From time to time I get asked to do unusual things with my art abilities. Remember the original ornament? I painted it for the White House Christmas tree in 2007. I wrote about it the following December in 4 parts on my blog.
- The Ornament Story, chapter one
- The Ornament Story, chapter two
- The Ornament Story, chapter three
- The Ornament Story, chapter four
A man recently tracked me down via my website and requested that I paint an ornament as a Christmas gift for his parents. I asked him a number of questions about available photographs, amount of detail, and his expectations in general. He answered every question and went to a great deal of trouble finding the kind of ornament he wanted and having it shipped overnight to my studio.
A giant carton arrived via FedEx. It was full of fluffy paper and in the center was a fancy silver box with a purple ribbon. Inside that was more fluff and bubble wrap and tissue. In the very center was this ornament:
Oh my goodness. I hope I don’t mess it up! My customer has great faith in my abilities and I will do my very best on this project!
Remember, it is TOP-SECRET! If you recognize the house at anytime during my showing of the process, DO NOT UTTER A WORD TO ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!
Thank you. I have faith in your ability to keep secrets. It is not as if this is the World Wide Web or anything. . . right?
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Thank you for your secrecy, Diane!
Cheryl, it was so very exciting. I still can hardly believe I got to go. Thank you for thinking the ornament was beautiful – when I look at the photos, all I think is “I can paint better now”. When I got asked to do it, I said, “You do know I haven’t been painting very long, right? Right??”
I just looked back at your posts about your trip to the White House. Wow! So very exciting. And the ornament was beautiful!!
… our lips are sealed …
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