You party like a rock star  or sadly in real life sell Girl Scout 's and have a Girl Scout Meeting!

So gang enjoy my birthday, earth day and an open cellar - the drinks and the cookies are on me!


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Had a chance about two weeks ago to go to the beach and we took a few of Thoth's Breyer model horses for some glam shots.  I have not played with these at all, so there might be an errant sea gull or surfer here or there.  All the afternoons shots can be seen here - http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/CrocusCottage/beachshots/

Rainbow Weather Girl - she so did not want to stand

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Atlas -

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Sham with Egyptian symbols I totally can not remember his name -

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The Bronze Black Stallion, again his name just went out of my head -

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Breyerfest Albonzo - he just loves the camera LOL

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Thanks for looking and now that Under the Sea is here I foresee another trip to the beach soon.

Thoth is around here someplace but since she is busy at the moment and I thought this came out so cool I just had to share.  This is from the Easter Card she made for her favorite Aunt yesterday.

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Okay asked a few weeks ago and a few of you seem interested in how I take a Breyer model horse and turn it into one of my Carousel Replicas.  So I am going to post some photos of two I have in the works.  Be forewarned I am slow so it might be a bit between updates.  Any questions about what you see please ask.

I either start with finding a body, and then seeing what style of carver I think it fits.  Or sometimes find a horse I like and then find a body to use.  In both these cases it was body first and then references.  I usually combine several horses trappings as well as design my own in the style of the carver I am working on.  I do not for the most part mix carvers or styles of carvers. 

First up we have a Illionis who is a Coney Island style carver.  He happens to be a commission one of the few I have taken since getting back in my studio. 

He started life as this - this is a small traditional size model sadly I seem to have misplaced the before photo - so shall see if I can find it, in the meantime you can check him out here.

Refs for this guys, his pose is based off this fella -

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Mane and neck is inspired by this guy

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Next step is to cut and burn -

cutting

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then the burning

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Then we get to visit from the dermel

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Next we start to fill -

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and fill some more this is the stage he is at right now expect I have started sanding him -  all my critters get all there body work done first, then sanded, then trappings.

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Number two is a classic size model, who is promised to someone, though if she passes he shall then come up for sale.

This time we are going country fair with an Allan Herschall.  Now AH are not built so well so I do give them a tweak or two. 

Basic Ref for this guy - need to find one or two more I know I have someplace

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Sadly I seem to have misplaced the photo of what he looked like before I started playing him but you can see the model here.  I do have the first shot after being cut and burned -

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Missed the dermel shot on this one so we shall jump to a fill shot -

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Hmm got a little carried away with filling - happens -

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So took it all down a bit with the dermel and worked on the lower legs, which gave me fits and if you have a good eye you shall see they are a touch longer then when I started.

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So there you go, my process so far.  More to come as I find time to sneak into my studio.

Thanks for looking.

Hey gang, anyone having any issues with the PO's tracking system?  I have a package out right now destined to go to WI and the PO says it is being delivered to NC!  I double checked addresses in my pay pal account and it seems all okay there.  I only had one other box go out the same day and that is OH.  So not close and I know I did not mix up the labels.  It was paid for via pay pal and is just a first class parcel/padded mailer.  Any ideas?

*hands out girl scout cookies for reading*

Have there been any sightings of them yet?  Just wondering is all.  Thanks and you can now go back to your regular arena browsing.

Where there be any interest in following two or three of my carousel horses from start to finish gang?  I have two in the works that are being documented and I could easily post them here if you guys would like to follow along.