Wild Horses are considered a symbol of America's independance and pioneer spirit worldwide. Yet in spite of protests across America and the world the BLM continues massive roundups that threaten the gene pool of the herds. Is this still a country made by the people for the people or is now just one more country where the rich take what they please no matter how many people object? Why isn't there enough water or land or grazing? Because it's blocked off for private companies to mine, to export the water and sell it or cattle who outnumber horses by the thousands.

Horses gallop through childhood dreams. And in a way, even the poorest american child owns a horse. Because the Mustang belongs to us all. And we can dream that one day we will meet one, even adopt one. But if the roundups aren't stopped-they really will fade away forever. Just like a dream that fades with morning light. Don't forget to sign the petitions: and keep signing. Remind the government: these horses belong to us!

"Stop the Roundups" petition

Site Changes:

Well, my site has received some tweaks. It's been a learning experience.  I'm just now learning what this can do, and what my art can do.

• The Holiday Gifts page is temporarily in hiding until I figure out how to tweak it properly. I do plan to bring it back. However the gifts themselves are still available in the various shops.
• The products page is under reorganization to make it easier to navigate. There are two pages of horse shops and one page of teddy bears. Those three are the Cafepress shops.
• Zazzle and Greeting card Universe are still on the front page.  I plan to look into getting more zazzle widgets to show the specific themed products in that gallery, It may get it's own separate page then.
• I'm also experimenting with a new icon. The old one is still available in shops for now though and I may rework it.
  
• Some of the shops have been renamed, but I kept the old URLs.
  

Hopes for the future: redo the Cafepress shops -  use the same designs, but adapt them for more colors and more products.

Add more fantasy stuff (I'm fond of the dragons, they look cool and are fun to draw.)

Add more designs to Zazzle and the Greeting Card Universe shops/galleries.

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I'm awfully busy, but I plan to keep on.

Meanwhile: Horse lovers everywhere: please keep standing up for the wild horses. The BLM is still rounding up, holding them en masse and evidence suggest there are far fewer left than they would have us believe. Nor are those in holding thriving. Keep in mind the same agency overseeing things like oil companies is under fire for policies that allowed the massive oil spill. Keep the pressure on the politicians - let them know we don't want our heritage and our future destroyed for a quick buck in the present. Especially when the bucks are going into their pockets - or those payed to round up the horses using questionable, if not cruel, methods.

After being out of action on weekdays, I'm back with a new(ish) macbook. New designs are coming and on more products that were previously impossible.

New Teddy Bear designs include: Dad bear with cub, Mom bear with cub, flute playing bear and victory bear. They should be showing up in our Greeting Card Universe store any day now. They'll also be available at Zazzle on mugs, binders for your Mom and Dad day memories and t-shirts.

Don't forget to check out unique designs for your Mother's Day, Father's day and Birthday Cards and Gifts.

Finally! Access to an art program with png and transparencies. The world of Zazzle choices opens up as suddenly I can make the designs look good on nearly anything! It's a bit slow, learning a new program. Then there is the whole, start on photoshop 5 (yeah, very old) on mac, save to flash drive, run down to try in pc program (GIMP) . Fight to open the file for unknown compatibility issues, tweak, save, run back up to mac to upload to mac and hope I didn't miss a spot to erase or make a 'newbie to the program' mistake. If I did then I have to do it all again! PC is not connected to the 'net yet. In addition I only have 1 mouse for the 2 computers.

But here are the newbies: Easter Arab Foal surprised by the bunny and Easter Appaloosa Foal surrounded by eggs are now on products at Zazzle: mugs, t-shirts etc. Also new wild fighting stallions are up and old designs are being revamped with transparencies for more options.

At Greeting Card Universe Saint Patrick's cards are going up and there are lots of Easter cards in the store. Horses and Teddy Bears of course. Check them out on the holiday products page! I'm working frantically to get them up in spite of all the technical and logistical issues. (Including being away from the computer(s) for far too long.

And to any horse lovers' watching keep an eye out for the lates BLM activities. The continued protesting continues to have an effect on the roundups planned. A march is planned in Washington D.C for march 25 if anyone is interested. If you love wild horses at all, if you care about what the government does with your money, let them know by researching the issue for yourself and taking a stand for wild horses. We aren't just bleeding hearts: we have done our homework, and this is wrong. Check out http;//www.thecloudfoundation.org They always seem to have the latest on roundups and petitions.

As usual more stuff is in the works.  Lots of horses, including a Selle Francais. Some delay in posting but I have uploaded a bunch new to Zazzle and Greeting card universe to finish.  There are some technical problems: I'm trying to shift files from my beloved imac to a pc, as the imac doesn't have full access to some websites anymore.  But the pc doesn't like the files, though they are standard formats.  I feel like I'm living in the mac commercial as the outdated mac does things easily the newer pc is having problems with...You are not giving me a good intro Windows...

Well at long last new products are up for the new year.:)

Valentine and Easter products are up on the holiday page. For the horse lovers, check out the cool pinto saddlebred with heart markings.  Or go for the cute appaloosa foal with a yellow lab-the foal has heart shaped spots and the graphic says 'be my pal."

