Russ Swain

And so, that made my resume stand out and that was pretty fun. I got the job.

Yeah, we want this guy right now. He just saved 14 cents.

Yeah, we want this guy right now. He just saved 14 cents.

Yeah, we want this guy right now. He just saved 14 cents.

This was 40 years ago. So you lick the stamp, you stuck it to the envelope. hand wrote everything. It was a different world back then.

This was 40 years ago. So you lick the stamp, you stuck it to the envelope. hand wrote everything. It was a different world back then.

This was 40 years ago. So you lick the stamp, you stuck it to the envelope. hand wrote everything. It was a different world back then.

I drew that too. I used a very fine sable brush. It happened at that time that the Postal Service had stopped printing dead presidents on the postage stamps. And this particular stamp, I thought it was beautiful. It was these exotic butterflies. And I looked at him and I thought, wow, whoever designed that did a hell of a job. And I almost wanted to recreate it myself.

I drew that too. I used a very fine sable brush. It happened at that time that the Postal Service had stopped printing dead presidents on the postage stamps. And this particular stamp, I thought it was beautiful. It was these exotic butterflies. And I looked at him and I thought, wow, whoever designed that did a hell of a job. And I almost wanted to recreate it myself.

I drew that too. I used a very fine sable brush. It happened at that time that the Postal Service had stopped printing dead presidents on the postage stamps. And this particular stamp, I thought it was beautiful. It was these exotic butterflies. And I looked at him and I thought, wow, whoever designed that did a hell of a job. And I almost wanted to recreate it myself.

And I thought, well, why don't I? And on the serrated edge, I thought if I use this fine sable brush and just put a hint of a shadow on one edge and a hint of a highlight on the other, and then just duplicate. with precision, copying it line for line, stroke for stroke, using these tiny little sable brushes.

And I thought, well, why don't I? And on the serrated edge, I thought if I use this fine sable brush and just put a hint of a shadow on one edge and a hint of a highlight on the other, and then just duplicate. with precision, copying it line for line, stroke for stroke, using these tiny little sable brushes.

And I thought, well, why don't I? And on the serrated edge, I thought if I use this fine sable brush and just put a hint of a shadow on one edge and a hint of a highlight on the other, and then just duplicate. with precision, copying it line for line, stroke for stroke, using these tiny little sable brushes.

It took several hours, but I pulled it off and I thought, hopefully this will make an impression on whoever sees it. And apparently it did. So I got the job. I was really happy.

It took several hours, but I pulled it off and I thought, hopefully this will make an impression on whoever sees it. And apparently it did. So I got the job. I was really happy.

It took several hours, but I pulled it off and I thought, hopefully this will make an impression on whoever sees it. And apparently it did. So I got the job. I was really happy.

Right.

Right.

Right.

Yeah. I'm glad they overlooked it. I don't know. If you see a thousand mail pieces in a day, I think you just pass it on. For sure.