“Hey, Jerrold!” you holler, “What are your marketing plans for your James Marshall biography?”
“You’re a marketing genius,” you continue, “and so very considerate of your time and efforts. You must have some terrific scheme in the works!”
I made a George and Martha diorama for my local library’s Easter PEEP diorama contest.
The plan is this: I win my local competition, get entered in the regionals, win that, advance to State, win THAT, place final in Nationals and THEN, at my awards acceptance speech, say “This is truly an honor, be sure to buy my James Marshall biography, JIM! Six True Stories About One Great Artist. Preorder at Mr. Mopps!“
In all seriousness, I’ve meant to take part in this competition for the last 18 years but never quite got around to it. I do, should be no surprise to you, love dioramas. However, my scattered schooling during my elementary school age days meant that I only ever got to take part in a diorama project once (seventh grade, I did a WRINKLE IN TIME diorama). I’ve made plenty of miniatures since then (a lot of gnome scaled stuff) but this is the first proper diorama I’ve made in a couple decades. It was a lot of fun.
Here’s some close-ups:
