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I am a digital artist/photographer. A lot of my work is creating memories of people and pets. My work endeavors to tell a story.
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It was nice to see you at the dock doving today. Looking forward to seeing the pics you took of my boy and our friends!!
Hello, my name is Judi Richards, I am a photographer/digital artist. I would like to share with you my latest commission and Poppets story. The story may seem long, but this is how Tish Elisabeth Hudgens remembers her heart dog.
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Ok - I’m sending you Poppet’s story - it’s lengthy but I don’t want to leave any part of it out. I’d love to combine it with the story of how you created this piece and post/share it at the same time you do if that is ok with you. 😊
Tish Elisabeth Hudgens
Poppet was my ♥️ dog, plain and simple. It has been almost a year since I lost her at age 11 & 1/2. I was so devastated by her passing, followed only six weeks later by my 12-year-old Doberman, Rainy, joining her at the Rainbow Bridge, that I couldn’t bring myself to even post about it.
Since that time it’s been my desire to have something unique and beautiful created as a tribute to how very special she was and will always be to me, something that tells the story of her life and how she made my own life so much brighter. I’m am beyond happy to share that Judi Richards Photography has done a phenomenal job of doing just that, and has created that an artistic memorial beyond what I could have dreamed of. Her talent is amazing, and I’m so pleased to share what she has imagined and brought to life on canvas, a work of art for which I will always be indebted to her!
She has managed to tell Poppet’s life story with only five photographs chosen from twice that many I provided for her. Making this project even tougher was the fact that Pop hated having her picture taken, so I don’t have very many I was able to “sneak” throughout her life.
Poppet was special in so many ways. She was the alpha dog in my pack no matter what that pack included during her time - Dobermans, Frenchies, Dachshunds, and an assortment of others along the way. She ruled with dignity and grace - no heavy-handed intensity necessary; it was a no-nonsense aura she carried, and it was felt by all and respected. The main photo on the far left represents that part of her - serene, yet keeping a watchful eye out for anything unacceptable.
Her huge Frenchie smile and dark bright eyes were her trademark and I feel the true essence of her soul and being, along with her wiggly flag-tail. You could see her intelligence in those eyes, and her sparkle and sense of mirth, like she had a wonderful joke to tell or was getting ready to pull your leg.
She was the foundation of Sapphire Skies French Bulldogs, represented by the top right photo. I bought her purely as a loving pet and companion, but it wasn’t long before I was bitten by the show bug. I had shown dogs in obedience and briefly in confirmation much earlier in my life, so after obtaining permission from her breeder to show her, we gave it a try.
She had a great personality for it, but she had that darned flag tail, so did not go on to earn her championship, but it was fun, and she was a winner in so many other ways, most importantly in bringing so much joy to my life during a time when I really needed it.
She did produce two litters, the first being a brindle boy singleton - for those of you who know me - that’s my little quirky, funny, little alien, Panda, who I could not bear to part with and is living his best life with me still, now 9 years old.
Her second and final litter produced my golden girls - Patience, Promise & Breezy. Breezy went to my friend Carrie Peterson and became her foundation bitch. I kept Promise and Patience - and Patience went on to produce my lovely Peyton (GCH Sapphire Skies Front Page News With TikiBull). I see so many wonderful qualities from Poppet in her, and I look forward to future generations. I think she and I did really well by each other.
Poppet was confident, yet laid-back and a real sweetheart - just an all-around fun girl to be around. I took the middle photo of her laying on her back in the grass when she was about 5 months old, and it’s one of my favorites and feel it represents those qualities in her.
And Pop embodied all the wonderful traits of a French Bulldog - she was a clown, happy-go-lucky, lovable, mischievous, sometimes naughty, stubborn and silly! One of her favorite things to do was to put her two front feet in a big water bowl and splash the water back on her tummy to cool down. It could be messy and sometimes exasperating, but always made me laugh, so I had to include a photo that represented that side of her down on the bottom right.
And of course, the rainbow because she is no longer beside me here in the physical world, but at the Bridge where I will be reunited with her one day.
She was a magical part of my life, and Judi has captured that magic and somehow transformed it into a remarkable work of art that I will always treasure! I cannot wait for the 16x20 original to arrive, and you will have to put up with me sharing again at that time!
Judi is wonderfully talented and was amazing to work with, wanting to know Poppet’s story, everything about her and our journey together - she really listened and cared, and the results are more perfect than I ever imagined possible. Have a look at her fantastic, imaginative one-of-a-kind creations on her page, Judi Richards Photography. Just like I tell first-time Frenchie owners: this may be your first, but it won’t be your last - I feel that exact same way about Judi’s artwork!
This is a portrait I rendered of my Stumpy for his 11th birthday. It is a composite which includes Cutter, myself, the heron he chases up and down the beach, Cutter retrieving a stick from the sea, the old gear we sit on and the pylons that were part of the wharf at the Port of Union Bay where we walk almost every day.
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