I’m working on so many things right now... but they aren’t really in any visible stages that I can share with you now.
1. I’m almost finished with a new design for the FIDM College Catalog. The final book is due out in July. I have some fun specialty options on this book, so it’s going to be a bear on press.
2. I’m also working on some new paintings for a show called “Sun Worshipers and Junk Yard Dogs” coming up this September in Colorado. I need to finish at least six paintings for the show... I have two done now, and two in process, two still inside my head. I'm experimenting with some new materials (new to me) so keep your fingers crossed that everything will work.
3. Last week I was commissioned to write a serious proposal for a pattern design book with Rotovision. I’m working on the BLAD (Basic Layout and Design) now, which includes researching and writing several sample sections and designing the sample pages as they would look in a final book. If the rights to the book get purchased, then I’ll get the commission to complete the entire project. [Update 6/3/09—My editor got laid off, so they assigned me to a new editor, who basically changed the whole direction of the book. I decided to decline to continue working on this project... I already learned everything I wanted to know about patterns, so writing the book didn’t really seem necessary any more.]
4. And later this summer, I’m planning to work on a book design for a Southern California-based non profit group called Kids of Kilomanjaro. They raise money to provide lunches to school children in Africa. This book will be a documentary-style coffee table book showcasing the children and their environment, and will be used as a fundraising tool for the organization.
Send me lots of positive energy to help me keep all these balls in the air!
