Trail Of The Painted Ponies
Perhaps you have seen these kinds of art projects on the streets of your own town or in other towns before. From the colorful bears in front of the shops of downtown Spokane, Washington to the farm animals such as the bulls and cows that have graced the streets of New York and Chicago, they can easily put a smile on your face. The most known of these colorful animals are the painted ponies of New Mexico. Hundreds of these animals are painted in different formats, costumes and styles and are sold in the style of an auction for a worthy cause.
The painted pony philosophy to promote artistic excellence, is the brainchild of artistic entrepreneur and author Rod Baker and began in the summer of 2000. A major artist was commissioned to create the horse with the durable resin blend cast. The artistic community in the southwest was contacted, inviting both famous and new artists to submit a design for the horses, and the response was overwhelming. These ponies were rounded up and sold through various means such Internet auctions and direct negotiations in the fall of 2001. Not only is paint used as a medium for these painted creatures, iron works, wood and even pottery are attached into the costuming. In 2001, artist George Monfils even used individual seed beads on one of the horses. After the auctions of 2002, Westland Giftware began crafting the painted ponies’ figurines for various charities and creating the hottest collectible in America. Today, these ponies help raise funds to nonprofit organizations in need and spreading the beauty of the ponies everywhere.
Trail of painted pony figurines will make great gifts for the collector, horse lover, or art lover.
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