Public Art on the Black Country Route

Sally Matthews 1997

One of Sally Matthews Ponies with a real horse at the unveiling in October 1997
Sally Matthews |

Ponies on site in July 1998

Ponies on site in July 1998
| Sally Matthews was directly commissioned to produce these
life sized ponies which sit at the beginning of the footpath and cycle way next to the
Route. The ponies are largely constructed in steel, most of which came from the fields and
farms around Sally's home in the Welsh Borders. The hooves and bridles were manufactured
by a farrier. The finish is a special laquer which bonds with any rust and is normally
used to treat the interior of water tanks. Sally specialises in life sized animal sculpture and has worked in more temporary materials in the past including mud and straw. In a workshop at Bilston Museum and Art Gallery she made some life sized lurchers (dogs of the greyhound family) in these materials. The lurchers can be seen on the steps leading out of the entrance foyer. Bilston Museum and Art Gallery has a collection of Bilston Enamels , mainly snuff boxes. These are still manufactured in the town by Bilston and Battersea Enamels in a small factory very close to the Museum. There is also a small gallery which regularly holds exhibitions concentrating on craft work. Some people have told me that it is the best small gallery space in the Midlands. |
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