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This past Saturday, I was dragged to an unofficial family reunion. Okay, I admit that I went freely. I love family gatherings; there’s always plenty of food, family, and love. Since I had not seen so many relatives since I was a kid, I decided to bring along two of my portfolios (one for artwork, and one for paper craft), and all of my business cards. I assumed that my portfolios would get a few glances, and only a few cards would be taken. Boy, was I wrong!<\/p>\n

My portfolios were passed around like crazy with promotional help from a couple of my aunts. I received a lot of complements, and was referred to as the “famous artist.” The things that people couldn’t wrap their minds around were the paper models.<\/p>\n

“What are these?”
\n“Paper models.”
\n“What are they made of?”
\n“Paper.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s such a simple explanation, but they still were not quite sure what to make of them. Paper doesn’t have to be flat.<\/p>\n

With yet more promotion by my aunts, my cards started flying out of the boxes. Most people took two or more cards, especially my brand-new cards from Moo<\/a>, which have different art samples on one side of each card.<\/p>\n

Me oh my, what a fruitful day.<\/p>\n

I also want to give a shout-out to my Aunt Nellie, who attended her first Grammy Awards. Although she didn’t win anything that night, the Polka Family Band<\/a> has been nominated for a Grammy on several occasions. I recorded the show just to try to find both her and my cousin Greg in the audience (fifth row from the front, I later discovered). We’re all very proud!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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