The last two lottery pieces are medallions. When I originally sculpted the medallion, it was going to be used for awards and gifts. Since it wasn’t exactly an edition, I didn’t bother to name the piece. It became the “Celtic Pony” medallion by default, because that’s how my customers had begun referring to it. That seemed to work well enough for the art glazed awards.
These two guys, however, informed me that they are entitled to proper names – just like the “real” horses. No impersonal Celtic Pony in Sooty Palomino. “We have eyes,” they informed me. “Things with eyes need names. You do not omit naming someone just because he lacks legs.” So here they are:
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Julius is a deep, rich palomino with a silver mane and tail. You can see the faint ear lining a lot of sooty palominos get, and he has slightly paler eyes than his buddy Theo, though that isn't visible at the angle this picture was taken. The color on the background is a rich denim blue (it looks more green in this photo than it actually is) with golden flecks, which compliments his color nicely.
$85
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Theo is a little more flamboyant than his buddy Julius. He's a rich red bay tovero with a frosted, streaked forelock. His lacey pattern edges follow the sculpted hair detail, which was a lot of fun to do. His background is rich mossy green (a little darker than the green I often use when art glazing) with a lot of contrast on the raised details.
$95
