National Model Tack Month - April 2019

So I am trying this again - my first attempt was two years ago - Read about it here


NATIONAL MODEL TACK MONTH RULES
Entries for NMTM 2019:

Beginning March 1, 2019, enter by posting ONE photo in the ENTRIES 2019 album. This photo can be of your model, your self, your supplies, etc., but the photo MUST be owned by you and must be appropriate for an all-age audience. In the photo description, include your name and a little bit about your project.

This was my picture - I plan on making a Circus Costume for this mold
Breyer Stablemate 1:32 Scale Dungaree stock horse mare

Entries will be open throughout all of March and April. (Yes, you can enter on April 29th, but 11:59 PM in your time zone on April 30th is the end date for everyone, no matter when you sign up.)

Pick a scale-model tack project that is right for you. Choose as big or small of a project as you wish, whether that is a fully-tooled saddle or a rope halter! This is 100% up to you.

Inspiration for my set

 Prep throughout March. Make trees, bits, buckles, hames, stirrups, and hardware, purchase your supplies, draw up patterns, etc.

Supplies for my project

Beginning at 00:01 AM on April 1 in your time zone, actual construction and assembly of your project can begin! Dying, cutting, tooling, stitching, embossing, gluing, etc.

So it's April 10 and I have not done a single thing on my project piece because I was traveling and I am getting ready for a live show and knew I would not get it done in time.

I did do a tack thing though - I made a halter for like the first time in 20 years!

April 15 was not just tax day but model tack day! 😁

April 16 was dyeing the tack pink day - I did not get photos 😒

April 17 was assembling the thing - OMG Stablemate buckles are so small for my little fat fingers.

April 21 - I completed my project. It is by no means Live Show Quality, but it's a great learning experience. And I had a lot of fun this time!!!

The group collage will be back! The finishers' photos will be made into an "I DID IT" collage, for bragging rights!




I hope to add the collage picture later. This has been a great experience.

Candyland Live Model Horse Show

April 13, 2019

After a successful NaMoPaiMo - I feel better going into this live model horse show than I have felt for any other show.

The weather forecast keeps showing crappy weather - which I really hope does NOT happen.

I paid my entry back in January and have redone who I am taking like 10 times now.

I also donated an unpainted Miss Penny resin sculpted by Morgan Haberman.

I managed to wake up by 11 AM on the 12th (I work nights and got off at 6 AM) - ran my errands and made it down the mountain to the show hall to help out by 3 PM. Three- four hours of sleep is not conducive to being totally on your game! HAHA

Then we went to a wonderful dinner at Pho 888

Teresa, Nae, Yashka, Heather, Stephanie, Angelo and Me

It was snowing on the way to the hotel. I crashed by 10 PM but was awake at like 2 AM and never did get back to sleep.

I came out to this image of my truck:

Arrived to the show hall around 7:30 AM and started the day.

I bought a few great things, didn't sell anything but had fun.

Here are some of my winners - all owned by me.

My cute Name Tag

My winnings for the Day - no champs or Reserves but I am pleased

Kathy McKenzie Painted Sandicast Arabian

Tia Ossenkomp etched Arabian 

Kristy Thiessen Stablemate Zombie TWH

Rachel Mitchell Custom SM ASB

Micro Hazel Resin customized by ME!!!

Sara Gifford Painted Sandicast Arabian

Custom SM TB - don't remember the artist

Sara Gifford CM TWH

China zebra decorator PAINTED BY ME!!!

Custom Arabian mare  - unknown artist

CM Classic TB painted by Sophie Nordstrom

Mini Thunderbutt Resin PAINTED BY ME!!!

Custom Glaze Fantasy Horse by Animal Artistry

My 2019 NAMOPAIMO Horse winning 3rd in Amateur Artist Appaloosa

Southern Bell Resin painted by me to chestnut

Classic TB mare custom by Sophie Nordstrom

Mirriam Resin - a Portrait of my TWH mare and Painted by me

My Raffle Win!

