Thank you Mr. Sakai! (my art pickup from SDCC '07) *UPDATED*

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Thank you Mr. Sakai! (my art pickup from SDCC '07) *UPDATED*

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I just wanted to post a follow up to my UY commission request from Mr. Sakai's "What to bring" thread. I made sure that one of my first stops on Preview Night was at the UY booth and after diving into the original art portfolios on the table, I told Mr. Sakai who I was and what I had requested. He pulled a beautiful piece of art from behind the table made just for me!

Here's what I had requested in the other thread:
"I would love to request something with Usagi and Gen relaxing over sake (which Gen finds a way not to pay for, of course :lol:). Those scenes are always my favorite...the two of them battling all day and then finding a place to rest and sharing a meal and a drink together."

And here's what I received:
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I am still just completely blown away! I knew it would be nice and I would love it, but I'm just so proud to have this and show it to my friends and I can't wait until I can have it framed and up on my wall!

And, as if that wasn't enough, while I was at the booth, Mr. Sakai was nice enough to sign and draw in my Art of Usagi Yojimbo hardcover:
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Thank you, Mr. Sakai, for a great start to my convention and a beautiful piece of art that I will cherish always! And thank you for being so nice to all of your fans!

Sincerely,
Brandon
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Wow that is certainly a great piece. Congrats.
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I've got to find some way to attend these conventions. I'm starting to think about paying for the entire airfare there and back, regardless of whether or not I could afford it.
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Colin Solan wrote:Wow that is certainly a great piece. Congrats.
Thanks! I'm terribly pleased with the way everything worked out!

Ben wrote:I've got to find some way to attend these conventions. I'm starting to think about paying for the entire airfare there and back, regardless of whether or not I could afford it.
You really should. It's a crazy place, but San Diego really is the place to be if you can make it.
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Fantastic piece!!!!

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That's a real good commission piece there :)
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Splitting the reward...

:lol:

a great piece indeed !
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Congratulations on an excellent piece. I can see why you'd be blown away by it!
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Steve Hubbell wrote:Fantastic piece!!!!

:shock:
I couldn't agree more :)
Mayhem wrote:That's a real good commission piece there :)
Thanks!
Fanfan wrote:Splitting the reward...

:lol:

a great piece indeed !
I love it!
Texcap wrote:Congratulations on an excellent piece. I can see why you'd be blown away by it!
Yeah, it was one of those moments where I was seeing all of this great art in Mr. Sakai's portfolio and really trying to decide if I wanted to buy one of those...then he showed me the "Splitting the Reward" piece and I just wanted to stand there and stare :)
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That's brilliant!

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fantastic piece! I love Gen.
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Re: Thank you Mr. Sakai! (my art pickup from SDCC '07)

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Yes, very awesome peice!

Isn't Stan the coolest guy! He really takes care of his fans. I had the same reaction when I met him at the Emerald City Comicon a few years ago. It was almost overwhelming meeting him & sorting through all of his artwork.

I can't wait to meet him again, hopefully at next years SDCC.

Take care! = j
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Thanks again to everyone who has commented! I had the Usagi and Gen original piece and the UY100 Poster (signed and sketched...thanks Mr. Sakai!) framed last weekend and finally had a chance to hang them in my new, tiny office. I need to decorate more, but these two are a great start!
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Sorry for the small and less than great photo...all I had on me was my camera phone...but you get the idea. I think I'll put my UY TPB collection on the shelf above my desk/computer. My co-workers might think I'm a little nutty, but I'm ok with that :D

Anyone else have UY stuff up on their walls at home or work?
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Post by MikeM »

That looks sweet! I still need to get my issue 100 poster framed.
Im hoping my wife does it for my birthday.
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