Hi Ferret Lovers,
 
I have been considering for some time marketing ferret stuff.  I am
all too aware that there is a great lack of ferret memorabilia out there,
and since statistics show that ferrets are the 3rd most common pet -
I think we need some more.
 
So far, I have toyed with everything from shrinky-dinks to pastel drawings
of ferrets.  I can draw and paint ferrets - and it is enjoyable.  My
limitation, however, is the lack of ferrets to draw and paint.  I have
too lovely females - both sables.  My only other source is the ferret books
I own.  They, however, often use the exact same pictures, so once again
my sources are limited (and I think I have drawn just about every ferret
in those books.)  My other limitation is that I have a cheap
camara that only takes distance pictures - all close-ups become blurred
and distorted.
 
I don't have time to market stuff large scale.  So, it would be more like
a hobby.  Right now, I do things for myself and friends who have ferrets
(they make great gifts - drawings and paintings that is).
 
What I ask of all of you is this - do any of you have any good ideas for
ferret memorabilia?  I have seen t-shirts, and know of one other person
that has done some really excellent etchings of ferrets.  I haven't seen
much else though (I was excited when someone recently found porcelain
ferret/ermine figurines)!
 
Also, if any of you have any good ferret pictures that you could send me,
(donate to me) either to keep or to use temporarily (I would send them back
to you), that would be really wonderful.
 
Close-ups as well as whole body pictures (these are usually harder for me
to find) would be greatly appreciated.
 
My address is:
Chris Haas
Chris' Lettering & Design Shoppe
1555 Adams Street, E-3
Madison, WI 53711
 
Phone:  (608) 255-9869
 
So, if you have any ideas - I can't do porcelain or sculptures because I
don't have the equipment, but am open to any suggestions you might have,
(unique ones especially - like shrinky dinks or other less used media)
please email or snail-mail them to me.
 
If you would like me to design/ make something for you (or as a gift for
someone else) let me know.  Chances are, in this case, I will need some
pictures to work off of.  Depending on the number of requests I get (if any)
will depend on the time needed, etc.
 
Thanks and hope to hear from all of you,
 
Chris.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 0389]