Grand Unicorn

[Maria]

She was on not too long ago… Maybe you could try a PM?

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True, but then I would feel like I’m nagging. Hmmm…. 😕

[Maria]

I doubt she’s ignoring you, Silver. 🙂 If she hasn’t seen it at all, you wouldn’t appear to be nagging. Besides, she’s said more than once if she misses a question we should ask again.

[Skigod377]

She probably has just not seen it.

[Starbreeze]

In one of the threads, Chessie said something about them going out of town for two weeks, starting Saturday. I don’t know if that happened or not, but maybe that’s why she hasn’t answered yet.

[Bob]

With so many posting now I’m sure it’s dfficult to see them all.
Now I wish I had just stuck with Windstones and collected them all instead of getting sidetracked with the Franklin Mint dragons

[Jennifer]

SilverArrow wrote:

Well, I guess Melody has just been busy. I hope she’s not ignoring a question. 😕

She wouldn’t ignore you! She was probably just getting ready to head out to Oregon and missed it somehow. 🙂

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[Bob]

remember folks Melody does get to take vacations too some time!!

[Tiffany]

well, to me her inspiration for the grand looks like the paintings of the renaissance and after where they have the wealthy nobles atop their horse, rearing with its mane blowing in the wind all dramatic, showing the nobles’ regalness, status and power. thats what i always assumed. just seems to make sense to me to put the beautful unicorn in the same classic pose to show off his grandeur.
hopefully that shows. its napoleon crossing the alps by jacques-louis david. i ALWAYS think of this painting when i look at the grand. when i first saw it i was like oh its just like that horsey from that painting! but then again there are lots of fabulous rearing horseys in the history of art.

[Bob]

but adding this picture does help you see how well Melody did on her horses

[Tiffany]

in actuality, this painting has negative connotations interpretation-wise, but it is a good example of classic rearing horse.
we all know the tale of napoleon crossing the alps- it was a disaster with all of those soldiers and elephants dying. napoleon here says lets go up to cross the alps, with that pointing finger. the horse rears saying” oh to heck with that, i know whats up there: snow ,cold and death!” the horse knows better, napoleon doesn’t- see that very worried look in the horse’s eye- he know what awaits. the wind blowing them isn’t gentle, its strong and dangerous, like a bad storm is brewing, not a balmy summer breeze. but initially casually looking, like passing by, one may not see that.

[Maria]

Another sucker beat by the Swiss. Hehe. 😈

[Bob]

we have too many people that want to rule the world

[laphon1]

Actually, Napoleon did not have elephants. Now Hannibal, a Carthaginian commander, came up through Iberia, crossed the Pyrenees and the Alps into Northern Italy with war elephants during the Second Punic War with Rome.

[DantheDragon]

I saw the original painting of that at the Getty. It’s HUUUUUUUGE O.O There’s also a ton of little details that are totally lost when it’s resized and reprinted.

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