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“Lexie the Artful Equine” — Riding Through History

The “Riding Through History” public art initiative seeks to seamlessly blend art and history, using horse iconography to promote not only Lexington’s storied equestrian heritage, but the legendary journeys of Paul Revere, William Dawes, and others as they rode through the countryside on April 18, 1775.

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Lexie the Artful Equine, (2024)

Lexie the Artful Equine

Lexie reflects a ride through the history of craft and the trades in New England. The horse is decorated with a collection of tool silhouettes that resemble the history of eight craft disciplines used by the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society and throughout New England.

The disciplines include woodworking, fiber and needle works, ceramics, decorative art, polymer clay, photography and metalworks. These tools have stood the test of time, with some of them remaining relevant from the Colonial era through today.

Preliminary sketches of Lexie.

The tool forms that Lexie wears were taken from reference photos that the artists abstracted into black and white silhouettes, transferred to Lexie and painted.
The artists worked together to develop a color palette that included the brand colors for LexArt.
Lexie displays a collection of tool silhouettes that trace the history of the trade of eight craft disciplines as practiced at Lexington Arts & Crafts Society.
Lexie completed.

About the Artist

Lexington Arts & Craft Society

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit regional education center dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional and contemporary arts and crafts. The society was founded in 1935 with the goal of encouraging the arts in the community. It became a non-profit in 1952 and broke ground for its own building at 130 Waltham St. the following year. Today, LexArts offers classes and events to the community.

The team leader of the project was Jen Fuchel. Jen is a fine artist, graphic designer and craftsperson. She has 40 years of experience in the graphic design field, and taught at Suffolk University for 30 years before retiring. She now focuses on fine arts and public/community arts. 

Other public art projects she has been involved in include The Art Ramble and the Painted Door project, all sponsored by The Umbrella. In addition, Jennifer has worked with NoCA (N. Cambridge Artists) on many group projects that were installed over the years. Some images of her work appear on her website, www.niftyarts.com.

The rest of the team included Terumi Irizawa, Margaret Stevens, Terri McEleney. Additional help was provided by Cassandra Goldwater and Peter Bain.