3 x 1-1/2 x 2-1/4 inches
Remember: because Hevener Figurines are hand-made, no two can ever be exactly identical -- which has always given them an extra value for collectors. We have designed and made many figurines over the 50 years during which they have been collected . . . we started by making clay souvenirs for tourists visiting our beloved Pennsylvania Dutch Country, where the studio still operates today . . . yes, we have hosted many tours to the studio, but we prefer to keep it private. The designs are made in clay and the figurines are cast in a blend of stone powders which we have tested and developed over many years.
The photo shows you samples of figurines made in the studio and an original figurine being made. This piece is approximately 3 inches high. The Hevener Figurines have been collected world-wide for more than 50 years, and they are sold at the finest dog and horse shows such as Westminster, Crufts and Scottsdale. (They are also one of the oldest product lines to be sold online since markets like this first started). As always, just ask for the color you like and we will do our best to please. We are YOUR studio! “America’s Studio” . . . And you are invited to see other celebrations of this breed in our online stores inspired by the books and stories of Ron Hevener.
Like many of us as kids, I started my art collection with Miniature figurines sold as souvenirs at tourist attractions. For me, it was a souvenir and candy stand in the local park and it was my candy money that I used to buy a little glass figurine of a dog with her puppies, packaged in a cotton-filled box shipped all the way across the ocean from an island nation called Japan .... Remember, I was just a kid & I believed somebody far away in a place called Japan had made this little dog just for me.
As the years went by, and as I studied in the North Museum of Natural History on the campus of Franklin And Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I mastered the skills that officially began the collectible Hevener Figurines. Before I knew it (I'm kidding. It took a lot of knocking on doors of gift shops and hand-making figurines for tourists visiting the Pennsylvania Dutch Country) the Hevener Figurines were born. I was a figurine maker with my own studio!
That, of course, was a long time ago, and, today -- along with my books and other things I love to make -- they call me a pretty good figurine designer. I want to thank all of the people who have collected my work through the years. And, I am writing this note to you from beautiful Brazil, which I visited during my travels and fell in love with so much that we are opening a new studio here.
As an artist, something as small as a Figurine has shown me how great the world is, and I hope you treasure this hand-made work of art as much as I do.
And, as a writer, well, you can find me listed on Amazon Books and you can see I am never (ever -- ever) at a loss for words! (And, yes, as you might guess, my novels are mostly about adventurous people who love their animals and I've lived just about everything I write about). Tchau (For Now) ... Ron Hevener, Sao Paulo, Brazil.