BreyerFest: Final Bits & Pieces

(Some final wrap up on BreyerFest with a bit of a surprise at the end.)

Even though I filmed my own seminar and had watched the final video multiple times at home, I decided I wanted to stream it and see what it looked like coming through virtual BreyerFest.

Like everyone else, I had to pay $5 to watch it, but I felt that was a small price to pay for being a part of BreyerFest. 

Never did I think I would be a presenter at BreyerFest, but it happened and I am still excited about it.

This was a test photo for the seminar - too colorful and busy plus, if you are doing something for Breyer, it's a good idea to actually USE a Breyer to demonstrate!

While sewing and listening to the live stream Saturday morning, Kimber gave some stats about Friday's virtual part of BreyerFest and I quickly wrote them down. There were attendees from 72 countries, with the top five listed in order. I think that bodes well for continuing to have a hybrid version in the future.

Breyer is going to mail my ambassador models soon.

I knew that I would receive one of the Ben Nevis models (the 2020 volunteer horse) for stewarding the Prost! Adult Novice Photo Show, but what I would receive for teaching a workshop was mystery. (Photo from Breyer's blog.)

I was thrilled when I heard that it would be the Lippizaner mare in a glossy black! She is one of the non-vintage molds that I like and collect, and black is my favorite horse color. (Photo from Google search.)

Now, here's a bit of a puzzle... Next year's theme has been announced, but take a close look at the screenshot of the announcement currently posted on Breyer's BreyerFest Blog.

Dates are to be announced? Normally Breyer announces the dates by the end of BreyerFest. And there were dates in an earlier version of the announcement. The Clarion has already taken 2023 reservations for those dates, but clearly something has changed. (My guess is that another event wants the same dates and areas of the park as Breyer and there is some negotiating going on.)

Changing the dates would be a headache not only for Breyer, but for many, many hobbyists who attend annually and plan their work, school, and vacation schedules around BreyerFest. And for the Clarion, too, which has already gotten many reservations for next year for the retracted dates.

Definitely stay 'tooned on this one.