This Isn't What I Expected - Look What Happened to My Tree Stump!

[masraum]

Originally posted by fastpat
It's fabulous, don't get rid of it, you'll wish you had not if you do. Bad karma to get rid of art until you've lived with it for a while.

How exactly was that supposed to come out?


"It's Faaaab-u-lous!...."

[competentone]

Originally posted by Rodeo
Problem is, seems like you gave the guy artistic license. Hard to complain when his art does not match your vision.

That's exactly what I'm thinking too. It can be one of the problems when you commission art work. Next time, buy completed art work.

[fastpat]

Originally posted by masraum
How exactly was that supposed to come out?

"It's Faaaab-u-lous!...."

Adjectives in English don't have gender. If you found some in the word I used, I'd suggest a thorough psychic self examination for you.

[Don Plumley]

So what did you say to piss the guy off before he started working? By any chance was the carver's name "Mul"?

[M.D. Holloway]

As my ol man would say "you just paid tuition to the school of hard knocks!"

A lesson I will soon not forget.

[competentone]

The Google spiders show their effectiveness again. Look at the ads at the bottom of the page: "Stump Out stump remover" -- I guess you've got a potential solution!

(You may have to reload the page a few times before that ad is served to the page. All those "Porsche" ads seem to dominate for some reason. )

In case the ad doesn't load for you:
http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product.asp?product=176185zz&dept%5Fid=12150

[Rodeo]

Hey Lube, next time you're up north, old man, you'll probably want to pay a visit to this place. Indeed, there might be room in their permanent collection for your latest commission



http://www.museumofbadart.org/

[M.D. Holloway]

Ha!

Laugh now, I'm gonna cut the sonnavabatch off at the base and sell it on e-bay for 5 times what I paid!

(I don't feel very good...)

[Rick V]

I don't know, a few of those plastic pink flamingoes, some inverted tire flowerpots, and one of those gease with the propeller wings that spin in the wind and it should look right at home. Sorry I just couldn't help myself.

[red-beard]

Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
Chainsaw it. Fru fru stuff like that ain't gonna fly in Texas...

He's in Dallas, it's FINE...

Just remember, the Victorians were not what they portrayed, maybe this could be useful, in the middle of the night…mee thinks thou doth protest too much…

[fastpat]

Originally posted by LubeMaster77
Ha!

Laugh now, I'm gonna cut the sonnavabatch off at the base and sell it on e-bay for 5 times what I paid!

(I don't feel very good...)

Sell it on the stump, someone might want to come to your house and dig it up, taking the whole thing.

[Evans, Marv]

I like Jeff's idea of building a gazebo around it (or make it part of it), especially if it's in the back yard. I bet the kids would love it & maybe you could use it for BBQs or something.

[bryanthompson]

I don't see what the big deal is... you said you wanted something plain like a church pew style, and the guy got all "artistic" on you. Art is crap, and he didn't do the job he was paid to do. All of the other guys in the neighborhood are probably laughing at you right now, too.

[Moses]

Flowers make EVERYTHING better!

[Aurel]

Things could have been worse: he could have carved a toilet seat...

Aurel

[Rodeo]

If you happen to know a whole bunch of midgets, my suggestion would be to throw a lawn party for them and raffle it off

[Moses]

The worst thing about it is that the chair isn't integrated with the stump at all. It looks like it could be a separate piece just sitting on a stump. The only thing the stump and the chair have in common is that they are both made of wood.

[lendaddy]

Indeed, that is bad. I only say that as I can tell you agree. I bet you were hoping for some variation on a adirondack chair or some other type of built-in lounge.......something more useful and casual. I cannot picture a comfortable way to sit on that thing. You asked

[VINMAN]

Originally posted by LubeMaster77
My Wife wants me to ask for a refund or at least to have it cut off.

Women always threaten to cut it off!



P.S., I had no idea Christopher Lowell knew how to use a chainsaw. I'm impressed

[M.D. Holloway]

I called the "artist". The converstaion:

Artist: "Hello" (baby screaming in the background)

Me: "Hay Doug, its Mike. I hear some screaming is this a bad time?"

Artist: "Hay Mike, No its OK, its just my kid she screams all the time I'm gitt'n used to it proly wouldn't have even noticed it if you had'nt said anything."

Me: "Oh, OK. Well Lisa isn't happy with the chair."

Artist: "No, she doesn;t like it huh?"

Me: "Naw, well you know how womens are."

Artist: "Ya, what do you want to do?"

Me: "Thats why I called...explore some options...whadya think?"

Artist: "I guess I could cut it out."

Me: "Its a nice piece and I know you worked hard on it. You think you know somebody who would like to buy it?"

Artist: "Ya, maybe. I guess I could swing by and take it out and give you some of your money back."

Me: "Sounds fair. When?"

Artist: "I won't be available to be in that part of Texas for a few more weeks, maybe the first weekend in October?"

Me: "That'll do."

Artist: "I did go through 3 blades. Cut through that barbed wire in the truck an all."

(baby is still screaming)

Me: "Ya, I know...a real pain I bet. Tell ya what, I'll e-mail the good days that my Wife or I will be around and we will go from there but as it sits the first weekend in October looks good."

Artist: "OK"

Me: "Cool...hay, I think your kid needs ya so I'll let you go."

Artist: "Ya, I she she is hunger or wet or somethin."

Me: "Talk to you soon."

So, I guess it went as well as could be expected. My next conversation with him will be to firm up the time and any $$$ back.