Let it not be said I don’t support my favorite hobby artist!! And in return, let it not be said she ever disappointed me. I am so tickled to finally have a painting by Mink—!! I don’t know know how she manages to minimize repeats on the stickers either. The skills of this particular equine artist are nothing short of astonishing.
We'll start here, at the box stage. I'd never actually bought a framed painting from a live artist that I knew before, blush blush. When this arrived I knew instantly what must be inside.
It's been much too long since I've shared my hauls by Mink [Sarah Minkiewicz-Bruenig]. I have been collecting pins all along, and at this point I have 9 black velvet display boards, of which 4 are full and the other 5 nearly so. I was familiar with how pins arrived; I open those bubble envelopes by cutting the adhesive with a knife, thus saving some of it for future use. In contrast, the box was stuffed tight with cornstarch-base packing peanuts and the painting was wrapped in brown paper. Sorry no shots of unboxing,... The stretched canvas was stapled onto a slim but firm wooden frame.
Up to this point the only non-HSO art I had by hobby friends was a small bear portrait from Sue Rowe and a couple of painted rocks by Heather Moreton. I think I was jealous of others' larger paintings, seen while visiting. When this piece by Mink turned up, I thought the riverine theme perfect for a pair of canoeists. I was right -- George loves it too.
It's now hung in my basement's only hallway, right outside the computer room. Amazingly, there was a small nail at the right height in the wall, hidden by the previous poster. No wires needed!! The whole piece makes me so happy and uplifts an area that was stuck in a rut decor-wise. Best of all, it was quite affordable for a one-of-a-kind Mink piece. I love it!!
The 3 packages contained a total of 4 stickers, another surprise from Mink. It always blows me away how she can include stickers I don't have. The Dancing Horse, Roo #74, neatly fits in -- I love all the pintos and that one was new to my collection.
The pair of "bookmark" shaped Talisman horses was a winner -- I didn't have them either. The round orange-colored medallion is a duplicate,.. but a very pretty one. Bling is the rule with Mink stickers and I'm so spoiled by it I hardly even look at non-sparkly stickers anymore...
Of the two pins, the Runequine Talisman III (left) is the most unusual for me. Normally I do not collect these highly stylized horses, preferring the Dancing Horses, the Imperial Unicorns and the other more realistic works. But I already had a pair of Runequines and somehow this one sneaked in to keep them company. Here he is in package,
and here he is on the board with his friends. The little "cherry pops" in the centers of the spiral joints are such a nice touch, and yes, they are glitter.
I'm afraid I'm a sucker for matching sets, alack, alas. Speaking of matching sets, looky here. The Zigbys have been having a field day. I now have all of them but the first, the Rainbow.
How she manages to find new ways to express and celebrate the variations of this dauntless little guy is beyond me. Zigby leads a charmed life. With all the releases in one place like this, it's hard to pick a favorite. However I do have one: I love the Halloween Zigby best. The glittersparkle in his white, unseen here but visible in this 2023 blog post Three of a Kind, is unique amongst Zigbys (unless the Rainbow has it,...) and rare in all her pins. The white Runequine to the left of my matched pair above has it, though unseen here.
I'm going to include one last shot of these six. It is less exposed and tries to show their colors more clearly. You can see the copper on the upper left, and the green Vernal is a bit more in focus.
For those who are going to BreyerFest: I have about 9 Minkiewicz pins for sale, some of them duplicates. See them in Room 612!
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