Elite Equestrian magazine July August issue 2020

The Promise A most unusual gift of love

The Poem Reads: “Across the years I will walk with you - in deep, green forests; on shores of sand:

and when our time on earth is through, in heaven, too, you will have my hand. “

Dear Reader: The drawing you see above is called The Promise. It is completely composed of dots and ink. After writing the poem, I with a quill pen and placed thousands of these dots, one at a time, to create this gift in honor of my youngest brother and his wife. Now, I have decided to offer The Promise to those who share and value it’s sentiment. Each litho is numbered and signed by hand and precisely captures the detail of the drawing. As a wedding or anniversary gift, or simply as a standard for your own home, I believe you will find it most appropriate.

Measuring 14” x 16”, it is available either fully-framed in a subtle copper tone with hand-cut double mats of pewter and rust at $145* or in the mats alone at $105*. Please add $18.95 for insured shipping and packing. Your satisfaction is completely guaranteed. My best wishes are with you.

Sextonart Inc • P.O. Box 581 • Rutherford CA 94573 • 415.989.1630 • www.RobertSexton.com

All major credit cards are welcome. Please call between 10 am and 5pm Pacific Standard time, 7 days a week. Checks are also accepted, please include phone number. * CA residents please include 8% sales tax

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CATHLEEN KLIBANOFF

Contemporary Equestrian and Wildlife Art

Creating art allows me to indulge in intense intimacy while exploring my independent ideas and ideals. I’m fascinated with the chemistry of humankind and nature, with a particular affinity for metal (or metallic) and wood. Being a self-taught artist, I can’t hide behind technique. I strive to be an honest and emotional storyteller, albeit naive. There is an avalanche of texture in my work to reflect the layers of my personal journey, hills, and valleys. I’m interested in approaching a subject with the aged patina intact.

The intimacy of my sculptural portraits derives from the fact that they are unapologetically flawed. The avalanche of texture does not attempt to hide inconsistencies, but rather a wabisabi tribute— seeing the beauty in the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. The portrait is both model and message– a statement of belonging and intention made visible.

Black Beauty: Aqua Resin, Duo Matrix Resin, Acrylic

Dressed To Impress: Aqua Resin, Duo Matrix Neo, Acrylic on Wood Panel

EQUINE Art

Golden Gelding 1: Aqua Resin, Duo Matrix Neo, Acrylic, Gold Metal Foiling

Lion: Epoxy Resin andAcrylic on Wood Panel

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Golden Boy: Mixed Media Sculpture

Golden Gelding 1 Front view: Aqua Resin, Duo Matrix Neo, Acrylic, Gold Metal Foiling

Wellington Place 13532 Fountain View Boulevard Wellington FL 33414, USA

845-505-1147 • 561-557-3747 www.ChisholmGallery.com

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The Collectiblesof

Coronavirus

Art & An�ques by Dr. Lori By Lori Verderame

Over the last month or two amid Coronavirus, I have been busy with interviews about the value of stuff found in attics and basements prompted by the nationwide stay at home orders and home cleaning projects. I have been talking to folks nationwide who have emptied out closets and garages via video call appraisals using Zoom, Facetime, Skype, Facebook, etc. Recently, during a barrage of interviews by major media outlets—big city TV networks, the Washington Post, various online magazines -- I’ve been asked “What are the global pandemic collectibles that will be valuable?” As I told many reporters, the list may surprise you.

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2020 Olympics mascot, Miraitowa, of the Tokyo games rt and antiques REFLECT society.

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I have been known to say on my YouTube.com/DrLoriV channel that art and antiques reflect society. With that in mind, the most impactful cultural event, worldwide, of 2020 is the spread of Coronavirus. Associated objects are many. Here are my picks for the most valuable Collectibles of Coronavirus… so, if you have them or if you can acquire them, save them in your favorite storage or display case as they will be the valuables of the future.