Looking for cute and cuddly? The Bichon Frise and teddy bear up are posted in a special valentine version. So is the pug. A new yellow lab puppy joins the field, available in both easter and valentine versions. More dogs coming soon, including a german shepherd pup, golden retriever pup, and more. A Cairn terrier with heart is availbale at our zazzle shop but not yet posted on the main holiday page.

Or for a more tradional holiday look try the cupid teddy bear greeting card and mug. He's ready, aiming and set to fire on your sweetheart.

More horse images are in the works of course, including a bay trotting colt.

Dog images in progress include a Westie , sheepdog, and a Corgi. More dogs-and pups will come available as I find reference material for experimenting!:cool:

And to all the horse lovers out there: stay tuned to the wild horse debate and calico roundup protests are still going on. I'll likely post more on that in my other blog at wordpress.

New!     Pug lovers-it's here.  Our first ever Pug.  This fun smooshed face dog is cuddled by the teddy bear.  Some versions say "Can I keep it?" (Is this the bear wanting the pug or the pug wanting the teddy? You decide!)  This version is a golden tan, but should soon be offered in other variations.

    Don't forget for cute to check out that clown teddy bear.

    Check out the dragons, the latest is an awesome red/white/gray one modified for different colors. There is also a unicorn.

    These awesome designs are available on mugs, t-shirts, binders, tote bags and even stamps and matching greeting cards.  For more fun pick your holiday.  You'll find a variation of the pug and bear available in christmas, valentine's day and easter versions. 

    So hurry in and look around for your favorite person's christmas gifts.  More added all the time.

Designs are done in color pencil, marker and photoshop, modified for different products and seasons.

New!  I've added more new holiday products to the website, so now all the new Zazzle and Greeting Card Universe offerings are together.  So far there is a new shire colt, a new friesian colt and my first ever dog offering.  An adorable white Bichon Frise cuddles with a teddy bear.  Look for them on cards, scrapbooks, mugs-even stamps!.  The dog is also available on apparel, and I plan to do the horses on some shirts too-soon.  Stay tuned.

Remember Zazzle products can be customized so if you like the picture and want it on another shirt, mug, etc. it will probably be available.  Greeting card Universe cards can be customized inside.

Some of these adorable illustrations have been or will be adapted for other holidays too.  I'm not ready to post for Valtentine's Day on this site yet, but both the Bichon Frise and the Friesian are already being offered.

So check out the Holiday Products Page and start Christmas Shopping!

    Three: items of note for my website.  First: I guess I have to add my new product news here instead of myspace. Myspace has very rudely, with no warning, decided my aging browser is not good enough.  And I can’t upgrade.  I am very angry at those behind these internet concerns who think everyone can upgrade and the heck with loyal customers that can’t.  I’m sure in this down economy I’m not the only one with the problem.  Yet perhaps because they are working specifically in the computer industry they can’t relate to those of us who don’t have access.  What to do but e-mail and object?

My Facebook Page   is here, I may start posting there instead.

Second.  My zazzle offerings have expanded and now include dragons.  Keep in mind the zazzle stuff is customizable.  You can add someone’s name or change the style of item it’s on.  If I haven’t gotten around to making it fit, let me know and I’ll see if I can  get it too.  The Appaloosa’s are going, up, one saddlebred is going up and I have some paint horses in progress.  This all depends of course on being allowed to continue without interference by those who could lock out my browser.  I’ve even done some stamps-but like the greeting card universe offerings expect a wait before they are posted.  I don’t foresee any issues getting approval.

Paint horses are in progress.  The Dragons look terrific on steins and mugs. It may take awhile to resize them for all items as I didn't do them with that in mind.  There is a lovely appaloosa binder, perfect for any horse lover and lots of new teddy bears.

Third. My non item info is probably going to move to my wordpress blog due to sheer necessity.   Look there for more horse stories, inspirations and wild horse info.

Starhorsepax on Wordpress

 

    Tips for People/Animal Encounters
    1. Horses and other animals are clueless about Halloween costumes.  They don’t see a costume kid, they see a goblin.  So keep your distance from strange animals.  Scared pets may bite,kick or scratch.  
    2. Think before you trick.  Leaving the gate open or the like could result in an injured animal.  This holiday is supposed to be fun, not a tragedy.  Keep the death symbols on the decorations.  Don’t risk a real one.
    3. Be careful what you do with the treats.  Chocolate makes dogs sick.  Scarfing down wrappers isn’t good for them either.
    4.  Keep lit candles and pumpkins with them out of reach of pets.  Don’t risk a fire.
    
    Tips for animal care takers
    5. If you have a pet, know how it reacts.  Keep it safely tucked away if it’s scared of strangers or weird stuff.
    6.  If your easy going pet is going trick or treating or partying with you watch what it eats.  If sick people will poison kid treats, they’ll do it to a pet too.
    7  If your pet gets a costume, be careful it won’t hang up on anything and isn’t flammable.  Make sure any  make up, glitter, or tint that you might use on the fur is non toxic and washes out easy.
    8.  Make sure they’re labeled!  Any pet who gets loose on halloween is in for a wild night  Make sure that if an accident happens or a trick goes wrong they can find their way home!