My Models – Page 3 – Kristian Beverly

Snow Fun!

January 30, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly6 Comments

It’s Friday!Yay weekend and sort of brain break.

No one in my family has gone into the backyard since the snow. So I decided to take a couple of models outside and photograph them.

First was Pretty In Pink the pony.

Next was need-a-name Valegro.

Another.

Love his eyes in this picture.

Weather girl (I can never remember the name I gave her!).

Dressage Pony

January 25, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly14 Comments

First off, I love Valegro. He’s a dynamic sculpture and has a pretty face and neck. While I was snowed in, this has made progress.

Bridle was first. Ear Bonnet was made by Crystal Creek Farm.

Then I tweaked/made a dressage saddle pattern. I have the KeriOkie dressage book, and started off with the flap and tree pattern. I tweaked it to be what I wanted and then made the underlaps and panels.

I’m very happy with the saddle. The part I’m happy about the most is the section where the back of the tree, panels, and skirt meet. I tried something different and got it to wrap around/angle more like a real saddle! Will be using the new technique for later saddles. The saddle pad is a Breyer one that I’ve had for years. Last part that needs done is the girth, but my sister seems to have shared whatever she was sick with so, yup. Itchy throat and constant cold fun.

Also, this blog is almost at 100,000 page views! I can’t say thank you enough to everyone who reads and comments here. Thank you so much for reading this blog!

Winter Is Coming

January 23, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly8 Comments

Winter is coming. Really, it is. The roads are covered and apparently the worst hasn’t even hit yet. This is the first sign of winter for the year.
Before a storm people freak out and buy perishable items *coughmilkeggscough*. I went the other direction after class and made a Tandy Leather stop.

And this guy was waiting for me when I got home.

He’s the 2016 Breyer Traditional Valegro.

He’s pretty.

And so needs a new bridle. I don’t have any upper level dressage sets—so he is getting one.

If you have some of the other breyer upper dressage horses, he’s similar in size to Salinero in face

and in girth.

I’m hoping to get better pictures of him in the am since it’s dark.

Perseverance

November 1, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly4 Comments

When I first made nameplates for halters the end result came out right about maybe 25% of the time. Not that great, but it worked and I was happy with it. As with any artist, I always strive to make something better. It may be a bit until I feel a need to take the next step, but still. Keep trudging on to betterment.

I first made the nameplates using freezer paper and transferring it onto thick metallic paper. Then I experimented. Some things worked, but I wanted the nameplates to look like metal. So the experimentation continued. It was a winding road, but I picked up other techniques that can be applied to other things. So the experiments weren’t worthless. 🙂
Yesterday everything came together! I made the halter for my Copperfox Pony, Scorpio Races.

American Pharoah did awesome in the Breeder’s Cup yesterday. I think he needs a halter, even though I don’t have his model! What do you think?