New! Venti & SM Miss Lizzie!

 

It sure is hot here in Holland... Time for some cool new resin releases! Luckily, these two girls are tough and don't mind the heat, they will keep working for your smile anyway. 

The original Miss Lizzie is long sold out, but now we have her in two new sizes! A venti version, with some newly sculpted details and mirrored for a different look, and a tiny stablemate scale Lizzie. This is my first release in SM size, and I really love how she turned out! So cute and detailed. 

At this time, it looks like there will be no micro mini edition. 

Both Lizzies will be expertly cast in artist's resin by Jolt Studios. As the original Miss Lizzie can be a little tippy, we made sure both mini versions are sturdy and stand very well.

They are an open edition, available until 25 July.

Lizette released!

 

Yay, Lizette is available for ordering! Worldwide shipping, time payments are welcome. You can order your copy directly or start your time payments here. 

Miss Lizzie painted by Sommer Prosser

Look at this amazing red dun overo Miss Lizzie, painted by Sommer Prosser! Currently up for auction at Model Horse Place, here's the link.

Miss Lizzie and Lonestar

Two recently finished commissions. I love stock horses, and I know many of you love them too and will be very pleased to hear about my new sculpting project. A traditional scale Lola!

 

Just some eye candy

Encanto, painted by Nikki Button

Miss Lizzie, customized by Becky Turner, painted by Nikki Button

Miss Lizzie, painted by...

Nikki again :)

"Lady Joe"

Photos and finishwork by Joyce Savage

Joyce Savage just finished painting her Miss Lizzie, and made my day by sharing the result. Joyce: "She is a portrait of a paint gelding I owned as a teenager. His name was Gentleman Joe so I named my Lizzie Lady Joe. I just love her."

Thank you so much Joyce, I love seeing my sculptures come to life like this!

 *Please note, Miss Lizzie's edition will close on 30 September 2019.*

More Miss Lizzies

My own personal copy of Lizzie, painted by the amazing Caroline Boydston!

And a wonderful splash pinto by Angelica Nelson (Elk Horn Stables Studios), with a custom short mane by Tempestwind Studio.

Lizzie painted by Mindy Berg

Have you seen this amazing appy Miss Lizzie by Mindy Berg? I just had to share these pics here too. :)

Instead of completely closing the edition this month, on June 30 only the 6 month time payment option will disappear. This means you can still order Miss Lizzie throughout the summer! Until my next sculpture becomes available. 

Miss Lizzie painted by Nikki Button!

Photos and finishwork by Nikki Button

The amazing Nikki Button has done it again! A perfect palomino Miss Lizzie. And doesn't she look great in tack? I am one happy artist here, so great to see my sculpture come to life!

This lovely mare is available for offers, you can find Nikki's ad here on MH$P.

How it's made: sculpting in epoxy

The original Miss Lizzie sculpture is made of two-part epoxy clay*, sculpted layer by layer over a lightweight armature. Epoxy turns rock hard only a few hours after mixing, which is a curse as well as a blessing. It takes a different approach than working in soft clay or wax. Here are some things that I have learned over the years: 

- Always wear gloves when working with epoxy, frequent exposure can cause a nasty allergic reaction to it (like your skin falling off, trust me, I've seen it). Try powder free nitrile gloves, they last long and don’t smell bad like the latex ones.
- Build the sculpture up in layers (like an onion) instead of working on one body part at a time. I find it easier to get the proportions right this way. 

- Don’t sculpt any details until you’ve got the overall shape and depth in all dimensions. If you need to correct an area (you probably will), it will hurt less if you don’t have to destroy many hours worth of detailing.

- A sculpting stand is not your friend when working in epoxy. Putting the sculpture on its feet regularly helps keeping the symmetry and balance on the right track. 

 

 

 

* I use Milliput Superfine White. Favorite sculpting tools? See here.

Miss Lizzie released!

Miss Lizzie is now available for ordering! You can get your copy in the Sculpture Shop page. The edition is open for 4 months, but there is a limit of 180 castings to make sure we are able to produce and ship all orders in a timely manner. With 180 copies there should be enough to go around, though. :)

I'm so looking forward to seeing the first painted copies pop up! And I can imagine she looks great wearing tack, so that's another thing I can't wait to see.

UPDATE 10/1: The original sales info for Miss Lizzie, for reference only.

Named after Lizzie Johnson Williams, the “Cattle Queen of Texas” (1840-1924).

Attentive, focused on her job, Miss Lizzie is working for your smile. Who doesn’t want a mare like this? 

She measures 11.8 x 6.3 inches (photo with measurements click here), or 30 x 16 cm (photo click here), traditional scale. Professionally molded and cast by Mountain View Studios. Hollow cast in white resin with wire reinforcements. If there is enough interest, a second version of Miss Lizzie with a short mane and a relaxed, show groomed tail might be released in the future.

A limit of 180 castings is set to keep it logistically possible for us to ship everything in time.

Ordering
Time payment options are available, see below. All prices include shipping.

United States $290 -  additional copies $285

Canada $295 - additional copies $290

Australia, NZ, Asia, Russia €285 - additional copies €265

Europe, within EU, 21% sales tax included €299 - additional copies €290

Please order your additional Lizzies on the same day as the first one, so we can combine shipping. 

Payments

Time payment plan at no extra cost, sign up for 3 monthly payments with the PayPal subscription buttons below.

Or, instead of the subscription, you can also choose an extended payment plan that works best for you. The rules are:

1. Use my PayPal.me page to send a non-refundable deposit of $60 per casting (or €60, please check what would be the right currency for your order).

2. You will receive an email to confirm your order.

3. Choose your own time to send payments. Your order must be paid in full before December 31, 2019. 

If you ordered Miss Lizzie on extended time payments, please use my PayPal.me page to send your payments. Just type in the amount, check the currency and hit 'continue'. 

Shipping

All prices include shipping costs. You will receive a tracking number when your order has been shipped. Shipping has started, the resins are being shipped in order of paid for in full. For US and Canadian addresses, your order will be shipped directly from the caster in Tennessee. All other countries: your order will be shipped to me first, so the package will be coming from the Netherlands.

I can't tell the exact time your order will be ready to ship. It depends on too many factors, like how many orders are ahead of your order, how busy they are at MVS, and of course your location.

Miss Lizzie pre-orders, 12 available!

UPDATE: All 12 pre-orders are sold, thank you! Edition will open later in February. International orders and time payments will be welcome then.

This is going to be a semi-open edition. Available for ordering 3-4 months, or until a certain number of castings is reached (to keep it logistically possible to ship everything in time).

Miss Lizzie: ready for detailing

Stay tuned, I will be taking pre-orders soon. Miss Lizzie is sculpted in 1:9 scale (about the same size as the Stone ISH, maybe just a tad smaller).