Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day!



In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought it would be fun to give away one of the new "Summer Storm" plaques. Now if I had been planning ahead properly, I would have glazed one in some holiday-appropriate color like red or pink. (Though I must admit that pink is a little too "My Little Pony" for my tastes - no offense, Addi!)

Anyway, this guy is a pretty soft teal color. He's one of the first tests I pulled from the mold, so his detail is nice and crisp.

What I'll do is draw a winner from the names that appear in the comments. So if you'd like to be entered, just add your name to the comments, and I'll randomly pick from the entries.

89 comments:

Sarah said...

Very pretty and fun give away.


Sarah Townsend

ETCs_Lady said...

Lovely color Lesli, I think it's better than pink too! ;-)

~Jenn ODonnell Danza~ said...

Happy Valentine's Day Lesli!!! The plaque is just gorgeous!

~Jenn

ourfarm said...

What a beautiful piece!

Unknown said...

Sweet piece, happy valentine's day
Sondra

Sharon said...

Gorgeous plaque. Happy Valentine's Day.

Kiko said...

Happy Valentine's Day!! I like the teal better than pink too (but a purple would be pretty and not tooo girly!)

Jackie

montjeu said...

Hi Lesli,

You do such lovely work.

Michelle Matthews

seawatchranch said...

Love the Summer Storm plaque! She has such a sweet face, and looks like the perfect backyard horse, or pony. I really like the color you used, too.

bassgirl said...

Very nice plaque. Happy Valentines Day to you, too. Here's a funny comic for the day, easy to identify with if you're a female. :)
http://www.gocomics.com/cathy/index.phtml

NancyK

Unknown said...

Happy Valentines Day
From
Deb and her MN Angels

Christy said...

I think the color is gorgeous, and better than pink! Thanks for doing a giveaway.

Martina said...

Happy Vaentine's Day.
Please enter me the plaque drawing.

Love the Spinnakers.

Martina Vannelli

Terra said...

Happy Valentine day to you. I love your work and have enjoy looking at your blog

Terra (the bug)

cookiecody said...

What a beautiful piece!

Cindy Dalton

Bonnie Elber said...

Hearts to you for such a colorful plaque! Happy Valentine's Day to all! And don't forget to hug an animal today!

A_Non_Ymous said...

Happy Valentines Day to you and yours..how nice to see such a beautiful piece up for a give away.
Can't hurt that it's my birthday today as well :p
What I wouldn't do to have these for live show awards...*swoon*
As always - fantastic eye candy from you.

Prairies said...

Lesli,
In any color, this plaque will be gorgeous!! Although, Teal is much better than red or pink in my book.

Stacy Whipp

Kim said...

Yay, a giveaway! (And I am with you on the pink issue). -Kim

CactusFlower said...

How lovely !! I love the color teal ! Goes great with Purple .. go Diamondbacks. ~ Renee

SUSAN said...

Happy Valentine's Day to you too! Any shade of green is good with me. Take care, SUSAN

pebbles832 said...

I loved watching this plaque come into being! It was educational and fun; thanks for holding the give-away!
Susan D.

Daphne said...

He would be a lovely contrast to my rosey-red Celtic pony. What a lovely new piece!
-Daphne

Sonya Johnson said...

LOVE it, Lesli! Nice Valentine's Day present for a lucky winner :).

Marla P. said...

Happy Valentines day. Beautiful piece and I simply adore the color.

Marla Phillips

Des Corbett said...

I enjoy your blog, Lesli, and appreciate your fun giveaway! Happy Valentines Day!

anniemare said...

I love your art glazes! Pick me! Pick Me! :-P

-Carra

Celeste said...

Very beautiful color! I do like pink on some things, but I think this teal is really striking. Thanks for letting me see your lovely creations!

jlhluvshorses said...

Very pretty plaque, I like the teal color better than pink too.

Unknown said...

Hi Lesli! As your favorite biohazard for breakfast buddy, I just have to write "Happy VD" to you and the boys. (insert evil grits-n-grunts grin>)!

fuzziebunnie said...

Happy Valentine's Day!!! LOVE the plaque!

Unknown said...

Beautiful work! Happy Valentine's Day!

sittingstill said...

Thanks for posting to the mailing list! I thought I'd added your blog to my feeds, but apparently not. Lots of shiny-ness to catch up on now! ^_^

Kelly O'Connor

AlphaMare said...
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Anonymous said...

Yay... Happy valentines day Lesli! :D

Sue Stewart said...

Happy Valentine's Day to you, too! Thank you, Lesli!

Diane said...

Well, I'd better join in the fun! Happy Valentine's Day! Get lucky, everyone. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. :-)

Emily said...

Another gorgeous piece!

Happy Valentine's Day! :)

eaholm said...

Happy Valentine's Day, Lesli! I hope your day is filled with love, chocolate, and shiny things.

Liz

KarenBeeson said...

Gorgeous new piece, Lesli! I'm glad that you finally shared your own beautiful Spinnies on your blog - pieces like that need to be seen and enjoyed by all!

crazyhorse said...
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crazyhorse said...

Happy Valentine's Day Lesli...I betcha the boys are loading their favorite girl (YOU!) with hearts and candy!!

