Rob Ray feral art and technology

Our "Gray Mare" monument to escape installed without permission in a Cañon City, Colorado public park.

Tailshot of "Gray Mare" monument to escape installed without permission in a Cañon City, Colorado public park.

Headshot of our "Gray Mare" monument to escape installed without permission in a Cañon City, Colorado public park.

Ropes in the Museum of Colorado Prisons. Sheets were braided into makeshift ropes by prisoners when attempting escape from the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. These ropes inspired the tail of our "Gray Mare."

The "Old Gray Mare" in the Museum of Colorado Prisons. This device, made by prisoners, at the demand of the prison warden, was used as a whipping post to lash prisoners.

Whipping was used as a punishment at the prison from the 1880s to the 1950s. Prisoners were stretched across the "Old Gray Mare" and whipped with a 4 inch leather strap studded with tacks and dipped in water.

Obelisk bollards in front of ADX Florence, the federal "Supermax” prison known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.” These bollards inspired the head of our "Gray Mare."

Obelisk bollards in front of ADX Florence, the federal "Supermax” prison known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies.” These bollards inspired the head of our "Gray Mare."

Rob sculpting and assembling our "Gray Mare." Working outside is really great. It is fun chatting with curious people visiting and living in the park. It is also quite a bit more spacious and well lit than most studio spaces!

Jen sculpting and assembling our "Gray Mare." Working outside is really great. It is fun chatting with curious people visiting and living in the park. It is also quite a bit more spacious and well lit than most studio spaces!

Jen braiding the tail of our "Gray Mare."

Our not-so-Gray-Mare almost ready for painting and installation.