2020 Tokyo Olympic Collectibles I was lecturing in Tokyo in Fall 2019. I experienced many exhibits, events, and promotions there relating to the forthcoming Olympic games. As a result of Coronavirus, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games have been cancelled, thus, all of the original 2020 souvenir items will be valuable as early as 2024 when the Olympics resume competition. Everything from t-shirts to Olympic pins, Tokyo 2020 Olympic paraphernalia will become valuable, rare, and sought after. Pay particular attention to the blue and white Anime-inspired mascot named Miraitowa and the newly introduced sports to the games. Do your best to collect 2020 Tokyo Olympic items and save them for a good return on investment.

Thank you Heroes Action Figures Mattel introduced the #ThankyouHeroes line of 16 new action figures representing the people who are working on the front lines during the Coronavirus global pandemic. These new action figures represent EMTs, first responders, doctors, nurses, medical techs, essential workers, delivery drivers, grocery clerks, etc. These toys will definitely be the collectibles of the future. Buy an action figure… for

instance, I bought the brunette nurse with the white face mask… and a portion of the purchase price will be given as a donation to help first responders. When you get your action figure(s) in a few months, you will have one of the most desirable Coronavirus collectibles. Check out https://www.mattel.com/en-us/playroom-thankyouheroes

Fisher Price introduced a set of Little People heroes called Little People Community Champions Special Edition Figure set in a pack of five (5) toys. The 5 pack includes a Little People figure of a Doctor, Nurse, EMT, Delivery driver and Grocery store worker. A $15 donation from each online purchase will be donated to support FirstResponders- First, a charity. For more info, use hashtags #ThankyouHeroes and #FirstRespondersFirst

There will be more Corona-collectibles that emerge as time goes on. With the onset of summer wedding season, we will see Coronavirus-inspired items like lacy white bride and groom face masks and individual table settings for guests. I took an unexpected trip to the hospital in April and secured a real hospital issue face mask which I kept for posterity’s sake.

In addition, there will be rare paper stimulus checks with President Donald J. Trump’s signature on them in this age of direct deposit for collectors. In years to come, they will be of interest with Presidential memorabilia collectors and others. Oh, and a favorite collectible of the Coronavirus is probably the tower of cardboard take-out pizza boxes. Be well.

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POODLES and other 1950s Collectibles

My books on the post-World War II era and years as appraising collectibles worldwide gives me great interest in the fun and kitchy objects of the 1950s. For pet lovers and canine enthusiasts many dog breeds were popular in the decorative arts and collectibles of the mid-century modern era. One of the most popular breeds was the poodle. Elizabeth Taylor owned a pet poodle in 1955 and Audrey Hepburn appeared with two poodles at photo shoot for her movie, Sabrina in 1954. From poodle skirts to Glidden pottery featuring dog imagery, the poodle had a place in the American design aesthetic of the period. After World War II, there

Poodle ceramic figurine, circa 20th Century

was a feeling that we as Americans were part of a larger global society. We started to see ourselves more as citizens of the world. What was collected during this period spoke to a new modern age and a newly embraced internationalism.

In the post-war years, the popular ceramic figurine of the 1950s known as the Spaghetti poodle referenced an international symbolism and a nod to Hollywood’s collecting practices. Spaghetti poodles were made by manufacturers in Italy, Japan by Napco and others, France and here in the US, too.

Spaghetti poodle figurines spoke to an interest in the upper echelons of society like Hollywood starlets and pointed toward a cultural high style for home accessories. Atop many new mid-century modern television sets, there sat a family of white, pink, grey, or very rarely yellow ceramic Spaghetti poodles. Some were general figurines for a display shelf, some were more functional holding earrings or lipsticks on a vanity dresser, and some were marketed in sets of three with chains or leashes attaching parent poodles to puppy poodles.

