Portrait Complete!

So I posted photo's of this girl all over the place the other day, but those photo's completely missed my blog! But the long anticipated (for me at least), long in progress Millie is finally complete! And I couldnt be happier.

'Mini Millie' with a photo of the real deal

She came along so fast and with very little hassle which I am stoked about. She is the first traditional I have painted that isnt a black and I must say, I quite like them! I have a couple of trade horses coming in at some stage to do who are traditional and sounds like a CM Flash as well in a month or so. But this post isnt about them, so here's more Millie spam!

Absolutely could not be happier with how she turned out, my one and only never sell for now. I have already found a body to become Magic also, a Timoteo resin that I am going to rework so his back legs aren't way out behind him.

Good Emails

I received a wonderful email the other day from a lovely lady I did a trade with last year, she owns these two lovelies.

Breyer Totilas resin and BOTW Andalusian

 She emailed to say she took them to Ultimate Gold Live in Australia back in February. She included some photo's aswell which I am very grateful for, I love seeing how my horses have gone, especially since there is only a small handful that have been shown that I know of.

The lovely Totilas (I still wish he was here on my shelf!) now known as EE The Demonstrator managed a couple of placings in Workmanship and Colour:

Workmanship Repaint Mini - 4th
CM Colour Solid Colour - 6th

Not bad considering I'm sure the others in the classes were just as awesome as the other two in the below photo

EE The Demonstrator, photo by Robyn Hall

EE The Demonstrator

And the BOTW Andalusian, known as EE Imperial Veneno placed 6th in Workmanship Repaint Mini.

EE Imperial Veneno, photo by Robyn Hall

 I'm pretty stoked to hear of their placings, as I said, it's always good to know how they're going since I can't show any of my work here, especially live shows are a good test of my work, so I'm even happier that they placed, anything is great! 

New Old DAH

I bought my first Stone DAH awhile back and he arrived last week.

He isn't a new horse, he's from 2012, I'm not sure who designed him as I didn't buy him from his original owner. But he's pretty cute, I rather like this mold, or rather, this version. I don't like the braided version at all, to me the neck looks too scrawny. But this bushy mane/tail version is lovely.

 
He has the old eyes aswell, the nice detailed ones that they don't seem to do anymore, which is a shame as these ones are really lovely!

He fits my saddle I made ages ago too! This saddle was originally made for my ISH but it was slightly small even for her, as you can see its not even finished yet, I really must make a girth for it...

He's bigger than I thought he would be too, here he is next to my ISH, I will get out my Breyer Pippin body tomorrow and see how they compare size wise.

Blab Spring Fling SM Swap

So I've always missed out on Blab's Swaps in the past, but this time I managed to see that it was happening on time and had been active not long before so my post count was up. I had so much fun doing it (unfortunately I do not have pics of the horses I sent, I clean forgot to take finished pics!)
But, my goodies arrived today

It was like playing lucky dip! I had to literally dig through all the packing peanuts to come out with this -

The liquorice bites are already well on the way to being gone :)

 I was equally excited about the ponies as I was the yummy sweet goods, this wee foal is just adorable, I've never had this mold before so he's totally new to me, and I must say, he is much nicer in person than in any photo's I've seen before, I may end up with a few more of these wee guys in future.

And the other two are just as lovely, all Polish ponies I believe (nail polish that is). So much sparkles and glittery goodness!

So thankyou so much Maeve!! They are awesome :) I'm already looking forward to the next swap, hopefully I won't miss it!

Strapless Complete

Almost 2 years ago I got this girl! And after floating around in the body box for so long I decided it was high time she was finally done. I thought something nice and simple was needed so that's what she got and I think it really suits her.

Excuse the wierd mark on her ribs, I must have had something on my hand!

I managed to get a very slight coppery undertone going on aswell which I am quite pleased about, I haven't really achieved that before, not what I intentionally want anyway.

She was always going to have a star, but I did have ideas about giving her a large snip aswell. I chickened out of trying this though incase it ruined her and didn't look any good.

And of course, her new plaits, I think this was about the first time I really used my Amazing Sculpt, but it was needed, I really could not stand the old original plaits she had!

