DreamEyce Studio Blog

Here’s some smiles to start your day! :)

I’ve been making these for a few years and love them, but had put all my focus on my sculpted jewelry and stuck these on the backburner. I’m pulling them back out, and taking requests! These will go in my Etsy shop in the future so let me know what breeds, styles, and colors you’d like to see :) These are pendants (or ornaments) on a hand-made clay canvas, that I hand-paint in any design.

Bi-blue merle Australian Shepherd. This pendant is about 2 inches tall, can be strung up with any length ribbon, or you can use your own chain. $35 (Ready to ship) This style can be done in any breed, or color.

Aussie with sheep, about 2 inches long. This piece is for sale ($35), and other Aussie colors are coming!

Blue Australian Cattle Dog, ready to ship! You decide necklace length.

Cardi with sheep, 2 inch pendant. This pendant has been sold, but more Cardi colors in this design are coming, and I’m taking requests on colors.

Custom Australian Cattle Dogs. This piece has been sold, but I can do multiple dogs, even multiple breeds together on one canvas.

“Star Gazer” design, blue merle Cardigan. This pendant is for sale ($35), all you have to do is request the desired necklace length. I can do this design in other Cardi colors, and any breed.

This is the pendant I made for myself as a custom, of my Maegan.

These are some about 1 inch square in size pendants. Each of these is for sale (Cardi, Bully, and Smooth Collie), for $35. You request necklace color, and length.

I’m just starting to work on an inventory of breeds, and designs in the DreamEyce Etsy shop. If there’s something you’d like to see please let me know, so I can work on getting more variety available with my art pieces! I’m excited about 2012, and dedicating more time to the online shop, and my artwork. I’m so grateful for my patient husband, and all the supporters who inspire me to focus on my talents, and make it possible for me to do what I love in life!

One of the perks of living along the lake, is lots of lake time with the pups! Right now Texas is experiencing an extreme drought, so we have lots more beach than usual, and when it’s windy, it reminds me of the ocean ;)

Roy Rogers is pretty darned sure that he owns the WHOLE place. Shh, don’t tell him otherwise, as you’ll ruin his grin!

Love this boy! He’s never had a bad moment!

I’ve been bad about blogging all my photoshoots, but this was a recent favorite of mine!

Persephone was found roaming the streets of Fort Worth, and was almost hit by a car before her current owner rescued her. She was only about 6 months old, and never claimed by a previous owner. Her rescuer was so smitten she kept her, and they’ve gone on to win a placement in an obedience competition at around 9mos old, and have started in agility training. Amazing for a Siberian, which tend to be “middle finger dogs” when it comes to training. She’ll be PAL-listed so she can compete in AKC performance events. Such a great girl, with a close bond with her owner.

I’m excited about this team in performance competitions, and looking forward to a future photoshoot as Persephone grows up, fills out, and gets a coat. Such a beautiful girl, and great model! For information about booking a photoshoot around Dallas/Fort Worth, visit http://www.TexasDogPhotography.com

After how rocky 2011 was for our family, I say “Bring it on!” to 2012, just please, make it good! Just about every month through 2011 brought on another tragedy or huge stress, so I’m hoping that the struggles are out of fates system now, for a smoother-going 2012. ;) Between tragic pet losses, health problems in the family, and almost loosing Hubby to a major motorcycle accident good times are hopefully heading our way as we could really use a break from falling rocks in life. Oh and of course, top that all off with a big hole in my brick house, which still isn’t repaired almost 2 weeks later… *sigh*

“When things fall apart, consider the possibility that Life knocked it down on purpose. Not to bully you, or to punish you, but to prompt you to build something that better suits your personality, your purpose, your right to find a little heaven here on earth.” ~ Sandra Kring

I’ve got goals lined up to aim for, both personal and business. One of those goals is to get back into the swing of blogging. Darn facebook is so easy to use for keeping in touch with family and friends esp with the easy phone app, but I like having the blog to look back on, plus Dea likes to look through it and is beginning to read quite well so it’s good for her to have to look back on our adventures with. For everything that went wrong through 2011, we all really enjoyed our first year in Texas (Even survived the record-breaking heat and drought this summer!), and are now planning on settling down here, and at least for a while, calling it ‘home’. Now at this point I can’t ever see calling anywhere else but here home, but I do love the ocean, so we’ll see what ’someday’ brings for our lifetime adventures!

