Illustrations wanted, for our MMHC chapbook Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

Hello!  

I'd like to ask if anyone would be interested in helping me with some illustrations for our up and coming First Annual Mosaic Musings Holiday Classic artwork.

I am going to put together a chapbook of all the submissions (including the posts Butch and I did that I've already moved into the archive forum).

Depending on the length of each tile, there may be 'space' left over on the page and I'd like to fill it with artwork that would compliment the poem or short story's theme.

The art can be in various formats, black & white or color.

If anyone is interested, please let me know.

Thank you!
Lori    

[Guest_Jox_*]

Hi Lori / Butch,

Thanks...

I assumed you shrank larger images for quality.

Yes the costs are not cheap, I know. (I've been round various dealers of late looking a colour lasers).

I use an Epson colour photo inkjet and an Hewlett-Packard monochrome laser for proofing - and direct printing if I ever need that facility. (As well as general work for myself). No printer is perfect for proofing really because the CMYK never seems to match that of printers. I seem to end-up hitting myself over the head with Pantone swatches!

I would like a colour laser to take small jobs in-house. Some people want notices and posters yesterday and it would be great for that. Your idea of publishing also has appeal but it would take the equipment which you have.

Colour lasers are now "cheap" (£250-£500 here - were £5,000 last time I seriously looked at them) but the sting is in that consumables tail - beware anyone!

There is a great deal of labour involved too and, for production, it is easier for me to just hit a button and send the material to the printer in Nottingham (150 miles from here) than struggle with paper, toner cartridges and so on. In the old days when everything had to be pasted-up on paper and posted it was a real pain but that "send" button is really attractive.

For interest, maybe: "My" Nottingham Printers

Nevertheless, for small jobs and in-house inaccurate proofing, a colour laser would be just the thing. As I said, though, I start to be tempted to use it for much more and that would be the sting.

Thanks for the info, cheers.

James.