I gave my Godmother (who had many kids) my first prize winning work of art -a virgin and child that was done in many layers of fired enamal glass on copper. She chose to display it on her coffee table and her kids promptly broke the enamal off of it with a sharp blow. I was never so wounded as I was then- especially as it was before digital photography and I will never have a record of my work. I have lost many pieces due to lack of technology since too.
I gave my Godmother (who had many kids) my first prize winning work of art -a virgin and child that was done in many layers of fired enamal glass on copper. She chose to display it on her coffee table and her kids promptly broke the enamal off of it with a sharp blow. I was never so wounded as I was then- especially as it was before digital photography and I will never have a record of my work. I have lost many pieces due to lack of technology since too.