Spaghetti poodles were figurines intended for the living room or dining room; the rooms where company was received, cigarettes were smoked, grasshoppers and martinis were enjoyed. They were not just any mid-century modern figurine like commonplace Hummel figurines depicting small children brought home by American GIs of the Second World War. Spaghetti poodles were special for their unique form, modern look, and sculptural artistry. A keen collector of the day would recognize the artisan’s workmanship and creativity in the individuallyformed strings of ceramic “spaghetti”. An interested buyer would recognize the subtle differences between the American, Italian or Japanese manufactured versions of the collectible art form.

Spaghetti poodles differed widely from the American-made, bright-eyed and almost painfully cutesy Lefton bluebirds that were popular at the same time. These cheerful ceramic bluebirds were undoubtedly kitchen collectibles and were only suitable for the shelf over the sink or the space atop the Hoosier cabinet near the Frigidaire. Conversely, Spaghetti poodles were living room decorations watching over happy hour and dinner parties with an undoubtedly fashionable flair.

I appraise approximately 20,000 objects every year at public events nationwide, for public museums and private collectors, online and via video call appraisals on Skype, Zoom, Facetime, etc. and when I appraise these mid-century modern ceramic collectibles, I look first for condition and quality. Condition is key because those delicate clay spaghetti elements can be easily damaged. I look for rare colors of the clay like yellow, mustard, or gray. White, pink and black are more commonly found in the collectible world of Spaghetti poodles. I admire and value a distinctive sculptural form which can be recognized as loose or tight poodle curls in excellent condition. If a collector has been able to acquire complete sets of Spaghetti poodle family groups or special varieties of the tiny sculptures then those examples are worth considerably more than the run of the mill examples. As the 1950s became the 1960s, other figurines and common collectibles started showing their age and interest waned, however, the Spaghetti poodle was actively collected for decades to come.

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Scenic Hike For A

Donkey

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Donkey-Donk wants to hike Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeastern United States. Before she can hike the mountain, however, she must get in shape by lifting weights and working out on her treadmill. Then it’s off to New Hampshire and the White Mountains, where Mount Washington awaits. Follow along with Donk as she hikes this amazing mountain and enjoy the incredible scenery that she discovers.

Over 20 beautiful, professional photographs of Donk as she prepares for, and then hikes, Mt. Washington

Signed Copies Available From: www.WillowBendPublishing.com Also available at Amazon.com

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WORLD RENOWNED

Horse Whisperer, Anna Twinney,

Releases New Horsemanship Book

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For two and a half decades, Anna Twinney has traveled the world teaching students of all walks of life the art of collaborative horsemanship and the subtle language of the horse. Her unique, collaborative-based, philosophy and methodologies create a genuine partnership, relationship, and bond between horse and human that goes deeper than conventional horsemanship and even most “natural” horsemanship training. Her work, that started simply as a means to help give her fellow police officers a healthy outlet for the stress and trauma often encountered in the line of duty, has grown into a quiet revolution in the equine world. And now, available this month, is a collection of Anna’s stories from her extensive time of perfecting horse whispering, animal communication, and energy healing called Beyond the Barn: Exploring the Next Generation of Horsemanship – Volume 1.

In her newest book, Anna promises to deliver natural, holistic, trust-based tools that will change the way you see your relationship with your favorite equine.

This paradigm shift is just the beginning! “Even seemingly gentle methods stray away from respecting the horse,” Twinney explains. “While safety and awareness are always paramount, many natural horsemanship methods aren’t natural at all. In Beyond the Barn I highlight the paradigm-shifting methodologies and successes and the difference between collaboration and coercion. I often find students are, at first, oblivious to the ways in which they are disrespecting their relationships with their horses. When they find success in learning the language of the horse, understanding energy and exploring telepathy, their results are life-changing.”

Take a walk with Anna through the eyes of the horse to discover their silent and secret language, the relationships they share within a herd that shape how they interact with us, how they learn, think, feel, and perceive, and how we can use this information to better understand and serve the horses we love. Explore the use of body language, the energetic connection, and even delve into animal communication and how Anna has used it to turn traditional horsemanship methods that are anything but natural on their heads.

ReachOuttoHorses.com

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