About The Folding Art Horse®

About The Folding Art Horse®

Here is a growing list of animation studios, colleges, universities, art schools, high schools, middle schools, institutions and museums using the patented Folding Art Horse®:

Origin: Inspired by a trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Carl Davis designed and fabricated a drawing bench as a Christmas gift for his youngest brother and artist Eric.

Carl’s invention was more unique than just a bench, he added the ability to fold the traditional style “art horse” or “donkey” into a flat ironing board like configuration. The solid construction and use of soft pinewood resulted in a weight that was appreciatively light and a comfortable seat that could endure hours of use in a single setting.

When Eric took the “gifted horse” into Ada Pullini Brown’s figure drawing group (Ada & fellow artist Sharon Allicotti shown above) at the Brewery in downtown Los Angeles, it generated a good deal of demand and excitement. Eventually Eric was convinced that the product merited patenting and began his effort to distribute this innovative furniture to artists and educators.

Further refinement was gained through valuable testing with students and associates of John Seed at Mt. San Jacinto College and Bob Alderette's students at the University of Southern California.

While more sophisticated than the original model, today's patented Birch and Pine benches maintain similar simplicity and functionality. The expert craftmanship and Carl's attention to detail is evident throughout the product line. When combined with the Corral™ (shown left of Carl below) you can store 10 drawing horses in a 2'x3' cart on wheels.

In addition to space-savings and transportability, among the strongest benefits of this system is a built in dedication and respect for drawing. Each student can be assigned a horse and stall, requiring greater care and allowing for accountability.

In August 2015, the United States Patent Office issued a patent to Carl and Eric.

Carl Davis of La Verne is and educator/woodworker. The inventor and fabricator of the Folding Art Horse® is shown here above.

Eric M. Davis (above) is an artist / entrepreneur / marketer. Shown here at the La Verne Church of the Brethren's Celebration of the Arts, an event that he chaired from 2005 to 2016.

For more information on Eric's art and other activities please visit his web site at www.ericmdavis.com

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Happy Drawing & Painting! - Eric