SEDONA , Ariz . – The city of Sedona recently purchased and installed the sculpture Stormy Bay at the Ranger Station Park at 250 Brewer Rd . The monumental 11 - foot horse sculpture will welcome park users to the space , which is currently under construction with the exterior features , including a walking path and wooden playground , complete by this summer .
   The city purchased Stormy Bay , a rustic piece fabricated from old farm machinery parts by artist Dixie Jewett , from Peggy Lanning , who was founder and owner of the Turquoise Tortoise and Lanning Galleries , as well as who created First Fridays and the Sedona Gallery Association . These accolades granted her a Lifetime Achievement Mayor’s Arts Award in 2017 .
   “I received a call that Stormy Bay was for sale at the perfect time - - just as the city was planning what elements would be featured at the park that would incorporate Sedona’s arts and cultural history . Since horses were the main means of transportation when the Ranger Station was built in 1917 and this is a rustic sculpture made from sustainable repurposed parts , this acquisition couldn’t have been more serendipitous . I am so happy to have Stormy Bay be the first of hopefully many pieces of art installed on this historic property , ” said Arts and Culture Specialist Nancy Lattanzi .
   "It was my honor to contribute to the arts community in Sedona over my 40 - year career and I am thrilled that my cherished horse , Stormy Bay , will live on in her new home for the public to enjoy for many years to come , ” said Lanning .
   "I ' m thrilled that my mother ' s legacy in the Sedona arts community can be memorialized in this important way . Over decades , people stopped by our home to view the horse in the front yard . Now , Stormy Bay will be viewable to so many more people . The Lanning family would like to give special thanks to the city of Sedona for their dedication to public art , ” said Kimber Lanning , Peggy ' s daughter .
   

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