Wildlife Artist Dawn Senior-Trask of Moonhorse Art Studio
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bronze sculpture

Among the Sagebrush - wildlife sculpture in bronze

Included in the Wyoming Wildflowers Set

Dawn Senior-Trask, of Moonhorse Art Studio, has gained a love and unique understanding of the wildlife of the West - unique personalities and the often amusing relationships of the wildlife and their relationships with people. This understanding is reflected in her wildlife sculpture in bronze.

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Among the Sagebrush - wildlife sculpture in bronze

Dawn's wildlife sculpture in bronze vividly captures the realism of her floral and insect subjects, especially Wyoming wildlife.

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Price: $500
Shipping and handling: $35
Limited Edition of 100
* This wildlife sculpture in bronze is not kept in stock, but is cast as they are ordered. Because of the long wax process that involves many steps, the wait for this wildlife sculpture in bronze may be several months. Please contact us for more information.

More information about this wildlife sculpture in bronze below.

These pieces started with the pitcher covered with bas-relief flowers, butterflies, and insects, which Dawn made for her sister's birthday. This wildlife sculpture in bronze has proved so beloved by the public that she has added more pieces over the years, each depicting in exquisite detail the wild plants and tiny creatures she observes and sketches around her cabin every summer.

What child of the west has not been fascinated by the Horned Lizard: so spiky and fierce-looking, you just have to hold it in your hand! But if you frighten it unduly, it will squirt blood from its “eyes” (actually a gland near those orbs) and scare you! Here the delightful, tiny dragon nestles among the leaves and yellow blossoms of an equally thorny and rare plant, the Buffalo Burr.

This wildlife sculpture in bronze also features among its reliefs the signature plant of Wyoming, the Sagebrush, with its three-lobed leaves and sprays of tiny seeds. Over a dozen species of this shrub thrive in the state, and it provides essential forage and cover for many wild creatures, including sage grouse, pronghorn, mule deer, elk, and countless others. Nothing evokes more nostalgia in a person from the West than the scent of sagebrush after rain.

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The Cheatgrass, being an invasive species, is seldom spoken of with admiration, especially since its sharp seeds jab irritatingly into the garments of the passing hiker, leading to terms of less than endearment floating around on the Wyoming breeze. The grass is useless as forage for livestock or big game -- only a few chipmunks and voles seem to get any benefit from it at all. But in early summer when it turns purplish-red and glows, rippling, in the sunset, it is splendid in its beauty.

Among the cliffs on the draw’s wall, the purple Penstemon grows in profusion, and the steep, gravelly soil is held in place by Pussytoes, with its white, fluffy, paw-like flower and its grayish-green leaves covered with fine white hairs. The Thread-waisted wasp hunts for caterpillars in the draw, and takes great care digging a burrow for its eggs, stocking it with prey, and covering the burrow, carefully packing it with tiny pieces of gravel, and kicking a fine spray of sand on top to completely disguise its presence.

The Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly holds a special memory for wildlife artist Dawn Senior-Trask. As a teenager she rode her family’s old cowhorse, Reverend, up the draw one lazy summer day, and to her delight a pair of swallowtails flitted around her and the horse all the way to the meadow. Here Dawn dismounted to let Reverend graze, and the strikingly-marked yellow-and-black butterflies fluttered here and there all the while. To Dawn’s amazement, when she remounted and headed back downstream, the swallowtails accompanied her and Reverend all the way home.

No doubt Dawn could tell a story about each of the other plants featured on this wildlife sculpture in bronze, which include the Daisy, Moss Phlox, Silverweed, Wild Buckwheat, and several flowers so tiny she has never been able to find them in any field guides.

If you would like more information on our artwork or would like to place an order, email Moonhorse Art Studio or call us 307.327.5381. We look forward to hearing from you!