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Her horse sculptures, for which she is renowned, are assembled with materials that for the artist, come very close to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On her 400 acre ranch in Bozeman, Montana, Buttefield forages and collects branches and driftwood \u2013 the raw materials from which the horses takes shape. For the artist, the more fragile wood pieces allow for the delicate representation of the horses\u2019 elegance and grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1_kg_YgEzNA\">Making one of these horses takes an incredible amount of patience and skill<\/a>&nbsp;(Video). Using wires, driftwood and twigs, Butterfield first forms the basic shape of the horse as an armature for the sculpture, and will continue to add wood pieces until the slight curvature and posture of the horses\u2019 anatomy is achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Butterfield, the sculpture is more than just a horse. 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