No worries. I see what you're getting at now. You don't suppose you could get your wife to like Early Stoneage instead?
I'll work up a tutorial on using PhotoMatch but in the meantime, I would suggest this: don't worry about the details like the feet until you have the basic shape drawn. Once you've got that, you can orbit around to work on adding the feet and other details. Of course when you orbit, you'll lose the image but at that point you won't really need it. After you've got the basic shape and proportions drawn, you could probably delete the PhotoMatched image. I would be inclined to import the image again, though, as an image and stand it up in the background to use as a reference. That way you don't have to look away from the screen.
When you set up the PhotoMatch for that image, I think you'll find that it sets the camera's "lens" to a pretty short focal length. After you've got the basics down and you're finished with the PM image, you'll find it easier to continue working if you increase the focal length to 60 or 70 mm.
Do you have any other images of this piece? It would be nice to have a 3/4 view so you can see the side of it as well.
One other thing I would do in the case of this piece is draw only half of it. then copy those components and mirror them to make the other half.
I hope that helps.