101 Uses For Your Vuvuzela -- Mel Gibson

101 Uses For Your Vuvuzela -- Mel Gibson, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

David Germond of The Win Win Group emailed me a challenge... To come up with alternative uses for your vuvuzela now that the World Cup is over.

His email was simple. It said: 'This is what Zapiro did...'

So here's my stab at it.

I took a good hour to do a Google search for a suitable Mel Gibson picture. I was hunting for one where he spews vitriol, something to match the sound of his voice on the leaked recordings of his verbal abuse of his wife.

It seems his public relations handlers are on full red alert doing urgent fire-fighting. There are only a very few unsavoury pics of the man. And those are tame.

Anyway. I found this one. It suits my purpose. It's from ContactMusic.

I originally intended making a caricature of him. But when I was dummying up the composition, I liked the juxtaposition of the photo with the drawing. So that's what I stuck with.

This picture was made entirely in ArtRage 3 (with the exception of the photo of Mel Gibson, which is used without permission). No vuvuzelas were abused in the making of this muzzle. Mind the drool.

By the way, you have 13 days left to take advantage of my half-price offer. Book and pay for my services as a visual facilitator before Friday 30 July, and you get me for a massive 50% saving. Email Jennifer for details: bookings@royblumenthal.com

Blumenthal's 'Back From Berlin Bash' -- Visual Facilitation at half-price for two weeks

Blumenthal's 'Back From Berlin Bash' -- Visual Facilitation at half-price for two weeks, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.

Just returned from Berlin. A top multinational pharmaceutical company made use of my services as a visual facilitator.

To give YOU the chance to experience what Europe's corporate top brass experienced, I'm BASHING my prices for just two weeks.

If you book and pay for a visual facilitation session with me in the next two weeks, you'll get me FOR HALF PRICE.

We're accepting bookings at half price until Friday 30 July. This offer is valid for events up to 31 December 2010. All you have to do is book and pay before 30 July, and you get a MASSIVE DISCOUNT. HALF OFF!

So while I'm cooling off from the 40 degree temperatures of Berlin, you can heat up your boardroom by having me make live pictures of your event.

Book me NOW by emailing Jennifer on bookings@royblumenthal.com. Act now. The half-price window closes on Friday 30 July.

This picture was created live during a 'best practice sharing' convention held in Berlin.