No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

After the ATC excitement of the previous post tapered off and we came back home from our trip (more about that later), I finished the little project I was working on, that grew and morphed from an ATC idea to an art doll. The construction of the doll's body was going well with one major problem to solve.














In case you don't know, using other artist’s or photographer’s work or pieces of it in your own creation is, both morally and legally, absolutely verboten. The dolly, however, needed a head, and the head in question was residing on the flickr.com website.

















I was apprehensive about making a derivative work from it (from her?) and even tried a few other options but sometimes you can’t work against the muse. However, if you steal somebody’s photo to use, you’d better pray like crazy they don’t sue ya and that they like the object you’re making for them.














As I was working on the doll my mind was trying to figure out how to explain the 'photo theft' to its owner. It would have to be something like a letter of apology with a couple of please forgive me's in it. Anyway, on with the struggle of using a needle when I can't see how to thread it because the new prescription for lenses for my glasses is still sitting on the dresser. (Mostly, because I don't know how I can cope without seeing for a week, while they're being replaced.) This was supposed to be an easy project! Good thing the fun factor is way up there.


















The whole idea was so much fun that it had to be posted on flickr even before it was finished. Nobody would know exactly what it was if I cropped the shot closely, so the surprise wouldn't be spoiled. I didn't expect to get the reaction it caused. People were saying things like sexual energy and hot, which meant I had even more 'splainin to do.

















Protected between two sheets of blue x-ray film (no longer available - it's now digital) and some goodies, the package was off to California. Seven days of agony while I waited.....would she like it or was I in big trouble? Couldn't bear it if she blocked me as a flickr contact, yikes!

Good news came on Friday when I checked all my contacts new photos. Yay, Ruth liked it and Sarah looked happy too!