DivaArab said...

Happy Valentines day, I agree about the pink and I dont like red so teal, purple, chocolate brown...anything is better :) Is that my nekkid rearing Andy back a couple posts ;)

Mollybe said...

Thanks for giving us a chance to win such a nice piece! Good Luck Everyone! Happy Valentine's Day!

pipperroo said...

lots of fun. A much better Valentine's present than another box of grocery store chocolates.

jan

Liz said...

I love his faraway look!

Heather said...

It's beautiful, and the color is perfect! Throwing my hat in the ring for the drawing - and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!! -Heather (roell)

Shannon (de Waal) Hayden said...

Happy V-Day, Lesli!

Love the plaque :)

Ocelota Studios said...

Beautiful! Happy Valentine's day :)

Adalee said...

No offense taken, Lesli! He's beautiful in blue (my favorite color!). Have a very happy & blessed St. Valentine's Day!

Denise said...

Hi Leslie! Happy Valentine's Day! I love the teal color! What a pretty plaque :)

For the Love of Spots and Feathers said...

Oh My, He is sure cute. Love the teal color.

Heather

Anonymous said...

How fun! Love the plaque! Thanks for putting on a fun V-day giveaway :)

Unknown said...

Gaylene Kirkpatrick

What a great idea!

Unknown said...

Lovely piece and done with no coffee!

Cheryl Farrens
www.appaloosas.org

Sue Lehman said...

Thank you for thinking of doing something for us! :)

Nighthenge said...

Happy Valentine's Day Lesli.

Who says you have to have pink? The teal is lovely :)
Jeannine

Unknown said...

Happy Valentine's Day!
When I was growing up, we didn't have Santa Claus, but we did have the VF - Valentine's Fairy.
Pauline Entin

walljeans said...

This piece will look lovely in any color. :) Happy Valentines Day!jean

Unknown said...

Gorgeous! Happy Valentine's Day! Lindy

Beth Rappleyea said...

LOVE the teal color! And the Spinnaker below--drool, drool!!
Beth Rappleyea

Beth Rappleyea said...

Love the teal color! And the Spinnaker below--drool!!

Beth Rappleyea

Cynthia P said...

Cool idea and I love the color teal! So count me in for the drawing!

Happy Valentine's Day and hope you get lots of chocolate!

I added your blog to my shiny new RSS reader just last night even though I also get it by email, LOL!

Cynthia Perry

Unknown said...

Hooray for you! Happy Valentine's day. The plaque is lovely, but I think I agree with you - not pink! :)

Candle Castle Stables said...

Most Adorable! Happy Valentine's Day!

Candle Castle Stables said...

Most Adorable! Happy Valentine's Day!

Allison said...

I like it! Love the color too.

Unknown said...

Watch out for those candy hearts - a batch of custom ones for my company killed a filling last week! (Figures!)

(And of course, the tile is cool too!)

Catherine said...

What a pretty boy! Can I have him, please? ;)
Catherine Chipkewich

DrWyllow said...

Lovely!!!


Vicky Smith

iamspeedyo said...

Hi Lesli! I love this plaque! It's gorgeous. I'd love to win one. Pauline Greenfield

Jessica Funk said...

I love the teal. Happy V-day!

Laura Bergstrom said...

Gorgeous Lesli!

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Heather said...

Thanks for the giveaway....way cool tile!

~Heather Wells

katiepenguin said...

I think I prefer the turquoise color to red or pink. It's very pretty!

texxdog said...

Happy Valentine's day. I much prefer this color to pink :) Thanks for offering the give away.

Andrea Morden-Moore said...

Incredible presence and alovely color, Lesli. May your next few weeks caffeine free be an enlightening experience for you

Tammy said...

What fun! Happy Valentine's Day Lesli. :-)

Unknown said...

Hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day, Lesli. The plaque looks fantastic in teal, and you're right about pink.

Rayvin said...

Oh so much better then pink! It looks spectacular Lesli!! Awesome idea for a Valentines day give away!!

Rayvin Brewer

jasper978 said...

Very nice, and a great color still allows all your details to show through.

~Jackie H.~

Heather M. said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE That guy!! You did a beautiful Job Leslie!

Kelly's Studio said...

Gorgeous model, it's been a pleasure to watch it's creation, and the colour is just lovely!

pcc said...

Very pretty!

pcc said...

Very Pretty!

Donna H said...

Your abilities astound me! Do you ever give classes or seminars? I would love to learn firsthand from a master.

Donna Harmony

Recipe For Disaster said...

He looks like he's thinking about which of the conversation hearts to eat. Great color!

Skye

Lesli Kathman said...

Skye - if you thought he was looking to eat one or two, you should have seen Emma while I was taking the picture. At least, I hope what she was thinking about tasting was the candies and not the plaque!

Donna - I have done seminars in the past, but they were mostly on the subject of horse color. I'd love the opportunity, though. I think the model horse community needs more workshop type events!

Bonnie - I hugged my dog, but Sprinkles had to do without because it was just too cold to be outside. I'm so ready for spring!

And thank you everyone who complimented the plaque and the Spinnies, and who wished me well. It made a great V-day even better! I am blessed to have such good friends and customers!