Bluebird Studio

All finished and up on MH$P. http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/view.asp?id=951628&p=g He ended up being chestnut sabino, I painted him after a ripper little Welsh mountain pony "Ellenbank Tango Tom" one of my all time favourite Welsh ponies. Really pleased with how he has turned out :)

Never be afraid to change what has already been done. It can be heartbreaking to go back and undo what has already be done, but always listen to the little voice in the back of your mind that is yelling over the top of everything else. If I had listened, i could have fixed this right back in the melt and squish phase, but I am nothing if not stubborn. So I had all but finished the sculpting on this Welshies hind legs, but things were really not gelling, with me or my client. Not enough 'OOMPH' His hind end was being left behind by his front end. So cuts were made, on the computer first... Then real cuts were made. Legs fell off, hooves were melted, fingers were stuck together. Stifle dropped, hips shifted back, back lowered, hocks bent, and pasterns weighted. Still more tweaking to do, but I am much much happier already, and the little voice has finally stopped screaming at me :) More soon.....

No real news out of the Studio, but I have been Fluffin' in between working on my commissions. Kelly is still fluffin' along. As she is for me to show when finished, I am in no rush to complete her. There are a lot of things bothering me about her still, and apart from her chest and near side shoulder, I have not even added the muscles in yet. But I really like where I see her heading. Fat bum...as I am now calling her..is going to be painted up as a portait of my QHx filly (she is known as lard a**e, so it is not a far stretch) once she is finished. My second lot of fluff is the first liddle Humprey CM is very nearly done, except for some prepping and a lot of sanding. I keep telling myself I will start all my CMs by doing the prep work first, but I never remember :) Sally has become my dumping ground for my left over Apoxie Sculpt, so he is going reaallly slow, not so much fluffin' with him. I think he is going to give me trou...

Grrrr is FINALLY finished ...again! And up for offers on MH$P :) http://www.modelhorsesalespages.com/view.asp?id=926375 She has had a few little sculpting tweaks here and there, and a completely new paint job.

Breyer Marigold is now finished, I am really happy with how she has turned out. I could see her all tacked up as a show pony, first ridden or leading rein. She is now heading off to Sommer Prosser for some new clothes. So you could say she is going home, as Sommer is the sculptor of the delightful Marigold Mold. I can hardly wait to see what Sommer chooses for her. Once finished she will be back here for her raffle. For tickets contact Lisa at liswin@iinet.au Stay tuned!

First up is my little stablemate CM on the breyer Belgian mold. He was CM'ed to a show off Welsh D gelding. The very exciting news with this boy is that he is now in the hands of the uber talented Jaime Baker, and when I say Uber, I mean UUUUUUBBBBBBEEEEEERRRRR! I practically beside myself to see the clothes that Jaime creates for this boy! He will be up for sale from Jaime on completion :) My DUN donation is nearly complete, she just needs a few more little tweaks and details and the rest of her tail. She took a tumble (I am ridiculously clumbsy!) and broke off an ear, so I have replaced them. She has been braided up, and her face has been refined and dried out giving her a bit of age, just what I expect to see in the leading rein classes at our finest shows. I am onto her third tail, the first two were just not the airy fine haired tails you see on show ponies. This one is the charm though, I think I have finally got it. :) Finally ...this is my donation to Las Vegas Live 2012, a...

The big character is finally finished and is jet setting off to the USA for professional casting by Mountain Veiw Studios. Very exciting stuff! Humphrey will be appox' $75US each, at this stage he will be limited to a single mould edition, he is classic scale (true 1:12th scale) Shetland Pony gelding. Simply drop me an email with your name, if you would like to reserve a copy of the little guy. Isn't he adorable?

An attack of itchy fingers has seen the beginnings of some pony make overs. These two are both classic scale Marigold CM's. They will be Australian Riding Pony/Welsh B ponies in full show turn out. Both will be up for grabs, but one of them will be a 100% donation to Down Under Nationals. At this stage we are thinking raffle :) so message me if you are interested in either, and I will pass on the pertinent info. This one has not had as muck work, she is still in the squish around phase. But rest assured she will lose the stiff zombie look :) I have even managed some progress on this big fulla.

She is done! She also has a name Wil"hell"mina, I thought it was quite apt ;) And with her original form.