Deborah Butterfield
*Artists can use
recycled and found
objects.
*Artists are inspired
by things they love.
*What does it mean
To be inspired?
*What inspired you as you looked
Deborah Butterfield’s work?

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Editor's Notes

  • #2 Introduce Deborah Butterfield as a female artist that lives in Montana and makes horse sculptures *Share Deborah’s upbringing. She loved horses and many artists create works inspired by things they love and cherish. *While in college, she lived near a horse farm where she could see horses from her window and took a job taking care of horses.
  • #3 What materials did she use to make this horse? Artists can use materials they find. We call these found objects.
  • #4 What materials create this horse? What do you see that makes you say that?
  • #6 This is Deborah’s studio. Notice her material piles. How are they sorted? Why do you think she has such a large space and doors.
  • #8 Can you think of some found materials you can bring in to use in your art?