The Painted Pony
There is a fancy restaurant in St. George called The Painted Pony. They are located in the same plaza as The Pizza and Pasta Factory right off Main Street, but people often have a difficult time finding the restaurant as there is no sign out front designating the spot. The owners decided to commission a piece of art to draw attention and clearly state where the restaurant was located. After looking around they settled on a local artist named Matt Clark (Burke's talented Uncle!) to create a sculpture for them.
Last Wednesday we joined a few of Burke's siblings and a group of about 60 people to support Matt at the unveiling of his sculpture. Matt is an amazing artist who takes scrap metal (parts of farm equipment, old cars, tractors, etc) and welds them into marvelous works of art. Sitting in our office at home we have a sweet little piece that Matt made for Burke as a boy that depicts a man fishing made from a couple simple bolts and nails, but so full of personality. Now Uncle Matt's works are popping up around St. George - on the college campus, on the opera house grounds, in yards and now to advertise for restaurants! We are so proud of him! Here are a few pictures from the unveiling.
The Painted Pony sculpture was constructed from 800 different pieces including pans and utensils from the restaurant. The thing I am most impressed about Matt is his ability to see an image in his mind and then bring it to life. In his youth, Matt planned on being a rodeo cowboy, but at age 17 a car rolled on top of him and he was paralyzed from his waist down. As you can see, the horse is life size and from Matt's vantage point in his wheelchair he couldn't see the top of the horse's back. I was very touched as he spoke about how his father would come over and hold a piece in place while Matt would reach up and weld it "blind" from his chair. We hope that the Painted Pony will get Matt's name and works in circulation and that he will continue to delight people with his amazing creations! Congrats Uncle Matt!
Last Wednesday we joined a few of Burke's siblings and a group of about 60 people to support Matt at the unveiling of his sculpture. Matt is an amazing artist who takes scrap metal (parts of farm equipment, old cars, tractors, etc) and welds them into marvelous works of art. Sitting in our office at home we have a sweet little piece that Matt made for Burke as a boy that depicts a man fishing made from a couple simple bolts and nails, but so full of personality. Now Uncle Matt's works are popping up around St. George - on the college campus, on the opera house grounds, in yards and now to advertise for restaurants! We are so proud of him! Here are a few pictures from the unveiling.
The Painted Pony sculpture was constructed from 800 different pieces including pans and utensils from the restaurant. The thing I am most impressed about Matt is his ability to see an image in his mind and then bring it to life. In his youth, Matt planned on being a rodeo cowboy, but at age 17 a car rolled on top of him and he was paralyzed from his waist down. As you can see, the horse is life size and from Matt's vantage point in his wheelchair he couldn't see the top of the horse's back. I was very touched as he spoke about how his father would come over and hold a piece in place while Matt would reach up and weld it "blind" from his chair. We hope that the Painted Pony will get Matt's name and works in circulation and that he will continue to delight people with his amazing creations! Congrats Uncle Matt!
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