Ack! Where has she accumulated all these marks?! That's most likely pastel dust on her shoulder

I also added a bit to her tail to thicken it up a little up the top, she may yet have it chopped off and a new one resculpted. I also played around with her ears after reading a post on Jennifer's blog about the ears on this mold being all funky trying to fit bridles etc. I'm not sure if I achieved what was needed or not, but I'm sure either way it's better than it was!

First Dapple Grey

So I lied when I said Tobi was the latest off my workbench, he was the wee chestnut in yesterdays post. The latest off my workbench is actually this wee grey G3 Pony completed late last month.

She hasn't turned out the best, but for my first dapple grey I am pleased enough, I think she is very cute and suits the colour too well. For now she will stay but she may be redone in future. I'm excited to do more dapple greys now, this was definitely one colour I was very intimidated by and actually scared to try. For anyone interested, the article on dappling by Jenn Danza on Breyer's page is fantastic! I highly recommend it.

Blogging Is BACK!

And oh how I have missed it!! 7 months since my last post and this is the first chance I have had to actually do a post up! Finally we have come out the stone age (well, the parents have) and got a decent internet connection so I can connect to it on my laptop and it's a decent speed now.

So for now is really just a quick update to say hi to anyone who may see this, and to share my facebook page aswell, MF Studios for my custom work (and the odd piece of tack I make).

So until next time, here is the latest horse off my workbench, a Breyer G3 Warmblood with new tail and slightly more 'araby' head, this guy is a portrait pony and was a trade commission.

Oberon

I do not believe I ever posted photo's of Oberon all finished. Well now is the time to change that I think.

Technically, he isn't fully complete, I still need to paint inside his mouth, but for now I don't feel confident enough to do that.  So for now he's sitting pretty on my shelf.

He's my first blue roan too, that was a great learning curve and I now have some better ideas as to how to tackle the colour next time round.

I think he got a minor placing a NZ Live, next time I think I need some documentation for his breed/colour combination though.

Battles Ended

After so much struggle with Robyn's Breyer Andalusian resin, he is finally done. I really like how he turned out as well. Very tempted to paint my Ian resin that same lovely buckskin.
But, Totilas and her Andalusian are both on their way home across the ditch. It has been lovely to have them on my shelf, even if just for a couple days. I would have been very happy to keep them here with me, but, you can't keep them all, and I'm super happy to have some of my work in her wonderful collection. Besides, I have more needing my attention for other people waiting very patiently...once I get some more primer.

They got felt on the bottom of their bases to replace the wee pad things that came off and also to help protect them when they are live shown from being dropped onto hard surfaces.

Here is finished photo's of both Andy and Totilas:

He has a lovely wee face I must say

Love this boy's blaze! So unique!

Flying Dust and Final Days

Finally today is the last day of school, 2 weeks holidays now, 4 weeks next term then my school life is over. Scary, kinda, everyone else seems to be freaking where I'm looking forward to it, no idea what's happening next year, where I'm going to be, what I'm going to do but I get to do my own thing with my life, completely. Give it some time I'll be missing the old life though I'd say.

But for now, I'm happy to be hiding away at home for awhile, looking forward to some alone time. Painting ponies and whatever else I may get up to.

Currently model wise, I have all but finished Robyn's Totilas. I'm super pleased with how he's turned out, he just needs his shoes done when I get to town to get some silver paint. There will be more pics coming when he's completely finished.

Loving his funky wee blaze.

And now I have restarted, for the third time, the Breyer BOTW Andalusian. Hopefully he co-operates this time round and goes the nice buckskin colour he is meant to be. Also will be working on a Smittyn resin to a seal bay and slightly resculpted SM G3 WB. All these are trade pieces and I can't wait to get them done and back to their owner's, that's one of the things I love about commissions is when the horse arrives home hearing from the owner that they're happy and the fact they have a wee piece of me, my time and effort, in their collection displayed on their shelves. There is a neat wee quote that was posted the other day, I love it because of how extremely relevent it is to the hobby and every artist in general. It's given me a new look on the whole buying and selling customs and resins, even OF horses is a part of this with the initial sculpting.

Reposted from Meadowview Artistry

It's Been Awhile

So I seem to be not so great at posting, a combination of lack of motivation to write anything, things going on in my life leaving me in not so flash a mind frame and school, school is super busy at the moment - 6 art boards (A1 size I think) due in just over a months time, of which I have completed 2 so far. My creative juices seem to be going fully into those two subjects so anything modelly has kind of taken quite a bit of a step back, though I quietly have been doing little bits and pieces, like painting my Oberon resin, and working on a couple other trade pieces.

