Giggles: The TRUE Story (A Cautionary Tail)

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"The Thrill of Recognition / The Agony of Reality"

Triangles/CherryBurlWalnutSwirl1a.jpgNancy (my wife) named this piece...
She said she liked it so much that it made her giggle, so I gave it to her.  She lets me use it and the image.
I entered this piece for judging at the 2007 NWA Showcase.  It was awarded first place.
I submitted the image along with others to some local juried art/craft shows.
The image of Giggles was selected to be used on the front page of the Dutchess County Fairgrounds home page!
 
 
 
 
Triangles/01a.jpgIt was also used on the reminder/discount postcards for the fall show at Dutchess County Fairgrounds.
It was ALSO selected to be used on the programs:
In the print advertisement (black and white AND color):
And even on the BILLBOARDS...
My wife loves me (thank God), but it was REALLY going to my head.
Now, nobody really knew who I was, but tens of thousands of people had seen images of this piece by now.  GIGGLES was truly FAMOUS!
You might think that this would translate into sales, BIG sales, LOTS of BIG SALES (I did), BUT...
It really only translated into a lot of attention, admiration for the work and a lot of;
 
 
"It looked a lot bigger on the billboard" (not even funny the first time). 
 
I will add more pictures soon, I still have to make a living (darn the luck)! 

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