This is me with my Norwegian Fjord, "Valley"

Art and animals have made my life.  For over 30 years, I was a glass artist creating work for galleries and museums, and traveling to teach.  I retired from glass and devoted myself to my first love, horses.  Not being able to find specialized tack, I then took up leather work and produced not only tack for horses, but a wide assortment of leather products.  While experimenting with pyrography (burning images) on leather, I was led to the world of gourds and the amazing work being done with them.  Although I no longer work in leather, I continue to create art  gourds as well as pastel paintings of animals. Please visit my other website - www.averyandersonanimalart.com to see some of my portraits.