tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post6030784766024004898..comments2024-03-20T00:59:56.902-07:00Comments on palblog: Teapot TuesdayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-23189155355260444292015-11-29T05:36:51.022-08:002015-11-29T05:36:51.022-08:00Does he ever reply??Does he ever reply??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101195969087079820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-68117545707470392742015-10-23T21:56:35.797-07:002015-10-23T21:56:35.797-07:00Cool shape Pete...scale of it looks "large&qu...Cool shape Pete...scale of it looks "large"...what are it's overall dimensions? The texture looks like ripples made up of nested arcs, which is an interesting contrast to the angular, planer form. Has a commanding/demanding presence. The last photo with the tea pot fully assembled, is it fired at this point?<br />JED<br />(Ps: 3rd time trying to post this, previous tries failed, I think, for reasons I don't understand, so my apologies if all of a sudden you get 3 similar posts showing up...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-41006146315127828472015-10-23T17:07:32.346-07:002015-10-23T17:07:32.346-07:00Hi Mr. Laird - you don't know me, but I just w...Hi Mr. Laird - you don't know me, but I just wanted to take 2 minutes of your time to thank you - this is the only way I could get a hold of you.<br /><br />I'm 30 years old and live in Canada. Like every other child of the 80's, I was a huge fan of the Ninja Turtles.<br /><br />In 2012 I finished medical school and began my neurology residency. In 2014 my brother came over to watch "Turtle Power: the Definitive History of the Ninja Turtles", and loved it. My brother and I had been toying around for a long time with the idea of writing a neurology textbook for medical students, but in a totally different way then standard medical school books. Rather than a dry texts with few figures, we almost wanted to do it like a cartoon, with huge, exaggerated drawings. We pitched it to a bunch of publishers, but they just laughed at us. Graduating from medical school, I am over $300k in debt, and I was trying to think of anything to I could do to try to help me out of that (as medical residents get paid less than waiters, both here and in the USA), and my brother was between jobs, and just trying to get by. <br /><br />We watched that documentary and were so inspired by your and Mr. Laird's story of the early days of ninja turtles, and the struggles you had. Boy did it resonate with us. We decided to retool, and go knock on a few doors. Finally, a few publishers said they'd submit our samples to a few test audiences. What returned were some of the most positive reviews the publisher's said they had seen in a long time. Soon, publishers were outbidding each other to win our contract. What a turn around!<br /><br />We're just working on it now with the plan to launch in Sept of 2016. I just wanted to say thanks - both for the Turtles and my childhood, but also for inspiring us (like you probably have so many people), with your story of tenacity. You made us believe that two little guys can take on the giants and win.<br /><br />We actually met about 10 years ago at comic con in Toronto. I remember, you drew me Shredder, Donnie, and Raphael. It's one of my greatest regrets that my parents threw out a box of my stuff when I moved out, and I lost them. Turtles have had such a huge impact on me and now on my book....I was hoping you would consider redrawing them for me? I'd pay you anything you thought reasonable.<br /><br />If you'd be willing, I'd be thrilled to hear from you. Please contact me at warren.berger85@gmail.com. Thanks again. I really hope this reaches you!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211495988992119624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686991059820767773.post-77164421679496859582015-10-23T07:21:53.168-07:002015-10-23T07:21:53.168-07:00I'm fascinated, as always, by your creative pr... I'm fascinated, as always, by your creative process. Such an unusual piece, with its own elegance.<br /><br />Oh, and hey! 'll gladly participate in your experiment....Harney's Paris tea, if you please.Melodyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187997924850618861noreply@blogger.com