Sara Rose Reveler resin painted by me 6th in Amateur Artist Chestnut

Breyer Corgi Custom by Karla Zdorik winning the Dog class

My jumping entry - Jumping Jack resin painted by Molly Pengra, jump and base by Molly Pengra, Jill resin Handler painted by me

IT WAS A BLAST - THANK YOU HEATHER MALONE AND ALL OF THE JUDGES!!!

2018 Wellness Challenge Results

If you recall in 2018 I did a wellness challenge at the hospital where I work.

The links to the different challenges are below.

Results came out this week and I was 2nd place overall!!!

My cool prizes! 

I can't wait for the 2019 challenges - they are being formatted a bit different than last year. 

2018 Challenges and Blogs: 

Wellness Program – Challenges 1 & 3

Wellness Program – Challenge 2

Wellness Program – Challenge 4

Wellness Program – Challenge 5

Wellness Program – Challenge 6

Wellness Program – Challenge 7

Wellness Program – Challenge 8

Wellness Program – Challenge 9

Wellness Program – Challenge 10

Wellness Program – Challenge 11

Wellness Program – Challenge 12

Wellness Program – Challenge 13

Wellness Program – Challenge 14

Wellness Program – Challenge 15

Wellness Program – Challenge 16

Wellness Program – Challenge 17

Wellness Program – Challenge 18

Wellness Program – Challenge 19 and Other Wellness Activities

NaMoPaiMo - National Model Painting Month - 2019

The month of February 2019, I am participating in the Facebook group NaMoPaiMo - National Model Painting Month - this is a model horse painting group and it's always great to see what people do! (very image heavy blog).

Here are the Rules - if you are interested - NAMOPAIMO RULES

I registered on January 2, 2019.

January 3rd I posted my picture to the "Resin Nudie" folder to show me and my official entry. 

My donation to NaMoPaiMo prize pool. 

Small paint brushes to do the detail work I want to do on my model. 

Reference photos of what I want my model to look like when completed. Not completely sure which I will use or a combination of both but I loved both of these horses and wanted to try to at least emulate them. 

I shared info about my art space - 

I have seen a lot of posts about not much room for painting space. I live in a 600 sq ft apartment. My painting-space is a desk. I spray sealers and primers outside as weather permits or use the mud room with the door open and stick the model in a tote. I live at 8,000 feet in elevation and like today it’s 5° right now. With small spaces and cold places you just have to trial and error to figure out the best thing for you. And don’t judge your space on what someone else has just because they can use a whole room or garage. It’s like painting; emulate your favorite artists but only judge your work against how your work has improved not against their works.

This is my first custom in 1985 and one of my most recent ones in 2018. There was a version of the 10 year challenge on the NaMo group page. 

And February 1 - I managed to primer my main horse and my secondary horse! Of course I did this when I should have been sleeping because I had to work that night. 

The Battle of the Butts has begun!!! The battle of the Butts has begun. Thunderbutt one (right) is my official NaMoPaiMo horse who will be Appaloosa marked. While thunderbutt two (left) wanted in on the fantasy action. #battleofthebutts #namopaimo2019 #kittycantrellresin #thunderbuttresin #elkstarranchartwork

This is the "nudie" group shot of all the entrants with their "naked" unpainted pieces. Can you find me?? hahahah

And I managed today to work on them on Sunday February 3, 2019.

 

 

February 9, 2019 - NaMoPaiMo Party at Fabian's!! Photos taken by various people at the Party

I had to leave the party early to go to work. But on Sunday February 10 I did a LOT of work on both my models. 

 

 

 

February 11 - Completed the Fantasy Thunderbutt Resin and made great progress on my Appaloosa Thunderbutt. 

February 14 - this horse is irritating the crap out of me! Can't get his blanket WHITE and want to chuck him in the trash. 

 

February 16 - Managed to get the blanket where I want it. This is like layer 25 of white!

 



February 17, 2019 - I DID IT!! After staying up until 2 AM in the morning - I managed to complete my 2019 NAMOPAIMO Horse!! WOOO HOOO!!!!