The Model Horse Canuck

                                         Wow I had no idea how time would fly....I kinda disappeared for a bit! *Long post alert ~ scroll for the pictures below if thats all you want to see lol! *      I will admit life was a bit of a wreck for awhile ~ I was so wrapped up with Breyerfest (which was awesome however!) and working with commission work that took up most of my time. I was also working a lot with my colt after his gelding that required lots of walking and vet bills...so that was quite stressful for a month where I was on stress mode 24\7 physically and mentally. Now he is okay and bills are paid. Life kept happening however with losing a good community friend suddenly, when the same day I was dumped by someone who I was getting to know, so that was actually a crushing day. Then family came visiting for two weeks so I put social media and such...

        Hello friends! I apologize for my silence lately ~ I was not able to get my Artist of the Week gathered in time last week and this week I have not heard back from the artists I contacted. So please bear with me ~ I plan on getting this rolling for you guys. :)      But how about I share my Best Customs Contest horse? I know many of you probably have seen him. I'm sorry if you are tired of seeing him. I am so excited about him however and I am actually still shocked I finished him * just in time *      May was a long and very hard month for me. June has been not much better with losing a dear pet and dealing with * anxiety * with the BF craze to get ready for my Artisan Gallery! The good news is that ALL commissions in house are FINISHED. Now I can focus solely on those secret ponies and when they are done, I'll give myself a breather to enjoy summer and maybe paint some of my own ponies that have been waiting patiently....before ...

  Life lately has been happening.  Let me say that again.  I apologize for the lack of activity. Two weeks of no Artist of the Week and I've had some folks ask me if I'd stopped already, which I suddenly and painfully remembered my forgotten blog at the moment.  I haven't stopped whatsoever, in fact, I'm determined to march on. The last 3 weeks for myself has been chaotic to the point there's almost no painting going on. Commissions, BF sale pieces, and my BCC horses slid to a halt. I mentally could not hold a brush after everything that was going on. But I'm working on changing that, one step at a time. First off, my colt was moved to his new home and I stayed a few days to watch over him to help him settle in, which went real well actually, until I had started working with him again in the new place. We hit a very large bump with our training and it/he knocked me off my feet, quite literally. I have now to seek some professional help with his newfound aggressi...

  Yesterday I woke up and wasn't motivated to do anything. All I could do was stare at the ponies needing sculpting, prepping, painting, and sealer layers. Most of the time I thrive on this and can happily work away on different projects. But In this kind of mood I don't even touch ponies because that leads to disaster.  So I did ALL the entries for the Candyland Photo Show. Because thats harder to mess up. In theory anyways.  I already had the photos ready for halter classes, but it took a bit of time to upload them all and remember their names/breeds.  None for Performance entries even had photos though. I only had time for a few classes, so I picked 5 that I felt I could do. I'm such a novice at this and am not very confident in creating ideas sometimes, because I don't know what is acceptable/whats not. Or because maybe, it wasn't such a bright idea like I would think to others. And with limited sources and props...I make do.  Thats part of the fun, you real...

Hello hello. Hope everyone made it through their Monday! I've had a time of it lately with motivation in the studio. I always go by my mother's quote "An effort a day keeps failure away."  But its a time where I can't push myself. Just focus on little things in the studio like "Sculpt just a muzzle on the commission." Just get the magnets in on one drastic project, as its been waiting awhile. Just paint a layer on one or two of the mini resins in house. Why not start painting a medallion that will be in the Breyerfest sale? (Ooops...;)  Little by little motivation happens and as you think about things, suddenly its not so hard to just sit down and work with your hands. It can be tough when a hobby turns into something else, but you have to keep the joy within it, otherwise there is no point in continuing. So its important to take breaks. I get overwhelmed easily, especially since it is my very first Breyerfest with the studio participating, and all the p...