But for now, NZ Live which was held late August was a bit of a success, not so much where I would have liked, but hey, I supported it and got my horses out there to give it a go. But it was wee Munchkin who did me proud.

Munchkin, Breyer OF G2 Shetland - JCP Parade of Breeds

Out of the two classes he was entered in - Breed and Colour, he won both then went on to be Champion OF Mini Breed and Champion OF Mini Colour.

Champion OF Mini Breed

Champion OF Mini Colour

I am expecting my wee show string to be arriving home sometime this week.

Huge thanks to Kathleen for holding the show, proxying my horses and for the photos.

Very First Custom

Found this picture the other day, didn't think I had a picture of him, but here is my first ever CM that I painted back in 2009, he has way too much white for my liking and I thought that at the time as well.

He was an unknown mold, so an HSO, and rubbery, but neat all the same, slightly bigger than Breyer's MM's.

It's always neat to find old pieces of work and see how much you have progressed with things.

Questioning Things

I'm seriously thinking I need to take another look at my involvement in the hobby. I've only just got into resins these last few months after being in the hobby 5 years, while Firiona is still as she arrived, Oberon is making good progress clothing wise and I hope to have him done in time for the live show later this month along with another commission I have in the works.

But yesterday I received a parcel containing two lovely wee resins and where usually I would be pumped about getting them, I didn't feel much excitement, not like I did when I heard theyd been listed a couple weeks back. Maybe it's time for a step back from the hobby, or its just other things happening in my life that's taking all the joy or excitement out of things for me, *sigh* I really hope I get things sorted or things start looking up for me soon, so sick of feeling all over the place.

But until then, I'm still happy to see these two on my shelf, even if Smittyn is just visiting for clothes then heading back to her owner. Ian is so neat, I'm looking forward to having him finished, he'll make a nice young draft of some type.

The Resin Bug

It has hit me. A few weeks back I received a very lovely raw casting of Firiona, and sometime in the next week or so I am expecting two mini resins - Ian and Smittyn. Though Smittyn is not mine, only here for clothes then heading back home, she still gets to stay with me for awhile which is awesome.

Models haven't really been much of a priority for me lately, life takes over as everyone knows, so I'm thinking of selling a few models, need the money alot more than I need the models. Plus I have decided to take a new direction with my collection and focus on some more unique horses, resins and customs rather than OF regular runs as I've collected up until just recently. The new breyers that have come out recently I'm just not that taken by most of them, even one's I liked earlier this year and last year I don't think so great any more, which is good, saves me some money and makes it alot harder for me to buy lots of horses, quality not quantity right.

Finishwork Gallery

I was wanting to get a drop down menu done for my customizing, but with all the coding that needs to be done, I don't have the motivation or concentration to do that. Eventually perhaps I'll figure it out but it's been a couple years since I've done coding. So,  I'm hoping making pages will be just as effective and not look too jumbled in the pages menu up the top of here. It will take me awhile to get it sorted since I only really bring my laptop a couple days a week to school, but hopefully it will get there.

So until then, here's a picture of a logo I've whipped up the other night.

Done For Now

This wee guy is done for the moment. I have no Dull Cote to seal her as yet, I need to order some more. But that aside, I'm happy to be able to say I've finished something.

She's a portrait piece of our miniature mare, ironically called Millie.

The real (mini) Millie, Supreme at Rai Valley A&P earlier this year.

Now, to prepping I think until I get more Dull Cote at least.

Ploughing

A couple weeks ago my mum and little brother went to a local ploughing competition. There is some really neat pictures that mum took showing good detailing of the gear the horses use. I thought it would make a great performance setup, I myself would not be able to, but perhaps there is someone out there that could benefit from these.

Unfortunately I didn't manage to go with other commitments I had to do, but the photo's are pretty neat, and some lovely horses too.

LOVE this horses' eye, doesn't it look so nice and kind!

It appears some have the thing over their back and some don't, I don't know what the ruling is with this if any, but I would prefer it as it holds the chains up a bit not quite so close to the horses' legs and hooves. Just my thoughts though.