When the new walking Thoroughbred sculpted by Heather Puleo was revealed, images of famous race horse tack started dancing in my head. It made sense to start with one of our living legends, and I went with Justify.
When the new walking Thoroughbred sculpted by Heather Puleo was revealed, images of famous race horse tack started dancing in my head. It made sense to start with one of our living legends, and I went with Justify.
New house, new studio!
If you follow my studio Facebook page or hobby account on Instagram, you'll have seen some of the new sales piece I've been working on. It's been a fun project - I'm refining skills, trying new techniques, and using new materials.
This is less of a tutorial and more of a walk-through. I’m not going to give you a list of materials, tools, or measurements or tell you what leather to use, but I will show you how to figure those things out for yourself as I walk you through my process for making a two-eared silver show bridle. There will be lots and lots of photos and (hopefully) helpful commentary, so buckle in!
Rio Rondo now offers a really nice selection of photo-etched hardware for minis in two sizes - Bijoux (approximately 1:18; Paddock Pals, Collecta, etc) and Bitty Bijoux (approximately 1:30; Stablemate, ish). I finally placed an order - which arrived at the speed of light - and am thrilled to review it.
Life is finally settling down a little bit. To recap - in the summer of 2017, I announced that we were having a baby AND moving across the country. Since the last State of the Studio post, we've had the baby (who is now a whopping 8 months old!), a few more California adventures, traveled back to the Midwest by way of the Utah National Parks, moved in to our apartment in Kansas City, and I have a tiny studio space set up.
