Happy New Year everyone!
This year in the studio we, casters, cleaners bookkeeper and myself included are starting with a nearly fresh slate! I’m pretty certain all paid for orders have shipped! Ok yes LOTS of orders to fulfill still, including all those from the last few weeks, but being on top of paid for seemed like treading water last year! I'm excited to report smooth progress!
& If you watched last night.. The blank page already has a new idea ready for me to (bad pun!) ‘dive in!’ [into] sculpting after much anticipation and planning for me over a few years actually!!! ;)
First I want to thank everyone who joined us last night. Sorry about the blurry wifi. I reshared the first half clearer on youtube at least. Before the edition closed I wanted everyone to know Fury’s story and why he is very welcome to be called 'Wycked Itchy' (hint, he’s a sweet guy). ... Also I’m well aware everyone keep mixing up the Wyckeds. Lol! They’re both the same first name because of the derivative (base body being almost the same). Anyhow,Fury’s story is on my youtube and his (closed edition now) webpage if you’re bored.
Speaking of that youtube video.. lol A major reason I wanted to was I really needed to clarify the breaking of the resins Stephanie Blaylock and I did too. That was a hoot but it had a purpose. ;) So many folk thought I had broken resins laying around (nope – they’re at a premium here too, lol! We don’t smash lightly) ;)
I need to thank SO SO MANY people for their help and especially their encouragement this year. Shauna McDaniel and Christine Jordan are at the forefront there. They have truly given me confidence to run with plans like stickers crazy ideas like sharing resin ripping mayhem… aside from being super online. So a massive shout out to them. And if you didn’t know of Chrstine’s beautiful illustrations, she sometimes takes commissions and is responsible for the gorgeous drawings of Maxixe and Wyndy (the head forward version – lol!). Both of which became stickers I’m handing out willy nilly now! ;)
Stephanie Blaylock and Summer Popoure both in the video too not only for their horses but also as they have been helpful on the farm too when I’ve traveled. This is seriously a challenge to trust your animal family to folks and HUGE to me. We are rural.
Heather Moreton and Maria Hjerppe (Dune Creative) both provided me with use of their incredible photography online.
Susan Doolittle and KhrysalisStudios both helped make the Maxixe curio (and micro) shrinking possible with (respectively) the meticulous scanning and then detailed quality master printing. Jolt Studios and Mountain View have been working tirelessly with me (and Josie) for getting these castings out… so challenging with staff and resin shortages this year!
JOSIE. We simply call her "Josie" because she is amazing and renowned for being the rudder that keeps several of us artists on track. THANK YOU for staying on top of all my chaos!!! I completely threw her curve balls right off the bat with my new to her “I’ve always done time payments” approach (she caught on immediately to how it worked with automatic billing and now reminds me about keeping things timely!). Dare I say I think she’s finding like me that they are actually a lot easier to manage than you’d expect and actually give you time to fulfill orders when they pay off (sometimes). We thank you the customer too for following the instructions with these, they can be a bit mystifying if you haven't done them before. But usually they allow for everyone to pace casting and payments out betterr... Although for the first time EVER this year there was a 2mo delay from the 6 mo time payments of a large # of paid for ordered until to fulfillment.. Josie was on top of that for me too, answering the unanswerable questions as best she could.. but after a boatload of boxes came in we (several cleaners and I) got over the hurdle in a few weeks. THANK YOU Josie for taking on the impossible!
And now I’m looking forward to 2022 eagerly! YEEEHAAWW WHOOHOO! :D
Yes! There will be a Breyerfest Booth! Virtual workshop videos! I haven’t figured out how to do non-choppy group virtual live calls, again it’s a signal thing (a 2022 goal to get the company to put in stronger internet here) but… still proceeding with virtual critiques! I have LOTS of ideas and many plans in place to maximize my time even more efficiently and foster that creativity as much as possible.
I am eagerly awaiting my big carton box of the next Premier Club mare and foalie!!! (eeeee!!!): YES! :D I will SELL SOME WHEN THEY ARRIVE. Signed or no. Unopened, however you wish flat rate … stay tuned shortly I hope for that!
Then in Feb that glorious unique Bosco fine bone china will be sold.. just so much squeee!!!
WOOHOO 2022 BABY!!!!
And that’s a lot of messages from me for a week! More probably soon as that carton will be arriving any day now.. ;)
Cheers and may this coming year find you filled with tranquility, peace, joy and inspiration too!!!
-Morgen
www.ArtByMorgen.com
Equine Art By Morgen Kilbourn
morgen@one-horse.net
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