Forty years ago I made my first artist's stamps, and today I finished my newest. But is it really an artist stamp, or is it more like a promotional stamp? This one - actually there is a sheet of about fifty - shows the Mini Halfwood Presses I'll make and deliver next year. Click on the stamp.
What's this got to do with Emeralda? You may wonder. It's a chicken-and-egg situation: Emeralda, the way I see it, brought the Mini Halfwood into the world. By playing in my imaginary Emeralda Region, I came up with a beautiful etching press made of wood and steel. I started selling them.
Going deeper into Emeralda, to make it playable for more people, will cost money. Already Janet has invested heavily with sweat equity, her own cash and faith. About investors, Janet and I were chatting with someone in Texas about Emeralda, and how my vision of it involves a real, honest-to-goodness miniature etching press.
Also, selling it has grossed around $40,000. Hearing that, she said:
"You could pay for your game with your little press!"
So, I guess making artist's stamps to sell the Mini Halfwood makes sense if the press gets us deeper into Emeralda. By the way, you can see more of the stamps on the Web page.
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