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Welcome to Quality Purebred Dog Figurines by Nancy Miller Pinke, -click to enter my website !

   

 

Thank you for visiting 

and for taking the time to look at my art ! 

 

As a dedicated animal lover, I enjoy creating artwork of 

my favorite subjects. I share my home and studio with a

number of Champion Papillons, a very tame house pigeon 

( a black barless Silesian Swallow named "Sami" ) and 

a small loft of show Swallow and Russian Novocherkasske

pigeons. My husband, Dave,and I also enjoy landscaping 

and water gardening on our 5 acres in rural Minnesota

   

Art and animals have been a part of my life since I 

was a child. Although I graduated as an Art Major in Depth

from Winona University ( Minnesota )  I think I learned the 

most about art from my Mother. She had a paint brush in my

hand while I was still in the high chair ! My art career began

as a painter of portraits, landscapes, and, of course, animals.

 

 
Me at work in the studio.

Me at work in the studio.

Me and some of the Papillons ( 2008 )

  In my youth, I was consumed

  with a passion for horses. I rode them, I trained them, and

  I painted them. A changing lifestyle meant downsizing the

  obsession. Papillon dogs worked well in this category.

  I have bred show Papillons for more years than I care to

  remember. My husband, Dave, copes relatively well with

  the constant pitter-patter through the house.

 

  Studio L'image began in 1985 as a partnership

  between myself and Susan Cassem.  We sold a few of

  my original stoneware dog sculptures at a show,

  reinvested in some molds, and a business was whelped ! 

  Sue critiqued as I sculpted to complete most of the

  breeds you will see when you visit my website :

  Studio L'image  Sue has since retired from the

  business and I continue the work. The line now has over

  60 breeds with a special emphasis on Papillons. I hope

  you enjoy collecting them as much as I enjoy creating

  them !

 

The first step in producing a figurine is to complete the original. This is done in

polymer clay. After the original is completed, a mold is made by painting on silicone

rubber in layers over the original. When that is dry, a plaster "mother mold" is formed

around the silicone.  This is then opened and the original removed. Casting material is

poured into the mold and allowed to harden. The casting is then carefully removed from

the mold and hand cleaned and detailed. After drying for a week, the casting is painted

using several types of paint in a two day process.  A final sealer is sprayed on and the

bottom finished with pads. Because each piece requires considerable hand work, 

no two are exactly alike.

  

Click to visit my website : Studio L'image by Nancy Miller Pinke

Studio L'image 

Nancy Miller Pinke

 

Questions ? E-mail me !

    

Clay Original
  
Plaster & Silicone mold
  
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