Lady of the Forest - Carousel Swap for Salamandra

[coinoperatedgirl]

Salamandra's survey said that she preferred traditional style ponies, and some of her ideas included "forests" and "monochrome".  I really liked the idea of a forest theme, and after brainstorming for a day or so I came up with an idea, inspired by a small sketch I'd found online, but it wasn't really a traditional carousel.  I was imagining a carousel horse that was a living part of the forest, and my idea was so nontraditional that I had to do a bit of changing things slightly (she was initially supposed to have branches overhead and be sort of held in with lower branches).

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Other assorted details:
I have no idea what she started as, and I can't remember which colors I used for her hair.  It's a mix of three shades of Nylon from DH and RDUS.  Aside from her flowers, she's painted entirely in greens, and has some pearly and glossy accents on her foliage.

Her base is a plain wooden base, and her pole is a simple wood dowel.  The grass on the base was done with a material usually used for dioramas and model train landscapes.  The "tree trunk" and the tree's roots were done with Milliput (which I've decided that I don't like very much).  The branches, vines, flowers, and leaves on her body were done with Apoxie. 

[jupiternwndrlnd]

*soooooo jealous*

she is STUNNING! I love her! fabulous job!!

[spookysage]

That's beautiful! I love the natural elements and her subtle color points!

[hannaliten]

Beautiful!

[coinoperatedgirl]

*soooooo jealous*

she is STUNNING! I love her! fabulous job!!

Thank you!  I was stumped when I was assigned you at first, but this one just worked out smashingly!

[Unicorn_pops]

Awww! She is so Beautiful! Love those colors. The tree as her pole is a fantastic idea, how lucky is Salamandra

[Ambar]

OMG this girl is adorable, your paint work and the sculpt are flawless. gorgeous gorgeous job!!!!!!!!

[Flarewing]

Wow, she's pretty cool! I love the detailed sculpting!

[coinoperatedgirl]

OMG this girl is adorable, your paint work and the sculpt are flawless. gorgeous gorgeous job!!!!!!!!

Wow, she's pretty cool! I love the detailed sculpting!

Thanks!  Expect to see more - while I like sculpting tiny clothes, I'm loving sculpting like this. 

[lupachiotta]

wow you did such a LOVELY job keeping it traditional but adding the forestry theme!

[Honeycomb]

Stunning, I am jealous too!! She looks so totally factory-made!!!

[Saja]

That's so cool, I especially love how you did the pole! Very interesting!

[salemsparkler]

I love her!

xx

[JoshsPonyPrincess]

Gorgeous!!! Really love her

[kiwimlp]

Oh my goodness.  What a stunning custom!  You could be my swap partner next time - oh wait, that's right, I can't customize!!  Lol, at least I can appreciate your beautiful work though, coinoperatedgirl