[Woodcarver] kind of exciting!

[Donna Menke]

With that the case then I would personally have had a bird to see them carrying the trophy around so carelessly. I wonder if they realize just how delicate a wood carving is?

 Donna Menke
http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 
Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book
New: Making the Hummingbird, video DVD 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjeKRc3dDGE



----- Original Message ----

> From: Marcia Berkall <whitwood at fairpoint.net>

> To: [Woodcarver] <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com>

> Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 8:29:30 PM

> Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] kind of exciting!

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> Thank you everyone for your comments.  It was fun to see my carving

> on television last night, even briefly! :)

> Donna, the trophy has not been duplicated at all.  No reproduction

> rights involved.  No contracts for use of my photo either.  The

> trophy goes back and forth between the teams to whoever wins the year's

> rivalry.  There is no way they could have duplicated that

> picture...it's a composite of two views that I photographed against my

> gray background.  Here's the picture on my web page 

> http://whittlinsnwood.com/WWAlb/commissions/index.html 

> ...obviously the same picture.

> I don't mind a photo of my carving being publicized.  What I

> do  mind is that they never asked for permission or even let me

> know.  They could/should have, at the very least,  mentioned my

> name!  Shame on Sports Illustrated!

> 

> Marcia (aka Mush)

> 

> At 07:13 PM 10/7/2009, you wrote:

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> >>Mush- I remember that commission as you were making it- but I didn't

> >realize to what use the original was going to be used. Have they used

> >your carving to make multiple copies for these trophies? It is exciting

> >to see your work showed around as much as that is. Big congratulations to

> >you.

> >

> >>Personally I wouldn't mind if they used my photos of my work since that

> >is probably better than they could take and I would like my work to look

> >good. Wouldn't it be difficult to prove that it was your photo anyhow?

> >Couldn't they duplicate the photos from the carving they bought? Or did

> >you sell just the reproduction rights?

> >>It would also depend on what your contract states their rights to the

> >image are.

> >

> >>Donna Menke

> >>http://www.woodworks-by-donna.com 

> >>Author: The Ultimate Band Saw Box Book

> >>New: Making the Hummingbird, video DVD 

> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjeKRc3dDGE

> >

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