Trail of Painted Ponies FOR SPACIOUS SKIES CERAMIC  2008 RETIRED 1E/1399

Description

Trail of Painted Ponies
FOR SPACIOUS SKIES
CERAMIC 2008
RETIRED
1E/1399.  Item # 12274
Artist:  Janet Snyder
Item # 12274    Serial #: 1E 1399 (
LOW NUMBER
)
Released:  2008    Retired 7/2011   Last number at retirement: 3E/3271
Ceramic    Walking  7 inches tall
Janet Snyder attended the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, where she majored inpainting and minored in drawing. Janet is now a graphic designer for a big ten University in Illinois where she designs a variety of materials and web graphics.
Pony Story:
Some of the most famous memorials, monuments and landmarks in our country inspired my Pony,” says the artist, a full-time graphic designer at the University of Illinois. While acknowledging that Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Iwo Jima Memorial can only be appreciated when experienced in person, she wanted her Pony to be a kind of road trip across America... on horseback. The original “For Spacious Skies” was the People’s Choice Award Winner of the national “America the Beautiful” competition.
The Trail of Painted Ponies celebrates the magic of the horse as an artistic canvas, therich culture of America, and the unique talents of independent artists. The artists behind this exquisite collection come from all different backgrounds, and the inspirational stories behind each design are as heartfelt as they are beautiful.
The Trail of Painted Ponies announced that Westland Giftware would no longer be reproducing Painted Ponies. Beginning in January 2010,Enesco became the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of The Trail of Painted Ponies figurines and other merchandise. The Westland molds were broken and all of these original Westland Ponies should become even more highly sought after, rare, and valuable.
My photos are of the actual pony in this listing! Please consider these images as part of the description.
I have looked this pony over carefully and can detect no obvious cracks or chips in it prior to shipping.  Please note that some ponies (particularly older ones)may have minor imperfections or show signs of touch-up, such as under-paints or over-paints (as most ceramic and some resin pieces do) that occurred during manufacturing, as each one is hand painted. Most painted pony boxes have shelf wear or the tag may be creased or slightly bent; this does not affect the pony in any way. The pony was displayed in a glass cabinet for my personal enjoyment;
I am selling my collection since I am down-sizing.
Payments must be made within 48 hours after offer. If you cannot finish checking out within the timeframe and want me to work something out, feel free to contact me through eBay message. All non-payments will be reported to eBay so that I can be refunded my selling fees. I also relist that item right after I reported non-payment.
I ship Monday – Friday with USPS.
NO RETURNS (sorry)