Larry Horner

Local artist Larry Horner is displaying a brand new piece for us, “Moon, Earth, Sun & Universe” all summer long at the entrance to the plaza. A resident of Cloverdale for the last 6 years, he is a first -time exhibitor in the Annual Cloverdale Sculpture Exhibit. The exhibit will continue until October 1st.

“Moon, Earth, Sun & Universe” is a conceptual view of our world “from a distance.” The central ‘blue planet’ is a fused-glass piece which floats in a sea of Julian Jade Marble. The marble has been laminated with epoxy to 1/4 inch mild steel plate.  The sun at the base is carved in Hadrian Limestone, a soft, light yellow stone which is about 80 million years old, and has numerous fossils - or “sunspots on the sun” if you will - throughout it.  A smaller fused-glass crescent moon tops off this piece.  Even when viewed from the backside, the earth (from a distance) appears to float in a dark sea we call our universe. 
Horner has been an artist since he was a small child, and a fine arts major since 1983. For the last decade, he’s been focused primarily on his sculptures, mostly in stone and alabaster. He told us “I love 3-dimensional work and I prefer them to be natural, figurative, and/or abstract, with a touch of whimsy included. Lately I’ve been designing and working on several larger public art projects that incorporate stone, steel, glass and concrete. My focus as an artist is to be as prolific as time and money will allow.”