I’d been a huge slacker on art-making for 2011, but ended the year on a good note with a custom piece for myself of our baby girl, Maegan. I love how it turned out, and will be offering these clay canvas painted pendants/necklaces I’ve been making since 2006 available for regular sale (And as customs) for 2012. This is a drawing transferred onto a hand-made clay canvas, and painted. The necklace could be ribbon like this, chain, cord, or anything.

So now we’ll see how 2012 goes, and how well I can manage to get back into blogging. A friend even got me a nifty tool for christmas, specifically for night blogging, laser finger rats! How ever did I ever survive in blog-land without them? I’m pretty sure every blogger needs finger light rats now… after all, how could we do our blogging in the dark without them??? ;)

Another fun toy I got for Christmas is the Holga (plastic) lens for Canon cameras. I tossed the little bugger on my old 10D with lens communication issues, and have been having a ball with a cheap plastic toy! These photos were taken at the lake we live along during one of our daily walks. I love the old-fashioned look and feel. I’m planning on printing out some Holga pics for the hallway, since I’ve been torn on what to do decor-wise down there since it doesn’t have great lighting. Works for me! It’s such a challenge to work with lens, as there’s no focus ability, and the plastic really plays with the light so it’s really hit-or-miss what you’ll end up with after you click the shutter, no matter how hard to try and set up the perfect shot. Funny how sometimes the simplest things in life, give you so much pleasure at the end of the day.

So here’s post one, of hopefully many more throughout 2012! Happy new year, and happy blogging!

Jack is handsome, loveable, snuggly, sweet, biddable, and AVAILABLE!

Jack’s foster Mom asked if I’d be willing to do a photoshoot of him to help find him a forever home, and I had so much fun meeting with them! He’s such a sweet boy, and no one can decide if he’s a purebred Siberian, some sort of Alaskan Husky, A Malamute x Shepherd cross, or some sort of Akita mix. He resembles any of these options in looks and disposition, so basically he’s a generic wolfy spitz, northern dog. Great companion, loves activity without being hyper, and he sleeps ‘like a people’ on his back, sprawled out with his head on a pillow!





He was pulled from a high-kill shelter on his last available time. Jack is gaining weight, and his ickky dull coat is shedding out, with new, shiny, healthy coat coming in. I can’t wait to see how much more handsome he is once he’s in proper condition! His foster Mom is starting him on the foundation work for pulling games/sports such as drafting, or weight pull. He’s super biddable, and toy-motivated, has a nice natural fetch, and loves to tug. Handsome, adorable, and loves to work with you! If you’ve been looking for a companion, and partner like Jack, don’t let him get away!

Sekrit is pretty sure that this lake is hers. I think it looks good on her :)

This weekend, thanks to the help of a friend, I was able to get out and show RoRo at the local UKC dog show for those last pesky wins and points to finish him. Last year on his 6 month birthday (To the day!) he went group 1 over a competitive herding group. This year his first show he went group 1 over a competitive herding group, and his 2nd show he went group 2 over a competitive herding group. I couldn’t be happier with my wonderful boy, I got tons of compliments on him, and tips on his and my show future from some awesome dog people. I’m incredibly grateful for my friends in dogs, because through the good and the bad they’re always there to clap, or push!

I can’t wait to get back out into the AKC ring with Roy Rogers, as soon as I figure out that pesky money thing! He sure loves to show, and we have so much fun in the ring together which is what’s really important. I couldn’t have asked for a better dog, and I’m so grateful to have him in my life.

