Summer Saddle

The weather in PA has official turned summer-like. It’s been humid and hot, so that means staying inside or swimming. I consider summer to be summer the moment I finish school. My mom starts calling summer summer when the weather gets hot, so for her it’s now summer . 
I finished this saddle pretty much (minus piping). I really like how the skirts came out on this!
I also wrote a collaborative post on Madison’s blog that deals with various customizing mediums and the pros and cons of different ones. The post is on Gyrfalcon Studios

Crash Course

The Art of Business Without Really Trying

1.What Do You Mean You Aren’t Like Amazon?

If a person doesn’t respond after 5 minutes of sending a private message or email, it doesn’t mean he or she has bad business practices. It means the seller has other things going on that are stopping him or her from responding. Yes, technology is here, and many have smart phones in their hands. That doesn’t mean everyone is online all the time. Waiting for a couple of hours or a couple of days is not an act of nature. It’s called patience.

Patience looks much better than recieving a message and 3 minutes saying, ” And I know u r not on your phone 24/7 but when your talking to potential business you should make an effort to respond.” No. Just no.

Once you leap into social media, there’s no going back.

2. You Said No So That Means You Hate My Soul

If the seller says no to a trade, don’t take it personally. It could mean he or she is just not interested. That’s all. It may be something beautiful and the seller saying no is not diminishing the fact that it is, in fact, pretty. Buying and selling isn’t monopoly filled with unlimited fake money, land, and ribbons. 

3. Two’s A Company, Three’s a Crowd

When selling and buying, it should be between the buyer and seller. If the sale is not going the way one wants, don’t try to create an army of people to contact the seller and tell them why such a transaction should happen . Sometimes a sale simply can not happen, and forcing it helps neither party. 
The Chronicles Of Narnia turned ten this year. I was in 3rd grade, and this was always my favorite scene.
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4. Plastic Ponies Can Bring Joy, But Also Facepalms

Models horses are fun. Really, they are. Some play with them while others like to show. Both are great. Because there are so many sources of fun for models, each collector has details they want and details they don’t. A  performance shower may want an all around performance model. A person who plays with their model may want a model with four straight legs. Nothing’s wrong with either preference.  That’s why models are fun. The issue comes when one person doesn’t like another person’s preference. That’s when instead of a facepalm, a facehoof occurs.

From Facebook

5. Waiting For A Hero

Dealing business is for mature people. Maturity has nothing to deal with age though. A ten year old can be more mature than someone ten or fifteen years his or her senior. If you can’t handle it, get a parent involved. It’s better to get a parent involved and have him or her do it for you. It stops headaches and it make you look better. What can be better than that?
Hyperbole And A Half  is hilarious. Just saying. 
The Art of Business Without Really Trying starts with little things. But important things. Starting with these steps can help stop tension.
Hopefully you enjoyed this! :)

Pretty New Pony!

The other day I got a new resin via trade. He’s a stock breed gelding cast by Seunta and named Poco. He is traditional scale and I really like him.

His other side.

I don’t currently have ideas for what color I want him to eventually be (I should look up finish work artist who trade!). I really like how he looks in Western tack (belongs to Lizzie Mace). I tried my English saddle for him, but none of my bridles fit him. Neither did my girths!

Bridle by Olive Leviton, saddle unknown

Model Horse Day

Madison Pollihan of Gryfalcon Studios and I had a model horse day yesterday. We both donate to The Feather Fund, so that’s what we worked on. This is the first time that I can say my donations may be in early.
I brought along my airbrush,

and a primed foal.
The Feather Fund model horse auction is held every year during Pony Penning. Portraits of the local ponies are sold to fund the organization. Every year an essay contest is run, and the winning child wins a Chincoteague Pony foal. To read more about how The Feather Fund Started, here’s the link-here.
I airbrushed, while Madison used oils.

Here’s Giant Soul Surfer with tiny Soul Surfer.

Giant Soul Surfer is by Madison. The tiny one was painted by me.
Here’s Suede, who was also a 2014 buyback. 
Madison’s cat, Frisky, watched our painting. It was a ton of fun!