Where art lives with Courtney & Charlie
I developed this multimedia presentation to share with all my clients where art comes from:
So do you know where the best art comes from now?
I didn’t include the story of Courtney and Charlie’s first date, but if you’d like to listen to it here:
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…you can see how their engagement shoot reflected their first date and how tucker got included.
In case it’s not totally clear, the framed photos are the shadowbox that I made with Charlie’s input. The frame is antiqued barn wood, and it has a two inch deep sealed wooden shadow frame. The glass is painted from the inside to harmonize with the weathered edges of the photos and handmade paper in the backing. The photos are mounted on raw nails to avoid adhesives which lower the archival stability of the piece.
I look forward to blessing more and more of your lives with joy, strength, memories and moments
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15 Responses to “Where art lives with Courtney & Charlie”
Niles on: April 18th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
People are as happy as they make up their minds to be….and you’ve captured it wonderfully!
gary on: June 12th, 2008 at 8:28 am
great work. I can see your passion in it.
natalie on: June 12th, 2008 at 10:38 am
This is so beautiful! I can’t wait to explore the rest of your site. Thank you for sharing your talent and heart!
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dawn davis on: September 2nd, 2008 at 6:07 am
Another beautiful love story!
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ABC Dragoo on: February 20th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
OMG – this is the very best. I love the story – and can’t wait until March to tell ours/mine it should be really fun.
Warm Regards,
Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo
@Bespoke Stationery
Petra Hall on: March 30th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Neil, thanks for sharing this wonderful story. I love the piece of art and I love this couple (every woman should have a “Charlie” and a photographer like you).
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