Virtual Brush Box

If The Pin Fits

Tackbox Tidbits by Letter Hen, on Etsy, on Instagram Photo shoot at Birmingham Botanical Gardens Did I use the right photo? Should I have used one with a different background? Or one with this background but with different lighting? Did I crop it correctly? Should I mention that it was a Kickstarter project? AndContinue reading “If The Pin Fits”

M is for MEPSA

Graphic Design MEPSA 2017 Championship Results by Jennifer Cole Model Equine Photo Showers Association Photo Shower’s Annual Cole/Lulu 2018 The model horse project has been pushed so far onto the back burner, I don’t think it’s on the stove anymore. I look at the pretty pictures from the show, and think, ‘Hmmm, maybe.’ ThenContinue reading “M is for MEPSA”

In Which I Consider Adults Playing With Toys

Writing Breyer models, LEGO sets, My Little Pony knickknacks. I certainly have no trouble admitting to childlike enthusiasms. Some adults have trouble admitting, or get grief when they do. I’ve read about model horse aficionados who don’t tell their co-workers about the live show they attended over the weekend. MLP bronies get a rawContinue reading “In Which I Consider Adults Playing With Toys”

Low Key Photo Challenge: Toys

Photography Theme: Toys Illumination Breyer model #1799 “Nokota was introduced in 2007. The mold name refers to a feral and semi-feral breed of horse native to the North Dakota badlands. It was sculpted by Kathleen Moody and is Breyer mold #1279.” Identify Your Breyer: Nokota Progress Notes Big camera! On manual! Pressed many buttons! TookContinue reading “Low Key Photo Challenge: Toys”

Kitten Report, Piles O’ Kitten

Home Team 14 weeks last Saturday. First they added length, like little kitten-shaped Dachshunds. Then they grew legs. Now they are bulking up. From an aesthetic point of view, I’m a little concerned about their heads. They have adorable kitten-sized skulls, which don’t seem to be growing. Will we end up with adorable kitten-sizedContinue reading “Kitten Report, Piles O’ Kitten”

When the Stirrup Swings

Tackbox Tales, Adventures in Saddle Seat Still no saddle seat. Reminiscing instead. ~~~ It was 2014. I was riding in my second National Academy finals. I had moved up to walk-trot-canter, which wasn’t as much of a big deal for me as it is for the average Academy student, I suspect. I don’t remember whichContinue reading “When the Stirrup Swings”

So It Begins, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018

Jeremy Villar Photography Dressage, CT, 3-Phase Full Circle Horse Park Pell City AL August 25, 2018 [Show Report, Maintaining Our Firm Grip On Last Place And That’s Okay] 2015 USDF Intro A Our first centerline. I know it’s looks as if I am pulling his mouth open. I’m not, see below. I have many sins,Continue reading “So It Begins, Show Photos, Dressage at Full Circle Horse Park, Summer 2018”