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Mary Sparrow · 01-10-2005, 08:04 AM

Hi October, I kept meaning to welcome you and never got back up to that section yesterday!

There is really no way of knowing just exactly what took place. But from my experience working on the end of being in charge of a large black tie auction, my bet is your offer of a gift certificate got lost in the shuffle. Just based on the fact that they were quite enthusiastic and eager to have your painting. It is apparent that they didn't have a problem with your ability as an artist. So my guess is that they either had a policy (for some odd reason) to only have one item per company/person to offer, or your email's weren't getting to the right place, or you just were dealing with a slacker.

It would seem that three emails and a phone call would have been sufficient. However, as wonderful as email is, I never assume people get my emails. With so much spam that gets through these days, and just basic glitches, it is easy for them to be overlooked. As for your phone call, it could be as simple as they didn't get the message.

I certainly wouldn't take that particular experience as something that you feel was a negative reflection on you as an artist. They loved what they saw, right?!

01-10-2005, 08:04 AM	#2
Mary Sparrow EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,120	Hi October, I kept meaning to welcome you and never got back up to that section yesterday! There is really no way of knowing just exactly what took place. But from my experience working on the end of being in charge of a large black tie auction, my bet is your offer of a gift certificate got lost in the shuffle. Just based on the fact that they were quite enthusiastic and eager to have your painting. It is apparent that they didn't have a problem with your ability as an artist. So my guess is that they either had a policy (for some odd reason) to only have one item per company/person to offer, or your email's weren't getting to the right place, or you just were dealing with a slacker. It would seem that three emails and a phone call would have been sufficient. However, as wonderful as email is, I never assume people get my emails. With so much spam that gets through these days, and just basic glitches, it is easy for them to be overlooked. As for your phone call, it could be as simple as they didn't get the message. I certainly wouldn't take that particular experience as something that you feel was a negative reflection on you as an artist. They loved what they saw, right?!