Omaha artist Leslie Iwai, "Holding My Horses"
A while back, I had the opportunity to attend an art installation at an Omaha art venue called the Florence Mill. The artist was named Leslie Iwai, and the installation was called Holding My Horses. Iwai had handmade 900 ceramic horses and hung 700 of them from orange thread, in big clusters so that they looked like clouds blown by the wind. Additionally, she had an old manual typewriter set up for guests to type in words, and she would then knit the words (using custom-dyed handspun wool from Wyrrhwood Farm) into a big orange textile using a simple code she devised.
It was a gorgeous installation - especially since you could walk (carefully) around it and view the groups of horses from one angle or another. From one side, they looked very static, and from another it seemed as though they were actually galloping away, out the window of the mill and into the sky.
You can see photos of the installation here and here is a photo of the horse I bought:
It was a gorgeous installation - especially since you could walk (carefully) around it and view the groups of horses from one angle or another. From one side, they looked very static, and from another it seemed as though they were actually galloping away, out the window of the mill and into the sky.
You can see photos of the installation here and here is a photo of the horse I bought: