As with his namesake, the enigmatic Vorlon ambassador of Babylon 5 fame, TAF KOSH  is a thing of unique beauty.  But not nearly as mysterious as the encounter-suited alien!  Beginning with Duncan’s pretty and discontinued prancing Arabian mare, this model was first resculpted (by the talented Cheryl Garcia of PHC) and then brought to life by The Kid as a brilliant chestnut near leopard appaloosa!  Where to begin?  From KOSH’s multi-hued, patchy and mottled coat, to his (yes, HIS; he is now a stallion, complete with parts, lol) speckled and splotched privates he is definitely a one of a kind horse.  His eyes are rendered in four colors for super realism; his muzzle, mane, tail, inner ears and nostrils are shaded; his hooves are shaded and striped, and delicate tonal changes bring depth to his coat.  And that coat… wow!  KOSH is covered from nose to tail with myriad bright and eye-catching chestnut spots!

Hey, Pippin’s got a new sister!  Please welcome the latest little spotted beauty to grace the TAF barns, the wildly marked TAF BOOMER.  Created with quality glazes and underglazes, and using Doc Holliday’s standing foal, BOOMER is a representation of a real Knabstrupper colt.  Her hooves, muzzle and nostrils, inner ears, mane and tail are nicely shaded; her soft spots and underside, as well as around her eyes, lightly pinked and mottled.  Those eyes are a deep, chocolatey brown, carefully brought to life using four different colors for realism.  But best of all is her marvelous coat, one so loud it can be heard in the next county!  Each spot and patch has been carefully applied (no mean feat, there are A LOT of them, lol), with some of them in lighter tones as would be the case of a real foal.  Finally she was finished in shining, diamond tough and crystal clear glaze, so that wondrous coat won’t fade or alter over time.

Yet another rough n’ ready cayuse leaps into life in the TAF barns: please welcome TAF INDIGO!   Custom glazed to a rip roarin’ black appaloosa gelding, “Indy” was designed after a horse the artist once knew.  The roaning along his neck and face, nicely shaded tail, big, beautiful white blanket and face, and realistic, alert eyes nicely complement his eye-catching white blanket and the areas on his chest and shoulders that are changing, as appys are wont to do!  His privates are mottled, his muzzle pinked with kissy spots, and his soft spots show just a touch of pinking, not too much, but JUST enough to show. His pride and glory, of course, as with his compatriot TAF WINDJAMMER, are the spots, LOTS AND LOTS OF SPOTS, which adorn his rugged frame. Some are hardly more than ghostly wisps peeping out from his roaning while others stand out bright n’ bold!  Similar in size to a traditional Breyer, INDIGO is uniquely one of a kind, is a test model by the artist and bears the artist’s signature etched into his belly. There is A LOT of work in this horse, all applied by hand in quality glazes and underglazes. Finally, INDIGO is finished in the shiniest of gloss glazes so his magnificent coat will never scratch off, change in color, or fade.

As a test model he is not for sale at this time.  But look for others glazed in a similar manner, coming soon to Two Acre Farms!

What a little fuzz-butt of a long-ears!  Please welcome TAF SHELBY, a darling little shaggy donkey custom glazed by The Kid.  With the sole exception of her very realistic eyes, SHELBY was created entirely with the use of a variety of art glazes, some of them custom mixed, in order to best show off her shagginess.  Her coat is rich and deep, with a wonderful “flowing feel” to it (similar to Hagen-Renaker models).  She bears pinked and shaded inner ears, a darkened muzzle, and shaded topside. Her undersides, muzzle and eye-rings are soft and lighter in color; her mane, tail-tip and forehead are very dark; and of course she has the typical line down her back with cross-bars over her shoulders.  Please note, she is much richer in real life than shown by the photos: silly flash tends to “bounce off” the super glossy art glazes used, and thus her muzzle and undersides appear white where they are in reality a soft, soft oyster in color.

Here is a little cutie pie, and unknown mold received in bisque form so we’re not certain who the maker is!  But the result is the OOAK tumblin’ pony, TAF OOPSIE DAISY.  A cute little dappled gray, she has been created solely using a variety of quality art glazes.  Sized at a petite 3.5 x 4 inches, she is signed and dated by the artist, marked at “test,” and comes with a laminated certificate of authenticity.  This is a little filly that we GUARANTEE will not be repeated, and even though she is another test model she is in this case for sale.

Boy, the Kid just loves making those appys, and here is yet another one!  Presented for your consideration is TAF CORRUGATED, Duncan’s petite Arabian mare glazed to a bay-going-gray extreme snowflake Arabian-appaloosa cross.  This unusual little lady was created using custom mixed underglazes and multiple types of glazes, giving her coat an artsy appeal that is truly distinctive.  She has realistic eyes, a shaded tail and frosted mane, mottled privates, is pinked in her soft spots, and has a very subtle, rosy-pinked nose that the camera found difficult to pick up.  Please bear in mind that the image shown was taken with a flash, and is representative of what this lady looks like in VERY BRIGHT lighting; under more natural light she is less harsh in appearance.  However, she does most definitely show the blending of brownish-red into deep gray and black, etched here and there with light gray to white mottling, particularly on the face.

Here’s another example of something erroneously believed one cannot do, and that is to re-glaze a ceramic piece.   TAF CONAN began life as a nice enough black and white pinto, but upon arriving in the hands of The Kid his black coat was discovered to be thin and patchy in several places that were meant to be more solidly colored.  SO The Kid went to work, experimenting yet again to see if he could be transformed, and while at it, into a more artsy and one of a kind horse.

The result is what you see here, TAF CONAN, reborn into a lovely and quite unique roany pinto.  The combination of additional glazes applied through several more trips through the kiln reacted to create wonderful little areas that look just like the hair of a horse’s coat, but were too tiny for the camera to pick up.  Subtle blending of black to rust to white occurs due to the flowing nature of the glazes themselves; said nature being the reason why the eyes and hooves – with the sole exception of one experimental hoof stripe -- were left original.

Since this particular horse is a re-glaze by The Kid from another model, it is not for sale.  But this horse can be APPROXIMATELY reproduced if you like something artsy; please contact us if you would like to commission it.  Also, please keep in mind that the black pinto markings underneath can be made to your specifications!

Yet another appaloosa joins the TAF stables: please welcome our newcomer, TAF ARCHIMEDES!  “Archie” is a near leopard Noriker, and has it all.  His ears are shaded, his nose is pinked, his tail and and mane are multi-colored and shaded, and his leg feathers are shaded as well.  On his body he bears shading from the subtle to the blatant, and of course there are his spots.  There aren’t too many of them, of course, but just enough to make him not only interesting but absolutely one of a kind.  Finishing his unique look are his lovely brown eyes and all over tiny-but-there speckles in gold, black and russet red.

“Archie” was created through several firings using both custom mixed underglazes and at least five different art glazes.  He’s a hefty boy, standing approximately 8x10 inches in size, is signed and dated by the artist, and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity.

Just like those interesting little motes you see dancing in the sun’s rays is Duncan’s pretty little arabian, transformed here into a palomino arab-appaloosa cross!  Shaded hooves and inner ears, and very realistic brown eyes compliment his bright golden coat, which after being created with custom mixed underglazes and art glazes was finalized with the application of diamond-bright clear gloss.  TAF SUNSPOTTED  made several trips through the fire to before coming into his final beauty, with his golden be-speckled blanket, white markings on canons, subtle white hairs throughout his sunny coat, broad white blaze, lightly pinked nose and two white socks.  Stablemate sized at approximately 3 x 3 inches, he is absolutely one of a kind, is signed beneath the glaze by the artist, and comes with a laminated certificate of authenticity.

“Nobody likes him, everybody hates him, thinks he’ll go eat worms…”

Ahh… Shangri-La!   A Utopian place of immortality and beauty, where one might find everything one could ever dream of.  Just as elusive as her namesake is the newest decorator horse to enter our barns: TAF SHANGRI-LA, Duncan’s beautiful Arabian mare transformed into an “artsy” sabino part-arab.  Shaded hooves, pinked nose (the camera wouldn’t pick up the pink very well) and the most gorgeous, deep brown eyes compliment her deep liver coat.  Her mane and tail are black, and she bears a subtle black dorsal stripe.  But what has turned her into a fantastic, one of a kind decorator are her flowy “sabino” markings.  Finished with glossy art glazes and topped with Diamond shining tough clear glaze, this is one glossy little lady!  (So much so that even without using a flash her coat still reflected the ambient light around her, as shown in the photos!)  Solidly planted feet assure stability, she is NOT tipsy.  She is classically sized at approximately 5.5 x 6 inches, is signed by the artist, and comes with a laminated certificate of authenticity.

Please welcome the latest addition to the TAF stables: TAF HOLLYWOOD NOCTURNE, Duncan’s discontinued and vintage arabian mare now custom glazed into a dark dapple gray.  With her gray-gone–white legs, dark hooves, dark muzzle, soft brown eyes, black mane and tail and hand painted dapples (not a single lick of air-brushing on this mare!) she is sure to stand out in your herd.  But if all that wasn’t enough, this mare has been slightly customized from the norm while in the greenware stage: her foreleg has been lifted a bit higher, and her mane and tail carved out a little more.  Because there was no complete re-sculpting work done upon her as in, for example, the case of giving her a new tail, there are no inherently weak points on her.   Thus although altered a tiny bit from the original Duncan arabian, she has the structural integrity of the original form.  Classically sized at approximately 5.5 x 6 inches, she is signed and dated by the artist and comes with a laminated certificate of authenticity. 

Wow, The Kid thought that “attitude” had come galloping into the TAF barns with the creation of TAF CURTAIN UP, but here it is with a capital “A!”  Please welcome our latest addition, TAF PIPPIN, Doc Holliday’s standing foal now transformed into a knock-your-socks-off leopard appaloosa!

AND WHAT AN EXPRESSION!  Talk about attitude, did we mention attitude?  Nothing else really needs to be said; The Kid will let the pictures speak for themselves.  But it should be noted that PIPPIN’S nostrils and inner ears are shaded, her hooves are shaded and striped, and her pasterns sport flashmarks.   Her tail is fantastically shaded, her muzzle and eye area are lightly pinked, as are her flank and areas under her elbows, and her privates are pinked and mottled.  Some of her myriad spots are haloed, some are not, and here and there she bears a wisp or two of  “ghost” spotting.  All told, she is strikingly similar to CAT’S PAJAMAS, Breyer’s sm warmblood custom painted by the Kid which took Grand Champion Custom in the Novice Division at the Peter Stone show, Breyerfest, 2001.

(Please visit this winning horse here at http://www.newkiddesigns.com/private_stables.htm and scroll down until you find “Cat.”  But back to PIPPIN…)   

Then there are her eyes… oh THOSE EYES!  By her expression we firmly believe she is ready to take on the world, and shows EXACTLY the same gumption and spunk as does a true show horse at heart.  That and the fact that she is perfectly unblemished prompts The Kid to state without reservation the belief that PIPPIN is worthy of being live shown… or else of capturing the Top Dog position in your ceramic horse collection!  Standing approximately 5.75 x 6 inches in size, PIPPIN is signed and dated by the artist and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity, complete with photograph.

The Kid has been at it again!  Harkening back to her original stablemate-sized fantasy horses, the artist has now produced the ultimate clinky: Duncan’s tiny Arabian is now the second Bengal tiger TAF has glazed!  It doesn’t matter whether the piece is tiny or not; the same care and attention to detail was given to this awesome little tiger horse as was to his predecessor (and now sold), NIRAV SHARDUL.  PANAJI’S coat is a brilliant yet subtly shaded orange.  His eyes are fiery, apple green.  (Yes, we know tigers have golden orange eyes; but this is a tiger HORSE, not a tiger, LOL!)  His muzzle is lightly pinked, blending into the rusty orange of the top of his head.  Tiny white spots are on the back of his ears.  His tail is shaded from deepest black through touches of orange into white.  Finally, PANAJI’S beautiful coat was given lots and lots of realistic tiger stripes, from leg to back, from underside to eensy beensy ones on his face and around his eyes, before he was finished in shining, tough clear gloss glaze. 

(The sole flaw on PANAJI’S otherwise perfect coat happened in the kiln, where he apparently got into a fight with one of his kiln-mates: the offside of his neck bears a “wart,” which shows in the one photo.  Thus this particular piece is not for sale BUT a SIMILAR ONE will be produced.  PANAJI IS A SAMPLE ONLY. YOUR tiger horse will be every bit as wonderful as he is, only without the wart!) 

Look, up in the sky!  Coming through the sun-shot heavens: is it a bird?  A horse?  A Pegasus--??  How about all of the above?

This magnificent Pegasus is transformed into further fantasy: he's now a blue and gold macaw!  Rendered in gloss glazes so his brilliant coat will remain absolutely permanent, his hooves are finished in an almost metallic non-glossy sheen.  Soaring through clouds bearing the softest touch of yellow and gold, this fantastic one-of-a-kind beauty commands your attention with the same power that he ignites your imagination.  A large piece, this work of art stands approximately 12" x 14" in size.

(Decorator appaloosa #5)

Beauty exists in the remote corners of Iowa in the form of two wonderfully LOUD appaloosa mules who go by the name of CADILLAC and LINCOLN.  Images of these GORGEOUS mules were received after the sender stumbled upon the pair, met the owners, and was given permission to photograph them.  The photos were then sent to the Kid who, inspired by these brilliant fellows, set out to make a representation of each one as unique as is the live animal.

Please meet TAF LINCOLN, half of a set!  Not your usual working mule, he was created using quality glazes and underglazes and given several firings; his shining coat and old leather collar is protected by a finishing gloss glaze.  Made on Hershey's 1993 "Grandpa's Mule" mold, LINCOLN is approximately the size of a Breyer traditional model, is signed by the artist, and comes complete with a certificate of authenticity.

Please click on the image to view more pictures of LINCOLN, as well as a photo of the live pair!  Wow, can you imagine them hitched together, side by side? 

Beauty exists in the remote corners of Iowa in the form of two wonderfully LOUD appaloosa mules who go by the name of CADILLAC and LINCOLN.  Images of these GORGEOUS mules were received after the sender stumbled upon the pair, met the owners, and was given permission to photograph them.  The photos were then sent to the Kid who, inspired by these brilliant fellows, set out to make a representation of each one as unique as is the live animal.

Please meet TAF CADILLAC, half of a set!  Not your usual working mule, he was created using quality glazes and underglazes and given several firings; his shining coat and old leather collar is protected by a finishing gloss glaze.  Made on Hershey's 1993 "Grandpa's Mule" mold, CADILLAC is approximately the size of a Breyer traditional model, is signed by the artist, and comes complete with a certificate of authenticity.

Please click on the image to view more pictures of CADILLAC, as well as a photo of the live pair!  Wow, can you imagine them hitched together, side by side? 

TAF WINDJAMMER

As if breaking across the rugged sea, following the course set by the powerful gales, he throws his own wake across the meadow as he comes in response to your call…

Rough n ready to tackle the wildest, wildest west, here is the newest and boldest addition to our barns: TAF WINDJAMMER!  An absolutely GORGEOUS bay roan appaloosa gelding, this fellow sports tons of work the photo scarcely shows: roaning in the bay areas, nicely shaded points, a big, beautiful white blanket, face, and stockings, and somewhat contemplative eyes are only the beginning.  Add to all that striped hooves, with the raised one bearing realistic shading on its bottom side– and a frog, too! – and  nicely shaded muzzle, ears, mane and tail.  His privates are mottled, and his soft spots show pinking, not too much, but JUST enough to show.  The icing on his particular cake, however, like spume atop the ocean’s swells, are his myriad spots… LOTS AND LOTS OF SPOTS, some haloed, some ghostly wisps; ermine spots and flash-marks also adorn his rugged frame.  Similar in size to a traditional Breyer, he is uniquely one of a kind, is a test model by the artist and signed as such, and likewise bears the artist’s signature.  Again, there is A LOT of work in this horse, all brushed on by hand in quality glazes and underglazes; finally, WINDJAMMER is finished in the shiniest of gloss glazes so his magnificent coat will never scratch off, change in color, or fade. 

TAF TROPOSPHERE

Doc Holliday’s "standing quarterhorse” mold #1456 is transformed into a MAGNIFICENT few-spot appaloosa horse!  Inspired by a real horse (jpeg  available upon request), this gloss-glazed piece features a dark liver head roaning into the neck, with further roaning on the shoulder and "soft spots."  Splotched pinking in the privates and around the eye, dark skin BARELY showing through his white coat here and there as it does on the live horse, striped hooves and carefully applied spots finish this traditionally sized piece.  SIGNED under the glaze by the artist, this is truly a one of a kind horse, and comes complete with certificate of authenticity and picture of the horse that inspired his creation.

Up, up and away!!

Here is the latest little gal to trot into life, the pretty appaloosa foal TAF ITASCA. For those of you who like something a little bit different, this cute and leggy model has been customized into an artsy blanket appaloosa.  Four different art glazes have come together to create her flowing, roany bay coat; her mane and tail are shaded and her hooves shaded and striped.  “Itasca’s” inner ears and nostrils are shaded, her  undersides and muzzle are mottled, her nose is pinked, and she sports two bright hind stockings. Her big, beautiful amber brown eyes are rendered in several colors for realism, and topping everything are lots and lots of rich black spots! After first being underglazed in custom mixed colors, ITASCA was then finished in crystalline tough clear gloss glaze so her coat will never fade or alter over time. She stands approximately 6 inches tall and 5.5 inches long, is signed by the artist, and comes complete with laminated certificate of authenticity.

Here’s a bright little ray of sunshine: Duncan’s tiny arabian transformed into a pretty little red dun blanketed appaloosa!  This one might be tiny, but that didn’t mean the artist was skimpy with his details!  Beginning with the use of various underglazes, some of them being custom mixed, the artist created everything you see here: subtly hand-shaded golden coat, shaded mane and tail, tiny primitive markings, tipped ears, realistic eyes, splotched and speckled privates, and of course myriad haloed spots!  DUNIT was then finished using several different shining tough gloss glazes, assuring that his coat will never fade or alter over time.  (Please note: this little horse is more brilliant in real life than the photos would suggest.  Once again lighting was not working with the artist when photos were being taken; WHO DUNIT has a depth of color the camera just refused to pick up on, and his legs are more uniform in appearance than shown.  He is also GLOSSY, GLOSSY, GLOSSY!)

When the test model for this guy came trotting out of the kiln, The Kid swore to make another one… only better. So here he is: TAF CHEVEYO. Using Provincial’s trotting western horse, The Kid has custom glazed him into a rootin’ tootin’ black blanketed appaloosa, with details galore. His muzzle and privates are mottled, and he sports pinking where appropriate. His muzzle, inner ears, mane and tail are nicely shaded, his hooves striped, and the upraised ones show realistic frogs. His eyes are a very nice and realistic amberish brown. Finally, there are his spots! His blanket bears big, beautiful spots, all haloed, with ghost spotting showing as well, while ermine spots adorn his white socks. A couple kissy spots dot his full blaze. Other black spots peep out here and there throughout his coat; and his undersides and area under his tail have spots that are a touch lighter, as would be in the case of a live horse. TAF CHEVEYO was created using quality art glazes and custom mixed underglazes, and was finished in diamond tough crystal clear glaze to assure his coat will not fade or alter over time. He is signed and dated by the artist, and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity. Classic in size, he stands approximately 5 x 7 inches.

(Please click on the image to go to other photos, as well as a description of the meaning of his war paint, thank you.)

Two Acre Farms is proud to present this tribute to the Lakota Sioux War Horse, TAF WACIYE PICA.  The name is authentic Lakota, meaning “faithful,” and is the very epitome of what a good war-horse should be.  Besides being strong, a good horse trusts and is faithful unto his master, and a war-horse even more so, that he might safely carry him through perilous situations time and time again.  “WACIYE PICA’s” trustworthiness and bravery is evidenced by the authentic war-horse symbols with which his master has adorned his rugged frame.

Much research was done before brush was even put to this striking horse. The red rock upon which he stands is typical of the banded sandstones found in the range of the Lakota Sioux.   A “true” red was not used in his war paint, but rather brownish ochre, as “red” pigments were derived from crushed rock native to the area.  The color ochre, most utilized by the Lakota warrior, was likewise used most on WACIYE PICA, especially in all hand prints. With the exception of the “Pat Hand” print (which is special), all symbols were repeated on both sides of the horse, so his story can be seen on both sides.  Finally, the artist chose to make WACIYE PICA a rare medicine hat pinto, since according to the beliefs of the Lakota this type of pinto inherently bore the strongest magic of all and was the best one to ride into war.  (The pinto horse was most favored by the Sioux Nation, while the appaloosa horse was used by the Nez Pierce farther to the northwest.) 

Specifically, WACIYE PICA is a dark bay medicine hat sabino tovero, with one blue eye.  He has light hooves, chestnuts, and is pinked where appropriate. Nostrils, hooves underside of raised hoof, and mouth are shaded, as is the sandstone rock (which is also banded). WACIYE PICA is traditionally scaled at 10” x 11” and comes with a certificate of authenticity as well as a laminated description of his markings, complete with photos.  As with all of The Kid’s ceramic creations, WACIYE PICA has been brought to life with a variety of quality glazes and underglazes, some being custom mixed.  Every symbol was first carefully hand-painted in layers of underglaze before final glazes were applied; there is a lot of work in this guy requiring several trips to the kiln!  He is finished in shining tough gloss glaze to permanently protect his wonderful coat, along with the story that is told upon it.

Moving soundless through the jungle, stalking,  prowling...  A sudden flurry of power and the hunter leaps, capturing both his prey and your heart!

Here is a definite one of a kind fantasy horse: a rearing mustang transformed into an absolutely magnificent Bengal tiger!  Varying shades of tigerish orange were first carefully applied, then covered with myriad painstakingly hand-painted stripes!  No detail overlooked, this awesome OOAK model boasts shaded pinking in the nostrils, tiny chin spotting, icy, apple green tiger eyes, and is finished in shining gloss glazes!  Since this is a fired, glazed piece, his beautiful coat will never scratch off or fade.  "Nirav," whose name means "Tiger Without Sound" in Hindi, stands approximately 8 inches tall and will be HAND SIGNED by the artist.  He comes complete with a certificate of authenticity.

(Click on image for closer views...)

(Decorator appaloosa #4)

Here is the latest, lovely little lady to grace the TAF stables: Duncan’s laying foal brought to life as a pretty little gray (or roany gray, lol) appaloosa!  No detail was overlooked in her creation, from her shaded mane, inner ears and muzzle, to her delicately shaded and striped hooves, to the myriad spots (some delicately haloed) that adorn her dove-gray body.  (Please note: she is a bit deeper and richer a gray than shown in some of the photos, as the camera simply insists on “seeing into” the art glazes used in finishing this little baby.)  Subtle roaning applied to her shoulders, chest and up her neck, as well as in the darkening of her knees, further richen the depth of her unique coat. 

Finally, a wide, pristine blaze brightens her face, offsetting her realistic brown eyes.

Nothing skimpy or “thin” about this lovely foal’s coat: she was created with the use of underglazes and art glazes, both custom mixed and applied by sable brush.  (The Kid refuses to let a single brush-stroke show, too!)  She is finished with a final layer of tough and shining, crystal clear gloss glaze, which gives permanence to the artistry, guaranteeing that her unique coat will not fade or change in color over time.

Wonderfully sized at 3 x 6 inches, SMOKEY is signed and dated by the artist, finished on her underside, and comes with a laminated certificate of authenticity. 

Shhh... be very quiet as you take a peek at this little cutie-pie: a wonderful little sleeping foal custom glazed into a Colorado Rangerbred!  This adorable shelf-sitter bears a lusciously deep liver bay coat, a white hind sock and stocking, an irregular blaze, a lacey white blanket and lots of different-sized spots in both dark liver and black.  Ermine spots and minimally striped hooves finish this one of a kind piece, all created in gloss glazes so the finish will never come off.  This 3 x 5" piece is UNSIGNED by the artist.

(Click on image for closer views...)

TAF PIECE OF CAKE

Here is a sultry little gal: Duncan’s laying foal brought to life as a brilliant black and white tovero foal, with one blue eye!  Her eyes, hooves, inner ears and muzzle were underglazed, some of the colors being custom mixed; then she was finished in shining, tough glaze to protect her finish.  At approximately 3 x 6 inches in size, she is signed by the artist and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity.

TAF HATCHETT

(Decorator appaloosa #1)

Galloping your way is Kimple’s cantering foal model, custom glazed to an artsy deco appaloosa, “TAF HATCHETT.”   While the artist isn’t QUITE certain just WHAT kind of appaloosa coloring she’s got, SHE on the other hand is quite certain as to what eye-catcher charms she possesses!  Liberally spotted, with eyes, inner ears, hooves and muzzle first underglazed for realism (hey, even decorators have to look nice!) she was then finished in a variety of luscious flowing art glazes.   The combination of these gave her subtle mottling very reminiscent of dapples, yet flowed and ran together in such a manner as to allow her to be considered a decorator model.  Whether a “realie” or a durned “real” decorator, she is a definite one of a kind shelf horse for certain!  Topped with shining, tough crystal clear glaze to permanently protect her artsy coat, she is signed by the artist, comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity, and stands approximately 6 inches tall by 8 “stretched out and running” inches long. 

TAF ROCKY ROAD

(Decorator appaloosa #2)

TAF OZYMANDIAS

(Decorator appaloosa #3)

Doc Holliday standing foal custom glazed to a chestnut splash white paint.  Inspired by the race horse "Gamblin' Man," this foal bears realistic icy blue eyes with pinking around the eyes, muzzle, and undersides.  Minimal sabino effect is displayed by soft mustaching on his upper lip.  Done according to splash white color standards, this unusual baby has an all white head.  Standing approximately 5 inches tall, "Crackers" is SIGNED under his glossy glazed coat by the artist.

"When you hold my hand, I understand the magic that you do..."

And oh, what magic has been worked here!

Oh looky who’s been laying out in the sun too long, getting his poor little nose all sunburned!  Here is Dock Holliday’s  “laying foal” transformed into a very pretty little blue roan or grey appaloosa foal.  With his dark face and legs, brown eyes, lovely gray coat, big white blanket (both adorned with the lightest of freckles and boldest of eye-catching spots), he’s the flashiest little guy around.  “Jammies” was made using a variety of quality underglazes, glazes and techniques; his dark hooves are even more darkly striped, his white tail is lightly shaded, ending in black at the tip, and his mane, ears and nostrils are shaded as well.  Scaled to traditional size at approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches, he is signed by the artist, finished in shining glossy glaze for permanence and comes complete with a certificate of authenticity.

(Note:  this little guy has two teeny glaze pops on his near side in the white; nothing that is noticeable enough to detract from him, but they are there nevertheless.  He will still make a wonderful shelf horse!)

Prima Donna, first lady of the stage...  er, stable?  But no matter how you put it, here is a foal destined to become first lady of your heart: Doc Holliday's wonderful standing foal has been transformed into an absolutely stunning black and white overo filly!  True to her name, she comes with all the bells and whistles: pinked muzzle and shaded nostrils; soft mustaching on the lips; an occasional flash mark here and there, ermine spots on fetlocks, minimally striped hooves; and very realistic tri-colored eyes, in turn rendered yet more realistic with gentle pinking where appropriate.  Gloss glazes assure her beautiful color will never scratch off.  Painted entirely by hand, this luscious baby is UNSIGNED by the artist.

Aka: “Paddy” 

Sure an’ begorrah, but ‘tis a lovely one come trotting down the garden path!  Please welcome TAF PADRAICH, the newest horse to enter into the TAF barns: a cute, fat hairy drafter custom glazed to a liver chestnut Irish draught!

“Paddy,” as we like to call this one, is definitely one of a kind, and rich, rich, rich in color! His hooves are shaded, as are his multi-colored mane, fetlocks, and tail, which have added hair detailing.  Sabino characteristics show in his funky hind stockings, white patch on chin, and patches on the side of his neck and under his offside foreleg and near hind.  His nose is pinked (the closeup portrait photo was taken without a flash, to show his pinking; all others were taken with a flash indoors), his privates darkened, but most unique are the tiny hairs scattered throughout his richly colored coat.  Gold peeps out from chestnut, and white peeps out from gold; he’s in winter coat, don’tcha know, lol.  TAF PADRAICH made several trips through the fire before he was finished, first being underglazed, and then finished with the application of three glossy art glazes.  All this was topped by a layer of shining, crystal-tough diamond gloss glaze, to assure his marvelous colors will never fade or alter over time.  He is GLOSSY – and because he is so glossy, his eyes were difficult to photograph.  They are very gentle in nature, and are a deep, dark brown.

It all begins with one little cloud...

Doc Holliday standing foal custom glazed to buckskin snowflake appaloosa. Stripey hooves, pinking where needed, baby darkening around eyes and muzzle, light hints of dappling yet to come and lacey edge to his little white blanket. In addition, this little guy is all chromed up with three little white socks, a white coronet, and a big, beautiful star on his forehead.   Standing here with such an attitude, "DL" has this to say about himself:

"Ok. I'm not perfect. My muzzle is dirtier on one side because I've been rooting for carrots; they're MY carrots, see??? But I'm tough, and full of spit... and cuter n' a bug's ear, don'tcha think?"

While maybe not worthy of being called LSQ, we believe this little guy will certainly pull his own in photo shows... not to mention being a somewhat unique foal to add to your collection.

Finished with gloss glazes, this piece is UNSIGNED.

