, Cynthia’s fourth year at the Vegas Cowboy Christmas Show, look out next year for HOT PINK!!  I can’t wait…  In the meantime you can purchase Cynthia’s pottery online at Crème de la Crème, or at the gallery near her hometown, the Tehachapi Valley Arts Association.  OR email her business partner, Donna HERE.

Staye tuned, also, for Cynthia’s website which will show her line in more detail.  I’ll post it just as soon as I have the info!!  Thank you to Cynthia and Donna!!

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Posted on Monday, December 22nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm under Love It!!, Vegas and . Comment RSS 2.0 feed. Comments/Pings Closed.