Live in the West 2009 was on and was a raging success - we even had an eastern-states visitor which was fantastic to see! Of course, a huge congrates has to be given to all the Champion & Reserve winners, and the Overall Grand Champion who was owned by Shannon Farn who made the journey over from Victoria.
I had new and old faces - all of them done well, everyone placed and I believe everyone apart from one or two actually won a class between them, so I was super pleased. Some the new faces include these guys:
"Makhpia-Sha" - CM Nokota into a bay roan, shown as a Quarter Horse
"Midnight Marathon" - CM Stone Pebbles, shown as an Appendix
"Renata" - Danzante resin fresh back from America and placing highly against some stiff competition; she was also my Overall Supreme Exhibit from last year's LITW show
"Flash 4 Cash" - CM Flash into a buckskin, shown as an American Sport Pony. This guy also was shown at a Live Show in QLD for a first and a second, seems he likes those two places!
"Rayne on Me" - Rayne resin into a dappled grey, shown as a Thoroughbred. He also went to Vic for Mini Mania and picked up a 2nd and 5th.
"Manhattan Mistress" - CM Bluegrass Bandit into a bay roan sabino, shown as a Tennesse Walking Horse, also got a Reserve Champion in the Custom division
"Hehewuti" - Calamity Jane resin into a blue roan, shown as a Mustang. This girl picked me up a Reserve Champion and a Champion in the Artist Resin and Workmanship Divisions
Phew - what an update huh? Have to say I'm very proud of those guys and how they done!
Another new face which will be following me to Melbourne Live in just 19 days (ACK!) is this new face, a customised Huckleberry Bey body into a high stepping Hackney Horse - he's had quite a bit of rescuplting done which has made some very subtle but striking changes to this guy. And yes, that is a Gem Twist tail he is sporting.
"Kenhurst Kilimanjaro"
Like him? I am taking pre-sale offers on this guy through my Yahoo Group, so if you are a member, all the details will be posted up there shortly.
Other than that - working on comissions, new works and other such things - also putting together a full performance set up in memory of the late "Theodore O'Connor" which has being in the works for around 9 months now - there are a lot of artists involved in this one, which is very exciting. And yes, the full setup will be for sale once I've had a chance to show it off! LOL More information will come soon I promise.
Stay safe all!
~Sam
