|
Post by BostonGo on Mar 28, 2014 0:02:19 GMT -4
With over 35 years experience in Etch-A-Sketch Art, Jeff Gagliardi is one of the original, and one of the best known Etch-A-Sketch artists. But believe it or not, Jeff never had an Etch-A-Sketch when he was a kid. The first time he seriously tried to draw anything on an Etch-A-Sketch was when he was a college student (at the School of Visual Arts in New York) and was playing with an Etch-A-Sketch that belonged to his nephew. “I did a drawing of the Taj Mahal complete with reflecting pools. Quite frankly, I didn’t think it was a big deal, but my family wouldn’t let me erase it. From that point forward people would walk past the serious work I was doing as a painter and want to see the Etch-A-Sketches.” That was all in the early 1970’s. Since then he has enjoyed fame and success as an Etch-A-Sketch artist and he’s created countless sketches. End of a Career Not long ago Jeff broke both wrists in an accident and his Etch-A-Sketching career has now come to an end. After 5 surgeries his dexterity just isn’t what it was. He still does personal appearances and will continue to produce prints of his work, but his days of creating ambitious new Etch-A-Sketches creations are over.
|
|