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THE
GALLERY
PORTRAITS OF LOVED
ONES
BUSINESS
POSTERS
Prices for business posters begin at $299, depending on the
poster size, number of people interviewed, and amount of travel and research
involved. The easier the project, of course, the cheaper. Click on the
picture below to read the story of Isidore
Crystal.
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What
is "The Story of Your Life"?
"The
Story of Your Life" is a unique gift item -- a portrait in
prose, of a life well lived, by award-winning writer Michael Finley. We create a unique
art object that tells the world the story you would most like them
to hear:
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your greatest accomplishment
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the love of your life
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the funniest thing that ever
happened to you
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what you were like when you
were young
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who your heroes are
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what values you most want to
pass on to others
"The Story of Your Life"
is a set of framed art objects -- five to a set. They are suitable
for mounting in your home, office, or quarters. They are also displayed in this special
online gallery. You control what is
written.
Who
are portrayed in this series?
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Individuals
on special occasions -- anniversaries, birthdays, retirement.
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Couples
and groups who wish to commemorate an event or achievement.
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Convalescents,
as a reminder that the person who is ailing was not always thus.
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Small
businesses, for display in store windows and on counters.
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The
newly deceased, as part of funeral observance, and as a
remembrance afterward.
What does it cost?
PERSONAL
POSTERS. You can buy our simplest product, a single
12x24 inch poster, for $299. Most people like sets of larger items.
A set of four framed
"The Story of Your Life" 2-foot x 1-foot posters, mounted on stiff foam backing, with
about 700 words of text, costs $799.
You may also purchase
sets in other quantities. You may order them unframed and frame them
yourself. And you can order your poster in a different dimension,
bigger or smaller than than 2'X1' ... with appropriate cost
adjustments.
HOW
IT WORKS. It works the same way, whether you are a private
client or a business client. You have to contact me, either by email
or telephone. If you live in the Twin Cities, we'll come visit you.
Otherwise, we have to interview you by phone.
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First
we prime the pump. You pay a $100 upfront fee. This is
in case we give it our best effort, but it just doesn't work.
(This has never happened, but we know it will one day.)
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The
interview: We meet and work up a story together. It doesn't
have to be your entire biography. (In fact, that's impossible,
unless you're only four years old.) It usually turns out to be a
single story, or the relationship between you (the buyer) and the
person the poster is about.
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Pictures.
You supply a favorite snapshot or photo, which we scan.
Historical stuff is great. Or we can take a contemporary photo and
screen it to look "nostalgic." We can use up to five
pictures. One or two is usually best.
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Then
we write the story.
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Then
we show it to you and we make corrections. Sometimes we start
over again, from scratch. (No charge for this.)
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When
we are both sure the piece is OK, we create the final product,
a famed poster. You can order as many extra copies as you like
(for a charge). We show you the final product and hand you the
bill, you pay us, and that's the deal.
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NOTE:
Changes made after this final stage cost money, so we have to be
sure the poster is exactly the way we want it!
Still interested? Write
Mike Finley, or call him at 651-644-4540.
(c) by Michael Finley 2002
Sometimes you have a longer story to tell,
or you want a gift more portable than a poster. Well, we also write custom
books and booklets. We recently finished a beautiful 80-page booklet about the
Lucy
Idol Center in Ohio, a very special day-school for severely handicapped
adults. And we created a special booklet for onetime Lincoln Del owner Danny
Berenberg. To learn more about a book commemorating your family
or business, email
us or give us a call at 651-644-4540.
An ancient tradition for passing on personal values,
beliefs, blessings, and advice to relatives and to future generations. An
ethical will can be more valuable to, and more valued by, one's loved ones
than the worldly goods you bequeath to them. When
we do an
ethical will we spend as much as two working days with a subject, talking about
many things. The document we finally create can be in a bound
booklet or single-sheet scroll format. Costs vary, from $500 to
$2000. Call us at 651-644-4540. Or email us at this
address.
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