{"title":"Jane Chavez","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJane Chavez creates intimate horsehair sculptures rooted in Southwestern tradition — compact, expressive horses, riders, and figures that carry warmth, movement, and a quiet sense of place. Browse her available works at Sage Creek Gallery below.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_Container_14q9f_1 _loadingIndicator_1x4zg_52 _ContainerInline_14q9f_15 _ContainerHidden_14q9f_19 _ContainerPaused_14q9f_10\" role=\"status\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_Dots_14q9f_10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_Dot_14q9f_10\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_Dot_14q9f_10\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_Dot_14q9f_10\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"con-brio-jane-chavez","title":"Con Brio","description":"\u003cp\u003eChestnut horsehair, hand stamped sterling silver, copper French metallic thread, turquiose sinew\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorses have a way of entering one’s life both spiritually and mentally without the need for words. They bring an incredible understanding of ourselves and the world, without the use of language or words. In silence they tell us everything. They sense our feelings before we know them ourselves. They can sense our heart beat up to four feet away and often synchronize their own heart beat rate to match that of a nearby person. Horses are\u003cbr\u003e“with spirit” and reflect our energy back to us with incredible clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475046124,"sku":null,"price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/Con-Brio-Jane-Chavez-Horsehair-Sage-Creek-Gallery.jpg?v=1784498890"},{"product_id":"caballo-manchado-jane-chavez","title":"Caballo Manchado","description":"\u003cp\u003eChestnut and white horsehair, hand stamped sterling silver, copper French metallic thread, white and brown sinew, Zuni magnesite horse carving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe making of this basket was inspired by the Zuni spotted horse carving that is on its rim. When I saw this horse carving it called to me in a clear and meaningful way, and I knew without a doubt where he belonged. The Zuni Pueblo is noted through out the\u003cbr\u003eworld for its animal carvings. This Zuni “Caballo Manchado” was done by Brian Yunie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has found a good home. If you look closely on the bottom of the basket you will see blue corn meal which is the nourishment for this carving. According to the Zuni Native Americans, horse carvings represent strength, freedom, healing, swiftness and spiritual guidance. (The Zuni elders have requested that the word fethish not be used to describe these animal carving, as the meaning for fetishes are deeply embedded in their cultural\u003cbr\u003ebelieves.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475078892,"sku":null,"price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/jane-chavez-caballo-manchado-side2.jpg?v=1784310215"},{"product_id":"galante-jane-chavez","title":"Galante","description":"\u003cp\u003eChestnut and black horsehair, hand stamped sterling silver, natural colored sinew, copper coated thread, turquoise tear drop bead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI created this “Galante” basket with very minimal fancy bells and whistles. What I mean by that, is most of this basket is done with just plane old stitching, and a lot of it. If you will notice most every stictch in this basket is gone into 2 or 3 times. I relish the idea of\u003cbr\u003emaking this basket with just horsehair, a needle, sinew, thread and a lot of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes the simplest things make the most “Galante” efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475144428,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/Galante-Jane-Chavez-Horsehair-Sage-Creek-Gallery.jpg?v=1784481324"},{"product_id":"venturoso-jane-chavez","title":"Venturoso","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack and white horsehair, hand stamped sterling silver bottom, white and black sinew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs I worked on this basket my mind began to wonder and I started to think about the blessings I have:  My family and loved ones, living in Santa Fe, the brilliant blue sky I get to see and the spectacular sunsets in the evening, getting to ride my mustang whenever I feel like it, my good health …….the list just goes on and on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am also blessed with the patients to make my baskets and be able to create with my mind and hands a work of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475177196,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/Venturoso-jane-chavez-horsehair-sage-creek-gallery-_side.jpg?v=1784498889"},{"product_id":"el-rojo-the-red-one-jane-chavez","title":"El Rojo (The Red One)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack and Red Horsehair, hand stamped sterling silver and synthetic black, red and white sinew\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is not very often that I use red dyed horsehair in my baskets.  In fact since 1993 since I started making baskets I can recall about 4 baskets that had touches of red horsehair in them.  But for some reason this summer I got “a hankering” to make a dramatic basket using red and black horsehair. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475209964,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/El-Rojo-Jane-Chavez-horsehair-sage-creek-gallery.jpg?v=1784479442"},{"product_id":"rel-degmpago-jane-chavez","title":"Relámpago","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack horsehair, white, red and black sinew, hand stamped sterling silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis basket pays homage to the spectacular lightning shows we have here in the southwest.  Our thunder storms, which lightning almost always accompanies, can be quite devastating not only with flash flooding, but also fires sparked by the lightning.  The unprecedented drought that the west is experiencing makes these thunder storms with it’s lightning and rain a double edge sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am drawn to watching lightning from afar, it is such a force of nature and so beautiful.  I hope that this basket will bring back memories of your safe lightning encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475242732,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/Rel_mpago-jane-chavez-horsehair-sage-creek-gallery.jpg?v=1784478803"},{"product_id":"rayo-jane-chavez","title":"Rayo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChestnut horsehair, hand stamped sterling silver bottom, cream colored sinew and copper metallic thread\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I created this basket I began to think about the lightening that we so often have here in the Southwest with our storms. Most of the time it is what we call dry lightening, meaning there is no moisture associated with these storms. And at times these lightening strikes hit extremely tender box drought areas, creating forest and grass fires. Some times this is not bad, as the fires burn off natural debris and rejuvenate new plant growth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of lightning, fire and new growth is represented in this basket. The lower half of the basket depicts white zigzag lightning, the copper represents the fire that is created and on the top of the basket are seedlings that grow in newly burned environments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJane Chavez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jane Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920475275500,"sku":null,"price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/files\/Rayo-Jane-Chavez-Horsehair-Sage-Creek-Gallery.jpg?v=1784498887"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/6353\/0988\/collections\/El-Rojo-Jane-Chavez-horsehair-sage-creek-gallery.jpg?v=1784752009","url":"https:\/\/sagecreekgallery.com\/collections\/jane-chavez.oembed","provider":"Sage Creek Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}