Doc Holliday's laying foal is magically transformed into a stunning leopard appaloosa! This little beauty has all the bells n' whistles: softly pinked nose and eyes; the eyes themselves are tri-colored with soft spotting around them; striped hooves; shaded inner ears, tail, nostrils and underside of hooves. Topping it all are too many spots to count, every one of them -- with the exception of carefully applied "ghost spotting" -- being even more carefully haloed! Finally this pretty little baby is covered in a nice, even and glossy glaze coating, to assure the artwork will never scratch off or fade. A nice 4" x 5" inches, she is just the right size to display anywhere, and is signed by the artist. Comes with certificate of authenticity.

Carrying an aura of power on his back, this beautiful horse lights the sky with a glossy shine.

Here is Atlantic Mold's running horse, boldly altered to a black near leopard appaloosa!  No detail has been spared: this horse bears a pinked muzzle, haloed spots galore, delicately shaded and  striped hooves, flash marks, rolled back tri-colored eyes and a beautifully shaded tail.  Shading is repeated in the rocks over which he gallops as well as in the bottoms of his hooves, which also bear realistic frogs.  Nicely sized at 6-1/2" x 7", Nimbus is finished in glossy glazes, assuring permanence to his beautiful coat.  Signed by the artist, he comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Can you hear the thunder coming over the horizon...?

Bluish areas are due to the high reflective qualities of this glaze.  Nimbus is black as a stormy night!

Oh, what a lovely little lady: here is Duncan’s pretty laying foal, now an eye-catching chestnut appaloosa!  Created with a combination of underglazes (some custom mixed) and art glazes, she sports absolutely gorgeous eyes, shaded tail and ears, and striped hooves.  Her crisp white blanket sports nicely dispersed spots (the larger ones being haloed), and roaning on both shoulders marks the line of demarcation between solid chestnut and blanket. “TANGO” bears two stockings with ermine spots, a large star with a strip, and is finished in tough, shining gloss glaze so her color will never fade or alter over time.  Approximately 3 x 6 inches in size, she is signed and dated by the artist, is finished on the underside, and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity.

As stated on the website, The Kid will custom glaze commissioned pieces, even if they are very similar to earlier creations.  But true to her policy, no horse is ever to be copied exactly, and TAF FLAMENCO is no exception!  Created with a combination of underglazes (some custom mixed) and art glazes as was TWO TO TANGO, her inspiration, FLAMENCO sports pretty brown eyes, shaded tail and ears, and striped hooves. Her crisp white blanket has nicely dispersed spots, and roaning on both shoulders marks the line of demarcation between solid chestnut and blanket. “FLAMENCO” bears two socks with ermine spots, a white blaze, and is finished in tough, shining gloss glaze so her color will never fade or alter over time. Approximately 3 x 6 inches in size, she is signed and dated by the artist, is finished on the underside, and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity.  She is created using Duncan’s pretty laying foal mold.

Created with a combination of underglazes (some custom mixed) and art glazes as was TWO TO TANGO, her inspiration, and her “sister,” FLAMENCO, TAF DREAMWEAVER sports extremely lifelike brown eyes, shaded tail and ears, and striped hooves. Again, although similar in appearance to her predecessors, closer inspection will reveal her individuality.  Her crisp white blanket has nicely dispersed spots, and roaning on both shoulders marks the line of demarcation between solid chestnut and blanket. “DREAMWEAVER” bears one hind sock and a fore stocking with ermine spots, and a pretty white blaze.  Created with custom mixed underglazes and quality art glazes, she is finished in tough, shining gloss glaze so her color will never fade or alter over time. Approximately 3 x 6 inches in size, she is signed and dated by the artist, is finished on the underside, and comes complete with a laminated certificate of authenticity. She is created using Duncan’s pretty laying foal mold.

“Come on the Rising Wind, we’re going up around the bend…”  and riding on the back of the prettiest pony you ever laid eyes on!

Here is Duncan’s discontinued tiny Arabian mare transformed into a simply wonderful chestnut varnish Arabian-Appaloosa cross!  Created using a combination of custom mixed glazes, RISING WIND sports carved out ears; her teensy brown eyes show sclera, her tiny hooves are striped (dark ones only) and shaded, and ghostly brown spots showing through the non-varnished places on her body.  Finished with several different art glazes and topped with crystal tough clear gloss glaze, she is comparable in size to a Breyer stablemate, standing at approximately 3 x 3 inches. 

Seeing spots before your eyes?  Well, no wonder! The Kid has been busy creating yet more loud appaloosas for her stable, and here is the newest addition to come prancing into vibrant life!  Please welcome TAF JACK FLASH, an absolutely wonderful original sculpture by Meg Walker and custom glazed by The Kid to her specialty: a loud leopard appaloosa.  (See TAF PIPPIN, TAF RECENTLY SPOTTED, TAF BABYDOLL, and TAF SNIPPETT.)

