According to the adage: The devil is in the details. That may be true, but when it comes to model horses I prefer: The genius is in the details. Here are some of the details that caught my eye at last week's Horses N Hangars Live show in Broomfield, Colorado.
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| 'Tumlinson Ziryab resin by Jennifer Kroll |
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| Williams Matriarch resin by Jennifer Scott |
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| Eberl Mulinette resin by Cindy Williams |
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| Miller Jasmine resin by Sheila Anderson Bishop |
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| Williams Venator resin by Heather Bullach |
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| Williams Venator resin by Heather Bullach |
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| Custom Stone Warmblood by Jennifer Read |
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| Scott Sencillo resin by Sheila Anderson Bishop |
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| Customized Gerhardt Boreas resin by Sheila Anderson Bishop |
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| Scott Sencillo resin by Sheila Anderson Bishop |
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| Customized Breyer Zippo by Pamala Hutton |
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| Customized Breyer Zippo by Pamala Hutton |
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| Williams Valor resin painted by Carol Williams |
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*sigh*...wish I could collect resins...
ReplyDeleteGosh, that Ziryab's beautiful
ReplyDeleteThat Ziryab! :o
ReplyDeleteI know! I'm not generally a mohair fan but that model is just beautiful. I love the way Jenn Kroll paints her noses. They always look so soft and squishy! <3
ReplyDeleteBabette (the Matriarch by Scott) is my *fave* snowflake appy, ever. Jenn managed to make an ugly color *gorgeous*.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of the Sheila mule is *to die for* and I am not a mule fan.
And I love the brand. Love, love, LOVE the brand :D
BTW - did not go gaga for the Ziryab :D
I thought the first one was real! they're ALL gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteHusband looks over at the first one and says, "That is a model horse, right?"
ReplyDeleteWow, I thought that first horse was real!! Stunning.
ReplyDeletewow! in the little picture that comes up next to posts in the news feed on my dashboard when i log in, that Ziryab looked real!!! i thought it was pretty then, then i read it was a model!!! STUNNING!!! not sure what the rest of it is like..i'm not a fan of the pregnant tum tum, but the head is to die for!
ReplyDeleteHow. Do. They. DO. THAT??!? I am blown away by those paint jobs that look like each individual hair went on by hand! Especially the Appys!
ReplyDeleteCan I ask a really dumb question? (Total newbie here, I just started out yesterday looking at Purdy farms and still know next to nothing about showing Breyers) Does "resin" = the usual plastic Breyer model? What else do people show?
RiderWriter--Welcome to the wonderful and highly addictive world of model horses! "Resin" generally refers to models that are sculpted by artists specifically for the model horse market. Typically these do NOT come out of factories like Breyer or Stone, and most editions run between 60 and 200 pieces. Models are usually sold unpainted and prices are all over the map. I don't collect minis so I can't speak to that. Unpainted traditional resins can range from low $100's for foals to over $400 for works by the top artists. Here's a wonderful link to the Equine Resin Directory. Browse at your own risk!
ReplyDeleteAs for the "how do they do that?" question--some of those hair by hair models are done with paint (the Venator), some with pencils (all the Sheila horses) and I suspect that at least one is etched (paint removed with an X-acto knife). There are so many different ways to achieve the same goal. This hobby is blessed with some amazingly talented people!
Hope this helps!
So many hair-by-hair models. So much talent!
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