"Feather"

"Feather" is a work in progress I started at the Friesian Extravaganza in late October 2007. I continued working on him at Equine Affaire in West Springfield, Mass. in early November, but I have two commissions to work on now, so he's going to be set aside along with all the others on the "Work in Progress " page until the commissions are done.

I started to make a horse the size of "Maestoso" to perhaps be bookends with him - this one's head is turned the opposite direction of "Maestoso's." But then I got bored and said "it's just another horse" (I'd started it with no real plan in mind, because I just didn't have time to plan a piece at the time). Then I thought, "It isn't his shoulder that itches" (which is why his head is turned around and his right hind foot is lifted - he can't decide which one to use to scratch the itch). "It's his WINGPIT that itches!" So I added wings and got excited about the piece! I have to redo the wing armature - these are just "place holders" for the pose. Anyway, here are pics of "Feather:"