Friends of the Maricopa Library – Maricopa, AZ
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“Maricopa Wild Horses,” an arts initiative, was unveiled Thursday at City Hall. Ten sculptures of horses decorated by local artists were presented to the public to honor the city's roots and look to the future.
Waymark Code: WM15ZEF
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2022
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Artist: Cindy Koontz
Sponsors: Philip “McD” Hartman Family, Oliver and Hermina Anderson, and David and Barbara Brady
Location: in front of the Maricopa Library and Cultural Center
The name for the horse came from its sponsor, The Friends of the Maricopa Library.
Koontz knew the horse was going to be placed in front of the new library and FOTL wanted a library theme. She painted three different designs and the bookshelf design is the one they chose.
The only change to her design they made was the color of the legs, mane and tail, which were originally brown. They went with turquoise, the color from one of her other designs.
“To be chosen by them for such an important city art project, especially to be part of the brand-new city library, has been the honor of my life,” Koontz said. “I cannot express how much it has meant to me.”
This project, like the other horse artists, took her three months to complete.
She wanted the shelves to showcase items representing Maricopa, especially the way she knew it years ago. For each item she worked on, she made it almost like its own painting.
When people see her horse art, she hopes they take the time to slow down, even if just for a moment, because life is busy.
“I hope they pause and really take a look,” Koontz said. “There are so many little details and things to see. Some are obvious, some are hidden. Some represent the library, some represent Maricopa, and some represent my family. I hope they say, ‘hey, did you see this?’ ‘did you see that?’ I hope they feel like, ‘wow, someone took a lot of care to create this just so I would stop a moment and look at it.’”
Physical Address:
18160 N. Maya Angelou Drive
Maricopa, AZ USA
Horses Name: Friends of the Maricopa Library
Web site: Not listed
Background Story: Not listed
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