Vicki Banks

A lover of animals from an early age, Vicki spent many of her childhood afternoons developing expert lizard-catching abilities. Hold her bronze horned lizard in your palm and feel something of that youthful curiosity, the satisfaction at having caught your quarry. All of Vicki’s sculptures, with the exception of a few small pewter pieces, are cast in bronze. The entire process is labor intensive and spans several stages. Every sculpture begins with an idea. Vicki spends time sketching—from live models or video footage—her subjects, getting a feel for their personalities, the way they move.