Coyote Pups

by Star Liana York

Medium: Bronze
Edition Size: 50

"Playful" and "Roll"

York enjoys creating baby animals of various species. "I've done bob kits and coyote pups, perhaps because it was like a sense of renewal. During the pandemic, it just felt like the right thing to do," she says. York comments on the frailty and innocence of coyote pups, yet when they begin to play, a certain toughness prevails. "It’s survival. Right from the start, they learn to be tough, as is called for in wild animals. Perhaps I sculpted babies because, as cultures and tribes have been decimated by wars and starvation, their hope was in their children. I think our hope lies there, too."