After nearly 5 yrs of running our Comfort Doll Project by taking photos of bands with a comfort doll, and auctioning the photos along with some donated band items, we have had to accept the realization that photos are not grabbing people’s attention any longer… not even autographed photos.
We auctioned the Shinedown photos, and only one of them had a bid… the other three did not sell. We started with just the photo, then had bands donate used guitar picks or drum sticks or a cd in order to up the appeal for the package deal.. but it’s not what people want any longer. The new idea of making bracelets from used guitar strings seems to be the ticket.
It’s been extremely disappointing to have less and less response to the photos of the bands, especially the bands that really want to help out, the photos of the big tough guys with tattoos holding small knitted dolls and smiling like crazy… they have always been my favourite way to remember the bands and artists we’ve worked with over the last 5 yrs. Not having any bids on the Shinedown photos was gutting…
But we’re resilient and as our friend Sam told us 3 yrs ago when we faced our first major hurdle, “you must find a way to keep doing this.. it’s important. Long live the Comfort Doll Project.”
Sam, we will keep going!
