Mules at Spotted Bear
Edition 35 15″H X 14″W X 8″D $2,800
“Although two of my long-term lady friends and I no longer show horses together, we still manage an annual trip packing into the Montana wilderness doing some riding and fly fishing. This past summer we took our horses into the “Bob Marshall” at Spotted Bear and were treated to the antics of these two roached-mane mules playfully asserting their dominance.”
Narcissus at the Pool
Edition 35 10.5″H X 11″W X 11″D $3,000
“Love and beauty can be truth in the eye of the beholder, even if experienced through the reflection of one’s own image in a pool.”
On the River
Edition 35 12.5″H X 36″W X 9.5″D $6,800
Somewhere, beneath the white noise of the water,
It moves sedately, secretively
Shouldering the reckless action of the river.
If for contrast, as in all great design,
A quiet pool must lie ahead.
Shards of light seem
To obstruct the way there.
Stones bruised by stones, molded by heat
Offer a respite for the way upstream.
Upheavals of gold, ochre, burnt umber
Cater to the sleek body streaked with red.
But, shadows are cast upon its path.
An ancient people of mountain and river,
Now, as before,
Fishing under the long sun of summer.
Sherry Salari Sander
On the Roof
Edition 35 17″H X 45″W X 9″D $11,500
“Goats are often solitary animals. But, saying that, I’ve seen as many as twenty or more feeding on a windswept mountainside. So, true to more normal behavior, I’ve collectively composed vignettes of what you might experience in a day hiking on the roof of the Rocky Mountains.”
Awards:
- Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, Montana, 1st Place Peoples Choice Award, Members Only Exhibition
Peacocks
Edition 35 20″H X 20″W X 10″D $3,800
“The themes or ideas expressed in my work present themselves out of the nature of an animal. In this particular sculpture, I took advantage of the Peacock’s ability to evoke visual information through a display of plumage in pursuing a mate or warding off a potential rival.”
Awards:
North American Sculpture Exhibition, H.R. Meininger Co. Award.
Pelican with Fish
Edition 35 20″H X 11″W X 8″D $2,800
Awards:
- National Sculpture Society, Bedi-Makky Foundry Prize for Bronze Sculpture
Pile up on the Freight Line
Edition 35 15″H X 35″W X 8″D $9,800
“Adapting a way of life to the environment has always fascinated me. Especially so with the Eskimos who have long used dog sleds for traveling, transporting freight as well as moving entire villages when hunting near home becomes scarce. The fan-hitch type of harness depicted in this sculpture is constructed of seal skin rope referred to as Atsuna. These ropes of varying lengths, or traces as they are commonly called, easily become crossed and tangled causing frequent stops along the way to straighten them out. As troublesome as this may be at times, it is still a very reliable and efficient method of travel.”
Awards:
- Buffalo Bill Historical Center Art Show, Artist’s Choice Award
Polar Bears
Edition 35 10″H X 38″W X 8″D $6,200
“Trips taken to the Northwest Territories and Alaska have long sparked my interest in the animals and their surroundings in these regions. I am constantly challenged to present animals intimately linked within the confines of their environment. The drama in the lives of these Polar Bears and their territory is truly unique. Expressing that drama in a good composition is all important to artistic achievement. Simply stated in my composition, ‘These bears traverse a narrow ice crevice, which is part of the environment they call home.'”
Ram
Edition 35 11″H X 16″W X 7″D $1,900
“This study catches a display of dominance and test of strength.”
Rams
Edition 35 13″H X 14.5″W X 10″D $3,400
“Rams demonstrate the male dominance that is so prevalent in nature.”
Rocky Mountain Wolves
Edition 35 17″H X 17″W X 8″D $3,400
“The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf makes its home not far from my studio in the wooded area that butts against the Rockies of Glacier National Park. This is a composition and sampler of the construction of a large pack. The alert alpha male makes use of his keen sense of smell and hearing to decide if the chase should begin. The beta wolf is poised to follow his lead in play or the hunt.”
Award:
- Allied Artists of America, Elliot Liskin Memorial Award
Spirit Strike
Edition 35 23″H X 35″W X 18″D $4,200
“My husband, Loren, and I had taken our horses into the Bob Marshall Wilderness south of Browning, Montana, scouting for elk. We came upon a tree that had been literally exploded by a lightning strike. I had a feeling that, in times long ago, many a Blackfoot woman searched for firewood after a similar violent storm. Perhaps a gift from the ‘Spirits’?”
Straight-Up Bonnet
Edition 50 12″H X 4.5″W X 5.5″D $2,000
“This eagle feather headdress is unique to the Blackfeet Tribe which resides near my home in northwest Montana. It was a wonderful resource for sculpting this feather study in which the portrait itself becomes incidental. The Straight-Up Bonnet was a religious and war item worn only by very important tribal members and great warriors. It could be transferred only through ceremonial ritual and the exchange of many horses and other valuables. It is now worn only at special religious functions.”
Stumpin’
Edition 50 9″H X 4″W X 3.5″D $950
“It would be unusual, as I ride my horse through the woods on our ranch, not to see owls perched on a stump using the height for visual advantage in search of tasty morsels. It seems birds and animals are less startled by the sound of the four beat pattern of a horse, and so ‘Yogo’ and I got a treat coming upon these great-horned owls before they took flight.”
Through the Pass
Edition 35 19″H X 40″W X 12″D $14,000 (Walnut Base)
$15,000 (Granite/Walnut Base)
“After a time of rest and sleep, a flock of Bighorn Sheep make their way through the mountainous ridges to graze upon a windswept meadow.”
Awards:
- International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Patron’s Choice Award
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona, Best of Show for Extraordinary Artistic Achievement in any Media for grouping including Through the Pass, Bluff Called and A Colt Named Sonny, 1920
Collision, chiseled upthrusting
Jagged spires ground by ice.
The tailings washed clean
A time after water talked.
Light is new deep gold
Reflections still low.
Light is high, white and hot.
Shadows thin, pressed against the shapes.
Light heavy, light falling
Profusion of darks
Push away the day.
Music of the canyon cools
Gathering force strikes, sharpens.
And, at the end of its breath
Recedes, a caress.
Come now, the mountain cardinal strolling
Through eroding pews.
Last light touching
Vestment hats of horns.
Sherry Salari Sander