“It started out as a deer…” Lynne Bedbrooke’s horse sculpture

I am resting on the floor in Lynne’s farmhouse, the two thick yoga mats below me are very comfy.  She is about to begin a Feldenkrais™ class.  One of the other participants asks about her horse sculpture – that was just brought back from being exhibited: “Well, it started out as a deer.  The tomato wire I used to construct the frame for the body was conical, and the shape led me towards a horse’s head.”

At about 12 feet high, this horse is imposing, confident, and simply stunning.  Lynne loves animals.  A Tellington TTouch™ practitioner, she has had as many as 85 sled dogs, many cattle, donkeys, and… horses.  She likes people too.

She created the sculpture for the International Textile Arts Triennial, held at Moon Rain Centre
www.moonrain.ca in the rolling hills near Paltimore, Québec – about an hour from Ottawa.

24 artists braved the summer heat to camp out, create and expose their work.  Lynne used green baler twine for the horse’s coat.  More of her work can be viewed at: www.lynnebedbrook.com

TECHNICAL INFO:  Lighting was a single 4 foot Octabank with an eggcrate grid.  The bank was aimed high to get Lynne & her horse and also to avoid any spill in front of both subjects.  Twin Canon 600EX-RT Speedlites were triggered by a Canon ST-E3-RT Transmitter.  Canon 5D MKII and a 35mm ƒ1.4 lens.  The flashes were set at ƒ5.6 and shutter speeds varied as sunlight faded – as low as 1/15th sec.  No flags nor fill for these images.

For examples of my work: www.adrienduey.com