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Horse-birds: History

"One day, as I manipulated the wax, to make new abstract nudes (below, left), a horse's face  appeared. Then horns, ears, and bird-like wings (below right). I was having an out-of-body experience, and felt as if I was watching another person create this new image. Ultimately, the horse-bird series changed my aesthetic direction." Nannette

From the mid '70's to early '80's, Nannette preferred the smooth-bronze surfaces of Reclining Nude.

Once the wax horse-like face appeared, the wings and body took shape quickly. Nannette let the medium dictate the direction of the surface textures (mixture of rough and smooth) and image (the right side of the body jutted forward, while the left side was indented and almost non-existent).

Nannette's new theme and style evolved further with the second bird, Attack. Here the menacing horse-bird over-takes the smooth-abstract image; the new theme perched on the old.

Legs and a foot materialize in Animus. At the time, Nannette was studying Carl Jung and knew Animus' stance represented her masculine side. The bird reappeared in 1996, with Take-off, a fiberglass and mirrored magnet. Both feet immerged in two welded pieces, Awakening (steel), and Best Foot Forward (brass). All came to fruition in the final bronze grouping, Family Reunion.