Showing off a custom cut signature booklet - Steinbrenner

[GKreindler]

Woundedduck,

Do you have the final piece in hand? I'd love to see photos of the thing in real space.

Also, can you mention anything about its printing and/or construction?

Thanks!

Graig

[Woundedduck]

The photo was a Polaroid and a blurry, poor quality one at that. It wasn't the nicest presentation and I had no personal connection to it so having it cut up for this project was an easy decision.

I don't know all the details as far as production goes, but it's quite meticulously hand crafted. 200lbhockeyplayer was the creator over on FCB and his work is top notch. The only difference between this and something created by Topps is the logo. I'll try to get some in hand pictures when I can.

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/foru...77#post1715177

The above link is a thread where he shows his process a bit

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Woundedduck

The only difference between this and something created by Topps is the logo.

Quite true.

(I don't recall very much written here in defense of cutting up autographed items in order to shove cuts into cards.)

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Woundedduck

The photo was a Polaroid...

In other words, a one-of-a-kind photo.

[bbcard1]

I think it looks great! Good choices IMO to make combine some uninteresting pieces into something top notch.

[packs]

This is an instance where the card looks better than the original item. I don't think you can really make the argument that a polaroid is a unique one of a kind relic here.

[thecatspajamas]

I think a Polaroid is, by its very nature, a unique one-of-a-kind relic. It may not be fine art, but the format is instantly recognizable and appreciated by many collectors.

I think what david is getting at is that perhaps a different cut could have been used without destroying a one-of-a-kind piece (whether you have emotional attachment to it or not). I actually thought the same thing when I saw it, that the finished piece looks nice, but could have been just a little nicer (in my opinion) if a cut from a 3x5 or other solid white medium had been used instead of something that has the break between solid white and color photograph background at an awkward angle in relation to the rest of the card.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a very neat and attractive assemblage, and seeing the process is interesting to me as well. If you asked me "what one thing would you have done differently" though, that's it.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by packs

This is an instance where the card looks better than the original item. I don't think you can really make the argument that a polaroid is a unique one of a kind relic here.

Of course it's a "unique one of a kind relic." There is absolutely no other identical photo, nor are there any copies of it. That's the nature of a polaroid.