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01-12-2005, 06:47 PM
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SOG Site Brings Governor's Commission
About four months ago I was working in my studio when the phone rang. Someone said,
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01-12-2005, 07:05 PM
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Michele, that's great news, much congratulations!!! It's very respectable of you to thank SOG, but make sure you give yourself some credit for you talent.
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01-12-2005, 07:21 PM
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Congratulations Michele, this is well deserved.
Allan
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01-12-2005, 07:36 PM
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Thanks!
It's been a very high pressure process, getting to this point -- and I haven't even started the painting yet! The unveiling a few months from now promises to be in a league of its own too, as far as pressure. The contract negotiations alone were a whole new world to me. My usual family portrait contract is two pages long, intentionally non-intimidating. The State's contract had 12 pages. (Thanks so much to those Forum participants who very kindly offered behind the scenes help during the contract phase of the discussions!)
It's been a whole order of magnitude more intense than anything I've done before. During today's photo shoot, for example, there were a lot of people coming in and out of his office. The Governor of Oregon stopped by to chat, the Chief of Staff came in to alert the Governor to some potential security situation, the First Lady came in to videotape, etc. (Maintaining my focus during all that was almost as difficult as working with a wiggly three year old who doesn't want to hold still for the camera. I think my experience during those kind of shoots helped me to concentrate today!)
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01-12-2005, 08:08 PM
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Terrific news Michele, and to think we knew you when ...
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almost as difficult as working with a wiggly three year old who doesn't want to hold still for the camera. I think my experience during those kind of shoots helped me to concentrate today
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That sounds like an interesting photo session. I believe you are so right about your experience paying off.
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01-12-2005, 08:16 PM
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Michele, congratulations!!
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01-12-2005, 09:25 PM
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Great for you. You deserve it for all the hard work you've been doing.
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01-12-2005, 09:36 PM
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Fantastic news and congratulations. What an artist and what a website! The whole process sounds invigorating. I can only imagine how you feel.
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Que sort-il de la bouche est plus important que ce qu'entre dans lui.
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01-12-2005, 09:42 PM
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Congratulations, Michele! Nobody deserves this more than you and I'm not at all surprised that you landed this commission. I can't wait to see it.
Well done and I'm so proud to know you! 
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01-12-2005, 09:55 PM
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Michele - Congratulations! This is very exciting news.
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