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Butler

4/6/2016

 
“When I was a young artist just out of college, I started painting animals because they were dear to my heart. A friend suggested I concentrate on just one animal and see where it would take me, and I thought that was a grand idea, so I chose sheep. They’re wonderful animals and not as stupid as people think. Then a couple of years ago, I started using insects in my art, creating characters out of their body parts. This one is made with the head of a pinch bug. I made the body with clay, the lashes with hair from my cat, and the legs are from a frog I found squished in my driveway. I let it dry out totally in the sun, then I cut the legs off, which was kind of...  Picasso says, 'We live in such a queer world', so yes, it was a bit queer at first, but I felt that I was giving him new life."
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Butler Steltemeier's work is on exhibit at L Ross Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin, through April 30, 2016.
Gallery hours are Tu-Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 11am-3pm.

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