In 11 days, Kentucky will absorb a giant surge of horse fans from across the globe, becoming the first state in the country to host the World Equestrian Games.
You Tube has a lot of junk on it (101 Ways to Dance the Macarena. Hello!) but it's also a really fantastic resource for almost anything you can think of. I love that you can virtually visit museums all over the world or learn how to make a sculpted dog cake (yes, dog cake) without ever leaving the house. It's probably a bad thing for me seeing as I would be a real, honest-to-goodness recluse if I could get away with it, but it does come in handy for anything you can dream up or want to learn about. This video I'm posting focuses on three famous Confederate Generals and the trusty steeds that carried them throughout the war. Artifacts highlighted include The Last Meeting painting by E.B.D. Julio and a watch chain made from the hair of Traveller.
Marketing director by day and (sometimes) frustrated artist by night, I've been involved with horses in some capacity my entire life. I don't ride any longer (thanks nasty back surgery) but I still love horses and everything about them, including the smell of a stall in the morning and pee-soaked shipping wraps. Yes, I know that's odd. I miss driving my silver dually-wheeled truck, I will never sell my Vogel’s and my fingers are currently stuck firmly in too many pies. I'm also a full-time time management failure, a daydreamer, Cohn’s disease owner and super duper graham cracker chef. These days I live in Boise, ID a few minutes from the river with my 3 semi-grumpy dogs and a big old bag of issues. As if you don't have any? Ha! I try to create a little art every day, even if sometimes that only means living on the edge and mixing some eyeshadow colors.
I'll be using this blog to avoid housework, show my paintings, post links to other equestrian artwork, talk about new projects and write random, probably useless things about whatever travels through my head (or computer screen).
I love what I do and I think you will too.