Howdy do ole man Magoo here bringing you one of my most serious
posts ever. I truly hope you read and read well what is written over the next few days or so. I'll be bringing it to you as a 3 part story.
1. The experience.
2. The proof behind the pudding.
3. The true colors of therealsherrimichell her so called Christian persona, a relationship with God of convenience meaning she's religious as long as it benefits her or she can make a profit, an unfortunate experience that I'm sure mirrors MANY of therealsherrimitchells victims out there yet to be told.
(BTW a few more have now stepped forward so stay tuned folks these birdies are ready to sing).
Do you remember when therealsherrimitchell use to say how working late at night she would feel her grandmothers presence? How her grandmother use to sit atop her shoulder late at night whispering, "I love you Sherri". Guiding her to Delusions of Grandeur greatness? Well ole man Magoo just happened to be working late at night and ladies and gentlemen I give you the voice, the voice of truth, the voice that came to me late one evening. I like to think she sits atop my shoulder and speaks from experience. She came to speak her mind. Came to speak the truth. Came with the courage to stand up, fight back and in so doing just may save "one of you" from falling victim to another one of therealsherrimitchell's scams.
Like an Angel of truth!
Listen to her story.
I applaud her, applaud her courage to speak the truth, applaud her courage to warn others. Applaud her courage to risk, backlash, and non-believers.
Well I believe her because I know for certain its the truth.
I ask you to join me in support of her.
I give you the first episode of:
Fan Appreciation Day!
I give you Jen's story.
Activism and Closure
My name is Jen and I wanted to share my experiences with Sherri Mitchell of LaPine, OR, currently selling under the name of Punk Rose Paper at the time of this posting.
Most of you will know me as Artful Dreamer as I have been selling my art under that name for approx. 5 years now. For those unfamiliar with my background, I am a non-practicing physician and published author lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to share my art with others. I sold on EBay for several years {with 100% + feedback} and have briefly sold on Etsy {also with 100% + feedback} during transition periods for my online store ArtfulDreamer.com
Although I have remained silent about my experiences with Sherri up to this point the time has come for my voice to be heard.
Sherri befriended me through Ebay, contacting me with compliments galore for my work. Although my inner voice immediately whispered to be careful, I accepted Sherri as being genuine and sincere in her words. I was at the point of wanting to leave EBay to open my own shop and after chatting with others including Sherri, I took the plunge and opened artfuldreamer.com. When I was ready to open for business, Sherri offered to promote some of my items on her store vintagepaperie.com I was grateful for such a generous offer and made 2 custom pieces just for Sherri, a coined expression and a dress form tag. Sherri posted the 2 items promoting them as mine for all of 24 hours before her store suddenly disappeared.
I attempted to contact Sherri to see if everything was okay but she seemed to have disappeared as well. As I sat scratching my head wondering what happened, a message from a new friend came with the warning – be careful with Sherri Mitchell, she is not all she seems. I spoke with my friend further and was shocked to learn that Sherri had been in trouble for scamming people out of their money and for copying other artists. I contacted someone my friend had said knew 1st hand what Sherri was all about and I was appalled to hear what had happened to her.
I felt like the biggest idiot in the world. I had been duped/conned/used and lead astray. I couldn’t believe that I had actually called Sherri a kindred spirit - I thought we both held the same values – I couldn’t have been more wrong!
A few days later Sherri contacted me with a vague story about family issues forcing her to close her store. I told her I was glad she was okay and I wished her the best with her store.
I never told Sherri what I had learned…I never asked Sherri to return the items I had made for her with the understanding they would be promoted…I never spoke with Sherri again until I was forced to {mentioned later in this post}…I walked away…she did not.
Once Sherri put the puzzle together as far as me knowing the truth about her, she turned her anger on me. She contacted other artists telling them that I was spreading lies about her and telling them to stay away from me. She called my store and products ugly. She claimed that I was stealing her designs. She told people that we were enemies. All along…I did nothing. I said nothing. Good-hearted people who knew me to be an honest and caring person, told me what she was saying – what she was doing. I explained that I barely knew the woman, told them what had happened and left it at that. During all this, Sherri is using my ideas and designs for inspiration. I see. Others see it and notify me. I remain silent. I do not contact Sherri. I do not start a slander campaign as she did. My hope – she will grow tired and move on. One month Sherri had >3,000 hits to my store in a 30 day period and twice she had products almost identical to mine. I blocked her from viewing my store. This enraged her and unfortunately many undeserving people felt the backlash. I removed the block, hoping that Sherri had gotten the message. She hadn’t.
During this time I came to know the true personality of Sherri Mitchell. She had a true Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde personality. One minute she is saying the most horrible things about you, the next she is begging you for forgiveness. She tells someone that my store is ugly and that I {and everyone else} am jealous of her because she is the only true talent among us, yet she then comes to me asking if she can buy some of my beautiful items. I must admit, that e-mail was worthy of a reply. My response to Sherri; No, you may not purchase my items.
When I took my break from art due to health issues, I felt so liberated. I didn’t care or worry about Sherri Mitchell. Not long after I returned to selling art, the name Sherri Mitchell began popping up again.
I barely knew her…..I avoided her and ignored her….I left selling my art for nearly 6 months…and yet she was there waiting for me on my return. What sort of person becomes so obsessed? What sort of person uses religion and sympathy to gain her lucrative relationships? What sort of person mimics another artist and then claims the work as her own? What sort of person lies and steals and then when caught lays the blame at the feet of her victims?
It seems rather obvious the type of person Sherri Mitchell is. She cares nothing about how she hurts and uses other people. She only cares for herself. She feels she has been dealt an unfair hand and everyone around her somehow owes her retribution for that. The fact that those of us burned have done nothing but open our hearts to her and remain silent because we aren’t vindictive women like Sherri counts for absolutely nothing. Why?
I’d love for just one of Sherri’s supporters to tell me why she has more worth than me. Why I am supposed to sit back and watch my hard work get cloned and bastardized by a woman who only knows how to copy what she sees?
Why am I a worthless person in your eyes? Is it really the money? Is it really that simple and ugly?
I’d sit here with bated breath, but really, the answer isn’t important. There is absolutely no justification for supporting Sherri Mitchell once you have heard story after story or have read this blog. Whatever flimsy reason you have concocted to make yourself feel better about what you are doing hopefully brings you peace on judgment day because I doubt it will gain you much else.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story. Jen {Artful Dreamer}
Absolutely brilliantly written and told Jen, thank you for sharing that. I am truly sorry for your inconvience and suffering. You are, sadly, one of many stories out there, and right here, in ole Magoo's briefcase of goodies...I can add to that but only a few things for I believe it truly speaks volumes and speaks for itself.
Some truths from ole Magoo to you all :O)
I barely knew her…..I avoided her and ignored her….I left selling my art for nearly 6 months…and yet she was there waiting for me on my return.
What sort of person becomes so obsessed?
therealsherrimitchell
What sort of person uses religion and sympathy to gain her lucrative relationships?
therealsherrimitchell
What sort of person mimics another artist and then claims the work as her own?
therealsherrimitchell
What sort of person lies and steals and then when caught lays the blame at the feet of her victims? therealsherrimitchell
It seems rather obvious the type of person Sherri Mitchell is. She cares nothing about how she hurts and uses other people.
She takes delight in seeing other people suffer at her hand. Sadistic in her games of manipulation.
No truer words have been spoken.
She only cares for herself.
Most Sociopaths do.
She feels she has been dealt an unfair hand and everyone around her somehow owes her retribution for that.
Okay I'm gonna spend a lil time here because as a relative who knows her all to well and one who has had the unfortunate experience of dealing with her insanity for 35 plus years now I'm going to try to shed some light on this "unfair hand" crapola. therealsherrimitchell was never poor, (as a child growing up). Therealsherrimitchell actually was rather SPOILED living in a million dollar reconditioned inside and out grand ole Victorian. An x-mas tree in every room of the house. Servant. Had anything and everything a lil girl desires, too much so imo. Unfair hand? This is what she uses folks to paint one picture when its not entirely so and she uses it against you, plays on your sympathies, tugs at your heart...JUST LIKE she uses her own daughter in her games by creating a Paypal Account in her daughter Madison's name instead of using her own...what answer does she give you when your sending in your payments to a child? No therealsherrimitchell didn't live a bad life, was never raped or abused as she is SO fond of using against you. Wasn't hated and picked on by family members then and now. Fact is she abused us all her life, emotionally, and financially resulting in her being removed from our lives. Why? Because we know, she will never change. My point? TRSM is a liar. TRSM is a victim only to her greed and delusional mind.
Hum? Looks at ----> TRSM
Moniker or Scarlet letter, you decide.
Her unfair hand?
Of her own design, her own creation. She lied her entire life, does to this day. She stole her entire life, (from every family member who ever opened their doors to help her), does to this day. She was a manipulator as an INFANT, is to this day. She scams not only innocent people of your treasured circle ladies and gentlemen, she scams anyone and everyone. She is ladies and gentlemen...evil. (IMO)
The fact that those of us burned have done nothing but open our hearts to her and remain silent because we aren’t vindictive women like Sherri counts for absolutely nothing. Why?
Your no different to her than the vast trail of victims left behind her. You are to her Jen...prey.
I’d love for just one of Sherri’s supporters to tell me why she has more worth than me.
Me to Jen. What line of crap does a lifetime con, liar and thief , (lets not forget copycat), use to keep you all believing her over obvious documented proof to the contrary?
Why I am supposed to sit back and watch my hard work get cloned and bastardized by a woman who only knows how to copy what she sees?
Seems to me Jen some
PEOPLE in this community should re-evaluate their relationships. Step back and take a look at the bigger picture here. Is a dollar saved worth everything and all the time spent building a reputation thats valued and admired? You may save a dollar today but is the value of your reputation, the blood, sweat and tears of your work, the future of your dream worth it?
That, people of this business/community, you will have to answer for yourselves.
The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself.
Blaine Lee
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.
Sam Walton
Ladies and gentlemen you no longer have to stand passively by wishing her to just go away as she has done with her desperately needed hysterectomy. She did wish that away now didn't she? Cured cancer through antibiotics to. She hasn't a pot to piss in, nor a leg to stand on and her threats are as empty as her soul.
You can however, businessmen and women stand united, make a statement, make a difference.
Make a change.
It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
Tom Brokaw
When you lay down with pigs, all you get is dirty.
Mr. Magoo
"When you know better, you do better"
"You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free"
"Not a damn thing she can do when its all true"
"Now her bitter hands cradle broken glass"
To be cont.
