Val
PFG, Picture Framing God
I spent all afternoon framing a huge old "Elvis" canvas banner. Thought it looked pretty good, considering the shape it was in (bad, but hey, it's Elvis!) Thr man came in to pick it up, and wants me to take it apart and "fix" it...less than 1/8" "off" on one side and he "just couldn't live with that". The banner is out of square, people! I couldn't convince him. I'll take it apart, but it will still be out of square.
Put a damper on my day.
Then the phone rings and it's the mother of a young man whose father brought in his college graduation diploma, his valedictorian cord and his 2 fraternity gavels to frame in a shadow box for his birthday yesterday. I really enjoyed working on that. She called to tell me how so happy he was with it, and that it absolutely made his birthday. And then she said "You are truly an artist" (blush)
So...I'll take apart Elvis and remember how happy I made a young anthropology graduate on his birthday, and once again remind myself why I love being a framer!
Put a damper on my day.
Then the phone rings and it's the mother of a young man whose father brought in his college graduation diploma, his valedictorian cord and his 2 fraternity gavels to frame in a shadow box for his birthday yesterday. I really enjoyed working on that. She called to tell me how so happy he was with it, and that it absolutely made his birthday. And then she said "You are truly an artist" (blush)
So...I'll take apart Elvis and remember how happy I made a young anthropology graduate on his birthday, and once again remind myself why I love being a framer!