Did I say spots?  Jack has spots galore, and for the most part every one of ‘em are carefully haloed.  No detail was overlooked.  He has places where his dark skin shows through his white coat, nicely glazed and realistic ears, and of course The Kid’s trademark super realistic eyes.  His soft spots are pinked, as is his muzzle, and his legs darken down to four black points.  This guy required several trips through the fire, and the use of several custom mixed underglazes and glazes, but those trips were well worth the effort.  All in all JACK is one knock-out of a mule, destined to remain home in The Kid’s private stables.  He is signed by both artists.

Here is Marge Olsen’s adorable stablemate sized walking gelding original sculpture, now glazed to a bright, roany, buckskin snowcap appaloosa.  After carefully applying custom mixed underglazes, this little mite was finished with a variety of glazes using different art techniques, all to produce a strikingly original horse.

With dark points and eartips, nicely shaded mane and tail, pinked muzzle, striped hooves, mottled privates, and realistic eyes, all topped by the flowing roaning in his golden coat, SAM is one surely destined to stand out in a crowd.  We think his name is quite appropriate: mmmm, golden goodness topped with frothy white, with deep rich undertones giving foundation to the ale he was named after.

Cheers!

Please say howdy to the next leopard appaloosa to join the TAF stables, SNIPPETT.  No details need to be mentioned here; her photos say it all.  This little gal is NFS, unfortunately, as the artist does not have this mold to create more.  Instead, she is here simply to represent The Kid’s specialty, that being custom glazed leopard appaloosas.  (Please see TAF JACK FLASH, TAF BABYDOLL, TAF RECENTLY SPOTTED, and TAF PIPPIN.)

TAF RIGEL

Still working on perfecting a dapple gray, here is yet another one of Duncan’s discontinued tiny Arabian geldings, now TAF RIGEL! Started with custom mixed underglazes, RIGE was essentially brought to life with the use of a variety of quality art glazes, many in turn being custom mixed.  His coat blends prettily from deep charcoal through lighter tones of gray and into near white, and is somewhat heavily dappled. With his almost white head, white socks, mane and tail, shaded hooves, muzzle and inner ears, and realistic tri-colored eyes, RIGE’S rich color brings to mind that of Hagen-Renaker horses – he is much deeper in tone than the camera shows (silly thing insists on “seeing into” the translucent glazes used!).  Standing comparable in size to a Breyer stablemate at approximately 3 x 3 inches, RIGE is finished in tough and super glossy clear glaze.  As he is a test model and designed after the artist’s first and most beloved Arabian horse, he is unfortunately not for sale.  But look for other dapple gray horses in the very near future! 

ZATARAIN

TAF BINT HAMDANIAH

Two Acre Farms wishes to present our tribute to the “bloody shoulder” Arabian, BINT HAMDANIAH.  While the details of the legend surrounding the blood-mark vary, in essence it is said that long ago a fierce Bedouin warrior had the most beautiful, swift, and brave mare of all.  Everyone who saw her wanted her, but he would not let her go.  At length he was able to breed her to the King’s best stallion; while she was in foal, he rode her off to wage war.  During the battle he was mortally wounded, falling forward over her neck and shoulder.  The brave mare sensed this, and carried him safely back to his tents, even though she was by then heavy with foal.  To the amazement of all, when the foal was born it was a rare flea-bitten chestnut, with a blood-mark on its shoulder in the exact place the warrior had lain atop the mare.  To this day the bloody-shoulder Arabian is one of the most uncommon of colors found within the breed.

TAF CAPRICIOUS

Here is another test item, Duncan’s stablemate sized Arabian stallion transformed into a stunning – and FUN!! – arapaloosa!  Since this one is also a test model, he is not for sale.  However, something special is in the works and COMING TO EBAY (and this website) BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2007, so be on the lookout!

Here is a wild and crazy kinda guy! Produced through the efforts of two artists (who decided to join together and just HAVE SOME FUN) – AND RECENTLY UPDATED AGAIN for even more fun! – ODD COLORS is a horse who is most certainly, well…  of a different color! Representative of a varnish appaloosa, he is spotted and speckled, has striped hooves, tri-colored eyes, a nice translucent mane and foretop and a tri-colored tail. Blotched and pinked where appropriate, carved ears, hooves and nostrils, he is finished in shining gloss glaze.  (Be sure do click on his image to see “before” and “after” and “before after”  pictures!  Who said you can’t re-glaze?)

Two Acre Farms is proud to introduce TORNADO, the FIRST ceramic piece produced by the artist using airbrush techniques.  Since this model was a first-time test edition, from the actual airbrushing all the way down to the “mystery glazes” used to create him, he is not for sale.  But TAF is pleased as punch about him anyway, and decided to put him up on the site.  THERE’S A CERTAIN ARTIST OUT THERE WITHOUT WHOSE TEACHING “TORNADO” WOULD HAVE NEVER COME INTO BEING – you know who you are, Cheryl!  THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Ain't I just the cutest thing?  The cutest littlest thing; I'm only about the size of a Breyer stablemate!  Approximately 3 x 3 inches, to be precise.

Only fatter... and what GORGEOUS dapples I have!  All hand applied; no airbrushing on me!  UNSIGNED.

(Click on image for closer views...)