Splendor In Glass

Splendor In Glass

Jo An King

Aiken Center for the Arts122 Laurens St SW

This horse represents one of the thousands of hand-carved wooden carousel horses. This depicts an “outside row stander,” the type that did not move up and down but was intricately decorated.
I’ve been fascinated by carousels ever since my childhood visits to the now defunct Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh. As I grew older and became a stained-glass artisan, I also came to appreciate the old-world craftsmanship of the hand-carved wooden animals as well. To execute the piece, I added stained glass because my 20 years of experience allowed me to predict that glass would add brightness and durability.
Jo An King

Meet the Horses

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SPLENDOR IN GLASS

Jo An King

Aiken Center for the Arts 122 Laurens Street SW

THE PATRIOT

Beth Robertson Wade

Lauren’s Street Fountain Laurens Street at Park Fountain

HAV SUM FUN

Barbara Nelson

Hopelands Gardens 135 Dupree Place

STONERSIDE

Al Beyer

Hopelands Gardens 135 Dupree Place

MAGNOLIA MARE

Nanette Langner

Hopelands Gardens 135 Dupree Place

HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

Michael Fowler

Aiken Railroad Depot 406 Park Avenue SE

STEED FREEDOM

Commie Peebles

Hull Barrett 111 Park Ave SW

PALMETTO EQUINE

Henry L. Drakeford

Pedestrian Parkway Park Ave at Chesterfield St

DUSTIN HOOFMAN

Leslie Alexander

Aiken Community Theatre 126 Newberry Street SW

Check out special edition horseplay jewelry by local silver smith, Danielle LoMonaco, in the Gallery Shop of Aiken Center for the Arts.

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These programs are supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts