Puppy Art and Brotherly/sisterly love -- not

[tripperfunster]

Last year, before my brother came out as transgendered (and was still a dude) I made him a paper cut of himself in his Canada Post uniform, as a surprise present for his birthday. He loved it. Like, went on and on about how much he loved it, which was really nice. Like most adults, he's pretty hard to buy gifts for, and we aren't very close, so that makes it even harder.

Fast forward to this year, and my now-sister asked if I would make a paper cut for her, and I agreed. I had actually thought that it would be nice to do a more updated one, but was waiting for her to be farther along in her transition before offering.

So a few weeks ago she texts me on my phone, a photo of a dog, two photos of cats, and a picture of some woman I don't know. Um, what? "Oh," she says, "can you do paper cuts of all of these?" Ha. No. I guess I didn't make the distinction of FOR her and OF her. She wanted me to basically make all of her Christmas presents for her, I guess? And since she has no eye for art, all of the pictures were shitty, cellphone pictures. Not focused, tops of heads cut off, etc. Not the kind of thing that you would make art from.

I told her I would make ONE for her, but that was it. Geez! Presumptuous much? She said she would pay me for my time and supplies, but she doesn't have a pot to piss in, so that would never happen.

Anyhoo, I told her to pick one subject and she went with the dog, which I assume belonged to a friend of hers, since she doesn't have a dog. Like I said, the photo was shit, so I searched the webz for a similar looking red wiener dog, and came up with a suitable candidate. I download it, do my photoshop magic to separate the layers of colour and print out the sheets with the individual layers for cutting. I was out of knives, so I went and bought some more, then went to bed.

Of course, in the morning, I get a text from her saying "Good morning, sis. If you haven't started the pic, don't worry about it."

I replied: "I have started it. What's up?"

"Don't need it anymore."

"Why?"

"Just don't."


facepalm. Cryptic much? I guess she had a fight with this person, but I was not going to waste my time begging her for details. Geez, it's like when people post to Facebook "Oh, I'm so upset right now." and nothing else. I FUCKING HATE THAT! Tell me what happened, or shut the fuck up!

Long story short, I had already done the not-fun legwork for the paper cut, so I finished it anyway. Does anyone know someone with a wiener dog? I'm willing to sell it extra cheap, since *I* don't have one! :D

Comments

[dickgloucester.livejournal.com]

*sends vodka*

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

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[tinkcph.livejournal.com]

Aww, it's so cute! For what it's worth, I think you did a fantastic job with it! But yes, ugh, how frustrating!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yes, he/she has been a source of much frustration for as long as I can remember. I try to keep in mind that ze has a mental problem (bipolar) but sometimes you just gotta call a dick a dick, kwim?

Mental illness doesn't give you the right to fuck people over.

[majmunka.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll find someone as this cutie deserves a good home :)

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks. If not, it can join the dozens of others I have sitting around! :D One day I'll have a hell of an art show!

[nic]

Ugh, that is maddening!!! But the dog is impressive. I hope you find it a home!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Shockingly, she has changed her mind. *eyeroll*

I gave her a WHOLE BUNCH of shit for it, and let her know what a dick she was being. She has very humbly apologized.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Gordon Bennett. There's no accounting for folk, is there? Especially when the folk are also family. That is a ridiculously cute sausage dog though, I wish I knew someone to give it to!

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thank you. This was my first animal, so I really wasn't sure how it would turn out, but I like it.
Shockingly, my sister has changed her mind and now wants it. I told her in no uncertain terms what a stupid bitch she was being, and she humbly apologized.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Lovely, made-for-the-sake-of-beauty art is never wasted! And it is lovely! (But I'm sorry about all the grief.)

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dear. Family IS grief, I'm afraid. Never ending! :D