Kim's BCC entry

We're still on foal watch at the barn, but my computer screen is a different story! The last twenty four hours have been filled with new arrivals, as one artist after another shares the results of their BreyerFest Best Customs Contest labor.

In the case of Kim Bonadurer's Most Extreme Custom entry, the result is a depiction of actual labor.

She writes: My entry is called Incipience. I was inspired by watching all the spring foals and felt moved by the instant connection between mare and foal.

I used the classic scale Mariah and Morgan foal and repositioned them into a mare and foal lying on the ground, with the mare nickering to her newborn foal.

I created an amniotic sac of sorts to put on the foal for realism, I ended up using a plastic bag and shrunk it to size with a heat gun and layered school glue on it to give it a translucent look.

Then I decided to take it a step further and build a small base and diorama to create a foaling stall. I made it with popsicle sticks and wood pieces “stained” with watered down paint. Then I 3D printed some black stall bars and glued straw to a wood base.

Incipience means the beginning, earliest stage, or state of something just starting to exist. I felt like it was a great name for the beginning of this foal's life and the mares transition to being a mom.

Congratulations, Kim. That's a great name for this really charming entry. Thank you so much for sharing with us  and good luck at BreyerFest!