Kiln goddess and Flora #13

Flora in spotted bay

For sale $225

Flora #12-spotty roan color

spotted roan Flora

for sale -$200

The Kiln goddess and Flora!

Flora #11 in cocoa brown- ready to be sold $200

I knew it was on its way...but...

I knew they had predicted this but I really ddn't think we were going to get this much snow! Another photo- this time of the barn !
I woke up early this am to get started on a bunch of work
and looked out to see the fluffly white stuff had appeared!

This really gets me in the mood to work-started the kiln this am at 7:30 Am,
added a few more markings on a few more horses, and had my chores done by 9 am!
With all that out of the way I plan on keeping myself busy today, working on restorations and sending out a few more that are completed.

The Kiln is now on High and its toasty and warm in the studio. so until next time Its toodeloo!
I hope to have clinky photos when I return to the blog- Stay tuned:)
Karen

Back to work:)

Its going to be a cold one tonight and already I am ready to turn the lil kiln heater on and cook me some clinky cookies and a few spotted floras and gullivers.

This week its back to work, on top of 3 drs appointments, band practise 2x and to finish winterizing the farm.

barn door fixed, Pony barn and fence checked,house door fixed,roof checked, barn roof cleaned off (dead leaves),turtle home started, hay brought in, which leaves getting the ole chevy truck inspected and baking about 5 zuchinni bread or adding a few more zucchini to the freezer...

Ever try Chocolate chip drizzled Zucchini bread? Its the BOMB! awesome stuff-chocolate and a veggi-LOL

anyways back to painting, restoring, and glazing!

Have a wonderful autumn day!

candy and the costume....

H A P P Y H A L L O W E E N

Fall is seriously here

Happy Almost Halloween!

There She is!

Just Like her Grandma- My grand daughter is a collector

This my oldest grand child

Isn't she just darling? I just had to xhare a photo of my oldest son's daughter...

She loves the horses:)

Untill next time! K~

WE HAVE SOME COLOR!

It starting to look alot like production IN HERE-LOL
Enclosed in the kiln is the broken hadrian, Floras. gullivers and a couple experiment HSO;s
Actually Its a Loza Guarter horse who has been customized into a baskhir curley!
The little tan disk is a custom base for my custom Glazed Flora...
More photos soon!
Have a great evening!
Karen

When life hands you lemonade or as I know it-Broken horses :O

When life hands you lemonade or as I know it-Broken horses

:O

My day today has not been a productive one- when life hands you broken pieces you as a model horse doctor finds ways to fix it.....But not the usual way that you know- as it can be quite boring...

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This is hadrian who had suffered 2 broken legs from a previous owner.

I started underglazing him back when I worked on a Spinnaker and never got any further.

Today I mended 1 of his legs and stilted him in the kiln.......

K~

Kiln on- round 2

Everything made it thru fine from the electrical outage- thank goodness.

I found out that it was just a powere outage in our area... Not sure why it happens but it does.. It wasn't even raining..?

Go Figure...

I am now firing an experimental restoration project of a horse with a broken leg.

We are now on low and I will be turning up to medium when I finish writing .

I also have 2 gullivers in the kiln which are on step 3 of their completion:)

I also wanted to share another photo of the baby as I await the time I can take Photos of the gullivers and Floras.......

have a wonderful day!

Karen

Electric & the powers that be.....

Last Saturday seemed like any other day according to the weather channel.......

I woke up early satuday am, as I was suppose to go to a liove show which I found out the past Monday wasn't going to happen. Car issues, family being sick and just general business kept me from some of my fall activities...a model horse show.
I decided to make the Best of it...
I had loaded the kiln the evening before and debated whether to "FIRE" the lil kiln up, when the evening kinda took over before I was done with my nightly non related hobby.. clean the kitchen chores...

So at 8:30 am saturday I crammed the last muddy HSO into the kiln and fired er up!
1 hour on low- 1 1/2 hours on medium and so forth... The kiln promptly clicked off at 12:15pm.
I was thinking to myself as I was underglazing..."that seemed quicker than normal"........

and

POOF "OUT WENT THE POWER".............

