Horse Sense

No one could accuse studio art major Katie Colfer '04 of horsing around last spring as she worked on a project for her "Sculpture 2" class: she labored an average of six hours I a day for three weeks to create a 9-foot-tall wooden horse on the lawn outside the sculpture studio. Materials included sticks gathered in the woods and dog-bone chew toys that Colfer melted into what became the sculpture's "rawhide." (Colfer's rawhide-making recipe: Soak 10 chew toys in water until soft. Cut into strips and use as desired.) "I was trying to capture the power of this awesome animal and how at the same time it's so fragile," explains Colfer, a rider with the College's equestrian team. The equine artwork attracted plenty of attention—and several offers to purchase it. "It's nice to have people appreciate it because I put so much time and energy into it," Colfer says. "And because I love it so much." Alice Gomstyn '03