Jim, I just gotta say... once again you have impressed me with the
way you've handled a potentially tricky situation. So many times in
this group an issue has stirred up people's anger and you've stepped
in and said "Look, if it doesn't bother *me* this much, why should it
bother you?" For you to come in here and not only try to diffuse the
situation, but go one better and give Julie an endorsement... that's
pretty damn classy.
- Chris (aka FurryFury)
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "jmhcustomart2004"
<a_change_of_plans_at_y...> wrote:
> Okay, folks, here's the skinny on this situation:
>
> 1) I just got off the phone with Julie Bowman, who is the
individual
> who makes the stuffed dolls. She stated that she always tries to
> contact the artist to get his/her permission to create a doll for a
> customer. I contacted her, since I tend to be a little difficult
to
> track down. Anyway, I told her I had no problem with her making
the
> doll, and that she should definitely get paid for her hard work.
She
> said she was contacted by Clayton, who stated he liked this
character
> a lot, and was able to provide 2 images of Natasha for Julie's
> reference.
>
> 2) Julie seems to be a very pleasant woman, and she DOES NOT MAKE
> ANATOMICALLY CORRECT DOLLS. If you want a cute stuffed doll, go to
> her. Her stuff looks like it's of very good quality. If you want
> something with SPH's (Strategically Placed Holes), she advised me
to
> tell folks to go elsewhere, because she will not do that, no matter
> how much she's offered. And you gotta respect that. So Clayton,
if
> you're expecting a love doll, I'm afraid Julie Bowman won't cross
> that line. But if you're getting the doll as a collectible or
> something, then enjoy!
>
> In closing, please respect Julie Bowman's ethics and don't badger
> her to make a sex doll; she does not want that sort of reputation,
> and I gotta respect that (personally, I don't understand the whole
> furry/plush/sex thing anyway). But again, if you want some quality
> stuffed toys, contact her! She seems quite adept at her craft.
>
> And that's all I have to say on that. See? Situation resolved,
> peacefully and logically. See how easy that was? ;)
>
> Hmmm...maybe I'll have her do up a little figure of Onika...
>
> --James M. Hardiman
Received on Mon Oct 27 2003 - 10:37:23 CST