The Professor! pin design
Added 2019-04-15 12:46:10 +0000 UTCI spent the end of last week with my dad in Northern Germany, so there was a lot to do and I didn't have my desk or mind free for the Arien portrait for Paul. I am still constantly thinking about pins, especially now that I know that (a) it is possible to get perfect ones and that (b) they sell incredibly well! I do make a little less money with them than with prints, but they somehow make me far happier, if that makes any sense. ^____^ I can't wait to bring them to all the cons this year! MagicCon is next, the weekend after Easter.
The remade Maedhros pins for you guys are finally going into production again this week (somehow, communication with the supplier is fairly slow and error-riddled).
In the meantime, here's a design I'm really fond of. The map will be gold (raised and recessed), the rest hard enamel, as usual. I also will do the dragon and Éowyn fairly soon, as well as a larger pin (around 5 cm/2 inches, twice as big as the last ones. Possibly already for the dragon. Any thoughts what a larger pin might be? Thorondor/Gwaihir? Someone on a horse? Absolutely someone on a horse. Who?
I'll postpone the sons of Feanor set until after I know whether larger sets sell. Right now, I'm a little worried that I'll be left with loads of little Curufins that nobody wants. ;)
Welcome to two new Patrons - Cécilia and Elena! So glad to see the crowd still going strong. <3
Comments
I am so in love with this pin!! I'm definitely going to have to make a separate budget for these pins :D
W.A Hart
2019-04-15 21:36:04 +0000 UTCOh my goodness... 😍
Laura Michel
2019-04-15 18:28:17 +0000 UTCAnd for the horse and the rider pin how about Theoden on Snowmane blowing a horn?
Tanya
2019-04-15 17:10:56 +0000 UTCI’m eagerly awaiting art book and pins bundle. Will definitely be getting this one and Finrod.
Tanya
2019-04-15 17:04:25 +0000 UTCI'll meet a large proportion of them this August! ;)
Jenny Dolfen
2019-04-15 14:55:25 +0000 UTCAnd a Giant Ent would not be bad either. Though dragon is maybe more for everyone?
Liv Klein
2019-04-15 14:55:10 +0000 UTCOh now, this one will probably get to live permanently on my bag, it’s great, love the design! As for a large pin, well - Dragon! Smaug!
Liv Klein
2019-04-15 14:47:40 +0000 UTCConsider this my pre-order for The Professor.
Steven Tryon
2019-04-15 14:34:37 +0000 UTCBeautiful! Very nicely done indeed. (I wonder if the Tolkien Society in England would be interested in ordering some -- or at least making their members aware of this pin?) <3
"Blade" McMicking, D.I.
2019-04-15 13:26:57 +0000 UTCThat was my first idea as well! Already thinking about how to do a dapple grey in enamel. XD
Jenny Dolfen
2019-04-15 13:21:58 +0000 UTCFingolfin on Rochallor! (An iconic picture comes to my mind: <a href="https://goldseven.wordpress.com/galleries/tolkien/wp_fingolfins-challenge_fin/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://goldseven.wordpress.com/galleries/tolkien/wp_fingolfins-challenge_fin/</a> :-) )
Matěj Čadil
2019-04-15 13:10:14 +0000 UTCAaaahhh this is amazing! Definitely gonna want ones of these.
JX
2019-04-15 13:07:47 +0000 UTC
