At last! I can share some news that I have been excited about ever since last fall.
See that bottom right photo on the BreyerFest workshop page?
That's me - I am teaching a workshop for BreyerFest: Prost on how to make Pony Pads!
When Breyer contacted me in early November, they invited me to teach an in-person seminar at Kentucky Horse Park. I was willing, but I felt that asking Breyer to have 20 plus sewing machines on hand for me would not be feasible. (To say nothing of the irons and ironing boards that would be required, too.) So, I suggested I do an online seminar instead. Breyer agreed.
Daughter-in-love Vanessa is a professional photographer with her own studio downtown and she agreed to help me with the seminar's recording and production.
Last weekend she came over to film the seminar. (I made an oblique reference to it in this blog post but at that point I could not share what project we were working on together.)
I was a little nervous beforehand but as a teacher, I've taught many seminars in the past and teacher-mode soon kicked in.
Breyer sent me an email yesterday and said that since the workshops have now been posted, I could begin promoting mine.
All collectors who purchase tickets will be able to watch my seminar. That includes virtual tickets, so if you want to see it but aren't attending BreyerFest in person, you can watch it that way. (Virtual tickets go on sale later this month.)
As I understand it, that is the only way you will be able to watch - I won't be able to put the video on YouTube for you all to see when BreyerFest is over.
I've attended many BreyerFests, but this is the first time I've presented anything. I've always thought that if I ever did, it would be in connection with collectibility or vintage Breyers.
Never did I dream that my other hobby of sewing would bring me into the Breyer spotlight.
