Paragon Star recently welcomed a new addition to its ever-growing art collection - a Deborah Butterfield Equine Sculpture. 

Deborah Butterfield is an American sculptor known for making horse-like sculptures. She splits her time between Montana, where she finds a lot of her sculpting materials, and Hawaii, where her studio is.  Many of the sculptures, including the one located at Paragon Star, are made out of pieces of wood that Butterfield finds on her aforementioned Montana land. 

After Butterfield creates and outlines the horse, the pieces of wood get cast in bronze so the sculpture can withstand environmental factors such as heat and snow. The equine sculpture Paragon Star acquired is named “Sunlight Creek.” 

While visitors of the Paragon Star Sports Complex can see most of the different art installations, they will have to look harder for the Butterfield sculpture. The Deborah Butterfield Equine Sculpture welcomes visitors to the building located at 3201 NW Paragon Parkway, Lee’s Summit, MO, 64081. 

Paragon Star’s CEO and Owner, Flip Short, said he wanted to add the Deborah Butterfield sculpture into the collection because of his wife, Janet Short. He mentioned that Janet had seen one of the horses in Chicago in the 1990s and had loved them ever since. 

On top of Sunset Creek, art enthusiasts can find other installations out at Paragon Star. 

These pieces consist of Jackson by Bates Wilson, a rabbit sculpture made out of polished and painted metal. There are also many kinetic wind sculptures made by Andrew Carson and two different Kanuki glazed ceramic sculptures created by Jun Kaneko. 

These are just a few art installations that Paragon Star’s art collection has to offer. We hope you will come visit the development to see all of them! 

Discover the art and creativity woven throughout Paragon Star. From striking sculptures to unique artistic expressions, our collection adds character, inspiration and a little unexpected beauty to the experience.