Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Wyakin
There's nothing I love more than to share photos of beautiful customized models. Here is a Wyakin that Michelle Platt found online. If you're the owner, artist, or customizer, please contact me so I can give you full credit for this gorgeous champion. Wyakin is sold out, but ASK, Michelle's newest work, reminds me a bit of Wyakin....different breed and gender I know, but they both have the same feel to them....
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Tennessee Walking Horses
This picture is the Tennessee Walking Horse mare, in Breyer Stablemate scale, sculpted by Maggie Bennett and painted her by Kollean Gouyton. This is probably my favorite from among the Stablemate scale Tennessee Walking Horses. John and I first saw Tennessee Walkers live and in person in Shelbyville. We were on vacation, and he found out that the national championship show was going on, so we swung by to watch the horses warm up. I was so struck by the beauty and pleasant gaits of these horses! I love Walkers, and hope someday to own one.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Michelle Platt's Newest Resin
Michelle sent me in progress photos of her new Mustang. I'm giving everyone a sneak peek here. What do you think? Remember he's still very far from being done...but this gives you an idea of where he's heading...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Updates from Our Artists
Lots of quick updates from our artists! Michelle Platt sent me this photo of her Unbridled Joy resin, this one painted by Dani Schacht. I can't get over the realism. This is one of the things that attracted me to the hobby back in the 1970's - you can practically hear the crowd road behind this guy as he leaps into the airs above the ground!
Candace Liddy dropped me a quick note to let me know that her latest project for us is underway...more kitty sculptures! She got so much positive feedback on Minx & OJ, and customers loved them so much that she decided to sculpt more kitties for EquinArt. Yay!
Tabatha posted that Elnathan is heading towards the finish line, and he'll start shipping out as soon as she gets word from the caster that he's done. He's shipping in a first ordered, first ship manner...and anyone who's paid in full will get on the list of the first to ship! Please be patient though as we've got a lot to ship out.
Luis Aquilar from Mexico sent me two of his bull sculptures, one painted solid black and the other red. These are the bulls in large Traditional size that have interchangeable horns. They are very light and well made. I have both in stock right now.
Sheri Rhodes also has something new available, although this isn't a horse - it's a tool for equine sculptors that one of her employees created. It's a gizmo that you hold up to the horse's head to check the proportions. At just about $10, it's worth it if you sculpt.
As for myself, I spent quality time with my buddy Dozer the Belgian draft horse this past weekend. I've also found a Belgian breeder nearby; who knows, would you like to see more draft horse resins? Let me know!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Well it's official - the book on micro minis is finished! Tiny Treasures: The World of Micro Minis is available as an eBook (Adobe Acrobat PDF) or if you'd prefer a printed copy, you can buy it from Lulu.com. The link is on the home page of our website.
What does our new book contain? It's 64 full color pages - yes, full color throughout! - just chock full of information on micro mini model horses. From Candace Liddy's own description of the origins and molds of the original Creata plastic micro minis to three how-to articles from Katrina Michaels, this book is a MUST for micro mini horse collectors!
Inside you'll find...
- Candace Liddy's story of how she sculpted the first micro minis for Creata, including a detailed list of each mini sculpture, mold and release
- Photos directly from Breyer of their Mini Whinnies!
- Maggie Bennett's micro minis, with a complete photographic list of every release
- How To articles so you can prep, paint, customize, repair and photo show your micro minis
We've got more collector guides and eBooks in the works, so stay tuned! Let us know too if you're interested in other topics related to horse art, model horses, and more.....we'd love to hear from you.
The photo shown here is the pewter micro mini foal painted by Gretchen O'Neal. The foal is less than half an inch tall.
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