THE BIG PITCH

So I finally finished putting together samples of a gift-line I created and I'm ready to pitch it to someone. I've worked freelance for a gang of giftware companies, and in-studio for another for almost eight years. I had planned to leave giftware, but when the work is there it's decent money, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to keep my feet in the water. I'm not sure how many times I'll have to offer this thing around before someone bites, but I'm hoping my first target will be interested. A friend of mine is fond of saying that if you throw enough (fill in your favorite vulgarity for fecal matter here) against the wall, eventually something will stick. So far, he's created a lot of brown walls, so I'm not sure that principle is universally true. However, persistence seems to be the deciding factor in many a success, so one cannot simply pooh-pooh his advice –– no pun intended. I've determined not to move in too many different directions at once, because doing so is often stifling. Better to make a plan and stick with it to the finish before moving on to something else. I have plenty of unfinished projects to show I've not exactly kept my own counsel to the letter, but I try my best. Be that as it may, this is one project I've finished. Now to test the waters . . .