April 2020

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it*. You improvise. You adapt. You overcome!** In the midst of the current crisis, the entire entertainment industry is in a freefall, full time employees are being laid off, and performers are sitting
idle, wondering how they’ll cover the rent check and grocery bill. This is an opportunity! This is the moment for us, as an entertainment agency, to redefine what we can offer, and for you, our clients, to take advantage of us in tough times and in the same
moment feel good about keeping performers and staff from poverty and destitution. 

Here are just a few options we will now provide that will keep everyone safe, and more than that, put a smile on faces during these dark times!

Originally intended as an option just for our many high school prom clients to provide caricatures from yearbook photos in lieu of doing them live at post prom events that have canceled, we’re now extending this option to all our clients during the crisis. These
start at just $10 per face (and are drawn by artists whose rates for studio work in normal times typically start at $200 and go up from there).

They’re an ideal way to show your appreciation for all your staff, while still allowing them the distance necessary for safety. They’re also a great way to make your cooped up family laugh. And if you work with hospital staff, this is THE way to show your
appreciation and make them smile without disturbing them from their essential duties. Click on the link to see the details.

Ideal break for students or employees still working remotely! Interactive show done through Zoom (or the remote software of your choice – we will get this set up for you). Also perfect for small parties happening at home, with only family members there,
but friends willing to attend on their device! 

Communicating with some friends and you’re all looking for something new to learn and do, but can’t be physically together to do it? Here’s your answer! An interactive show that you can view to learn how to juggle at home. Interactive show done through
Zoom (or the remote software of your choice – we will get this set up for you). 

Those of you still in the office, we know you’re looking for ways to show your hard working staff you appreciate their efforts, and you will never ever see prices this low and quality this high again for caricatures done of everyone!

Those of you who were planning a party and now can’t throw it because no one can come, our Virtual Magic Show will make your guest of honor still feel special.

Those of you slowly going stir crazy at home, our interactive How To Juggle Show will keep you from strangling your children for one more day!

We are in the midst of developing additional options that will be uniquely appropriate for these times, and you’ll hear from us about them in the coming weeks.

We will all struggle during this crisis. But we’ll get through it, and we’ll adapt to do so, and when it’s over, we’ll all be stronger as a result. So go ahead and take advantage of us…we really want you to!

Mike Hasson, Owner, About Faces

I’m a caricature artist in Florida.

I was always “that kid who drew through class” and I was obsessed with Mad Magazine growing up. I lived near Worlds of Fun in Kansas City and my heart stopped when I found out I could learn to draw like MAD for a living. I applied to the Kaman’s Art Department
after high school, was trained by them, and was ecstatic to start my first caricature job at 18 in 2001. I always came home a little happier each day. That’s why I still do it to this day.

I just worked Flagler College for a school party, and those were the best conversations I’ve had. College students are in the prime of their life and have lots to talk about. Aspirations are my favorite gags to add into my caricatures, and they were filled
with a variety of them. Overall, they were just a very fun and engaged crowd.

I do all types of art and have worked all types of jobs in my field, from fine art to animation, but I always have the most fun doing caricatures. It stretches my creativity and skill farther than anything else I do. Of course, I love to show off, but
most importantly it helps me connect with people. Imagine getting coffee with 100 new friends in a day. It’s sort of like that to me.

Reply to this email to follow up on our remote options! Happy April, all. Thanks for reading!

Until next time,

Newsletter Editor