{"product_id":"limited-auction-james-groman","title":"LIMITED AUCTION: James Groman - The Universally Monsterous Collection - Frankenstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen to anyone that has not yet won a Limited Auction or the Lotto for this artist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn Open Letter to James Groman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDear James,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is your fourth time participating in a Broke Piggy Custom Show, and every time we're thrilled to have your work on display.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe've talked shop over the phone and even over breakfast, but until recently I only knew you as the legendary monster maker. The master sculptor. Then I started digging a little deeper and discovered the animation work, the films, the television projects, art director, and somehow you're also a college professor. It's quite a resume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich brings me to my concern. Which James Groman did we get?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet me explain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor you to agree to participate in this custom show and create three completely different pieces is, for lack of a better word, insane. By my count, you're wearing at least seventeen different hats. The only explanation that makes any logical sense is that somewhere along the way you acquired access to advanced cloning technology and quietly created multiple James Gromans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs one of the show's curators, I feel obligated to ask the question collectors deserve to have answered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWas the James Groman who painted these three Spark-lings at least one of the original five clones?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm sure there are rigorous quality control standards in place, and that clone degradation doesn't become an issue until much later in the cloning production run, perhaps around number thirty-two. Still, you know the toy community as well as anyone. Collectors are going to want as much information as possible. They're going to ask whether their Spark-ling came from one of the early Groman clones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOr, could it be we've been blessed by...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Groman Prime?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForgive me. I'm getting carried away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe truth is, any collector would be incredibly fortunate to own an original James Groman custom toy, regardless of which clone painted it. It's something so rare to come upon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut now comes the difficult part.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich Spark-ling Monster shall be chosen for the auction?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSincerely,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the Founders of Broke Piggy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broke Piggy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52771712172308,"sku":null,"price":1000000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/8847\/6180\/files\/image.png?v=1783727999","url":"https:\/\/www.brokepiggy.com\/products\/limited-auction-james-groman","provider":"Broke Piggy ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}