Here I am sitting with an airbrush in my hand, and no light or juice..? what the heck?
make my way back into the house and noticed I HAD NO POWER anywhere!

I was wondering what had happened? Had the kiln kicked my breaker? It never had before :-(

My husband and son had a Boy Scout outing all day so I called him and he seemed to think
that maybe it was just a power outage.. On a beautiful sunny day? "It was a bit windy today" I thought to myself......

I usually don't run the ""Lil Hot Box"" if we are going to have inclement weather, which I thought it would be a safe day with very little wind... No rain...

I just couldn't stand not knowing if all the lil asses and horses were okay....
Did the rain prematurely kick the kiln off? Was my airbrush going to be okay after sitting with Underglaze in it for hours?
I had 2 Floras in there that I had started to do underglazing on.........

stay tuned:)

Karen

Brrrrrr its a cold one-BUT

But not for long!!

Just started another batch of Floras and Gullivers this am so I can get the studio warmed up a bit to work on a few paint jobs!

I may have to keep a heater on at night tonight as we are expecting low 30's saturday evening.

I still have some Floras left to sell and a few Gullivers will be listed next week,Once the first hopeful buyers pick out there choices:)

I passed up going to a show Plus having fun with the Boyz today~

I am hoping for a very productive day on restorations and painting.

Back to Work~

Karen

Fall is here!

12:04Am. Thursday and have been thinking about Autumn, & firing up the Kiln again to warm up the studio this weekend as its suppose to get down into the lower 30's... (I have it 1/2 full).

I thought I would share a Photo of Avner and his Nemo hat!

I am hoping to fire the rest of the gullivers I have poured along with a Quarter Horse which a customized the mane and forelock on.

I hope to get a few underglazed as well within the next few days, to fill the Mud miester...

I have been wondering how much electric the lil bugger consumes as its firing lil clinky ass~kies...

I'll have to make a mental note to check the elecric bill- Yowsers...

Ta ta for now-I am hoping the next time I come here to write I have updated photos of clinky mule goodness!

LOL

Karen

Hugz aka \/

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updates on Gulliver-Orders

LOOK!!
CLINKY LOVERS!!
GULLIVER IN CHINA PRE-ORDERS
I am now taking 3 pre orders
LIDDY BRONZES- GULLIVER
Mini Donkey in earthanware china
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Want to add something unique to their collection??
Gulliver is a Miniature donkey stallion produced by Candace Liddy in resin and then produced by KL Keepsakes in earthanware china
Measures approximately 3 " tall
Gulliver is a live show proven model horse, winning many ribbons for his fans and owners around the world. Candace Liddy, one of the hobby and indeed the equine art world's best loved sculptors, crafted Gulliver with care and consideration for all his wonderful donkey details.

No bisques will be sold
glazed pieces will run $200 to $300 depending on color and availablity.
To order Gulliver, please order through Karen Dietrich at: klfarm@alltel.net
I accept Paypal, cashiers checks and money orders.
A 50 $ down payment will hold your Gulliver
Color choice is up to the artist however please send your suggestions.
(an additional fee may apply)
NO personal checks-sorry
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thought I would mention My sons family...

This is my son and his lil Man Daniel!

he also has a daughter whom I will be trying to locate a photo of:)

I didn't take this photo so I am not sure why the scowls-LOL

Karen

TEXAS Trip-Aharon making a fast entrance into the world

what a week!! I got the call the nite before my daughter had her baby. We left on the 30th at 6:30 at night and arrived the next day around 4pm. When I arrived My daughter had already arrived home, and her and the newest baby-a boy had settled in and everything was great with Both!

The photo is of Big brother Avner and his teensy 6 lb, 11 ounce baby brother named Aharon(Ah- roan).

He weighs a pound and an ounce more then when Avner was born.

Here the 2 are taking a nap! One of the sweetest moments caught on my digital:)

well I better close and try to focus on work!

Hugz and Smootches~

K~