“ ...British collectors like the
‘big hair’ look — realism is not
required and fantasy is what
is preferred. ”
N. KELLY
RubberNedz and hope to find like-minded people who
want to collect them.
Here in the United Kingdom, Rubbernedz are starting to
appear in the show ring. Since l am busy with china production, l can only make a few RubberNedz each month.
Therefore it will be a while before their presence will be
felt. However, in a very short space of time, they have
proven to be popular; they already have many wins under
their girth straps. The first Rearing Andalusian RubberNed
Maximilliano stormed to an Overall Supreme Championship in his first show and followed it up by winning the
Craft Collectable Championship at BMECS in October.
I intend to bring him to NAN in 2016 to see if he can
charm and delight the judges there. Hopefully l will also
be able to bring other RubberNedz to proxy show them
for their owners, hoping their innocent appeal can be appreciated by a larger audience.
RubberNedz will never be “perfect” and that takes away
a lot of the pressure in the creative process. I can not
After all the pin holes have been repaired with latex, the achieve a crisp, smooth resin finish, or the exquisite dehorse is ready to be painted; this is one area where l am tail of a piece of Fine Bone China, but l would not be able
still trying out various different options. I think this is the to hug or stroke either of those. A little RubberNed can go
most difficult process so far, as l shall not know if l have everywhere with you. They will not mind being squashed
been successful until several years have passed. All Rub- into a handbag and they should survive nosediving onto
berNedz, which are currently being sold, are considered a concrete floor. Stroking and plaiting their manes and
to be prototypes. I am recording which paint process has tails can provide much needed therapy when you are
been used on each one and, in time, l hope to be confi- stressed and, most of all, they make people smile. If they
dent that l have been successful, though I am a bit anx- can make people \ H [