Just like that

Ten years and one month ago, I drove up to Evergreen to spend a day with Jennifer Scott.

We played with the horses,

toured the studio...

and made a Rajah resin.

It was a really fun day.

I went home with two party favors, the Rajah we'd poured and a half-finished custom Stone weanling custom.

I discovered her on the abandoned projects shelf in Jenn's casting room. I pulled her out, admired her and told Jenn, "She's really cute. You should finish her."

Then Jenn - who famously does not enjoy customizing plastic models - said, "No, you should finish her."

Well, okay then.

In theory, this should have been easy. The only part that really need work was the neck, but let me tell you, necks are hard. Jenn had blocked in the muscles on the left side, but the right was a blank slate. I had to finish her side and then match it. Not easy, at least not for me. I've picking away at it for year, but this past January - finally! - I decided it was as good as it was going to get.

I put her aside during NaMoPaiMo and my trip to California. When I got home, it was back to work. The first order of business was giving her a mane. It's been a while since I sculpted hair, so I used an appropriately old but still awesome tutorial by Charlotte Donahue for guidance.

At this point, I was pretty sure I'd be scraping the whole thing off and starting over.

Trust the process, I told myself...

and eventually, it came together.

Not perfect, but definitely cute!

I added armpit wrinkles because Angelo told me I had to. Then I blobbed on some modeling paste chestnuts a la Kristen Cermele.

And just like that - and ten long years later - baby is done.

Well, I'm sure there's some nit-picky prep stuff to attend to, plus - I suppose - paint.

 But those are issues for another decade day.

For now, I'm happy to call this one finished. On to the next!