In the photos he’s 17 months old, so still growing up but sure is looking good if I do say so myself!

This was a wonderful show weekend, and I’m so anxious for the next dog shows! I really live for those dog show fixes, and always feel so refreshed after a show. Doing well in the show is just icing on the cake!

Oh MangMang… leave it to my family to make a scene!

Mango slipped her collar yesterday while waiting at a train station in Portland for her owner. Those who remember a few months ago over the holidays, this very special girl flew down to Texas, as we felt it was better than having her escape from a boarding kennel while her family was on vacation on the east coast ;) Mango is a rescue, with some ‘issues’, and is incredibly devoted to her owner, and refuses to be separated from Linda.

The news links showing video of the whole scenario shows Mango in a panic, checking cars while looking for her owner. When Linda was taken to Mangos location by Animal Control, Mango ran right to her and jumped into her arms as soon as she knew it was her. Such a beautiful reunion, scary to have seen the whole situation before the happy, heart-warming family reunion! Poor girl, and I’m so, so glad that she’s home safe!

Glad you’re home Mango… now no more big, scary adventures our you’ll give me a heart attack! I was out hiking when my sister texted me with a news story (While it was in progress), but it wouldn’t load so I had NO idea what the story was about until I was home on the computer. So glad I was sitting down and it was over when I watched the videos, as I’m pretty darned sure I wouldn’t have been able to get home because if I’d seen what was going on I’d be in such a panic!

‘Dog Show’
(Sung to the tune of Garth Brooks song “Rodeo”. Author unknown)

Her eyes were fixed and glazed
Her entries already paid
He’d give half his credit cards
To convince her she should stay
But he knows her loves in Tulsa
He knows she’s gonna go
It ain’t no store, no outlet mall
It’s that damned ol’ Dog Show

It’s the dogs and the bitches
and the rings and the judges
and the roar of the Best In Show crowd
It’s the color of the ribbon
and the point’s she’ll be gettin’
if he points the next go round
It’s the collars and the leads
and the hair that is teased
and the changing of her arm band
The points and the fame and the joy and pain
and they call the thing a Dog Show

She does her best to focus
so her boss won’t really know
Her need for points controls her
but her cash flows running low
and it’s “so long boss, I’ll see ya”
when it’s time for her to go
You know he wants her workin’
like she wants that Dog Show

It’s the dogs and the bitches
and the rings and the judges
and the roar of the Best In Show crowd
It’s the color of the ribbon
and the point’s she’ll be gettin’
if he points the next go round
It’s the collars and the leads
and the hair that is teased
and the changing of her arm band
The points and the fame and the joy and pain
and they call the thing a Dog Show

It’ll drive a Breeder crazy
It’ll drive a handler insane
And she’ll sell off everything she owns
just to pay to play the game
And a motor home and some unpaid loans
is all she’ll have to show
for the years that she’s been chasing
that dream they call Best In Show

It’s the dogs and the bitches
and the rings and the judges
and the roar of the Best In Show crowd
It’s the color of the ribbon
and the point’s she’ll be gettin’
if he points the next go round
It’s the collars and the leads
and the hair that is teased
and the changing of her arm band
The points and the fame and the joy and pain
and they call the thing a Dog Show

It’s the dog and the bait
and the mats and the gates
and the call the thing a Dog Show

It’s the dogs and the bitches
and the rings and the judges
and the roar of the Best In Show crowd
It’s the color of the ribbon
and the point’s she’ll be gettin’
if he points the next go round
It’s the collars and the leads
and the hair that is teased
and the changing of her arm band
The points and the fame and the joy and pain
and they call the thing a Dog Show

~~~~~~~~~~~~
I saw this years ago, and it’s been stuck in my head lately while I go through my dog show withdrawals so I surfed to re-find it! I hum the tune whenever I think about dog shows, so am glad I was able to find it online so I could remember the lyrics! *G*