I will be set up soon to accept donations to get the first printing of the book out there. We're going to offer an "incentive program" for donations. Whoever makes the donation that brings the donated amount to $250 total will get their choice of a framed giclee print from Michelle Severe, the artist that is doing the artwork for my book! The giclee prints are so well done you have a hard time telling they aren't originals!
What's a giclee print?
Well, here is an explanation for you!
In giclee printing, no screen or other mechanical devices are used and therefore there is no visible dot screen pattern. The image has all the tonalities and hues of the original painting. Giclee (pronounced Gee’clay) is a French term meaning to spray or squirt, which is how an inkjet printer works. However, it is not the same as a standard desktop inkjet printer, and is much larger. Giclee prints are a little over a metre wide and are often affectionately referred to as a “knitting machine” as they look very similar.
I have 2 of them; one is Mesteno (see below) and one is from Michelle's website called "Workday Repairs" and they are simply awesome. They are printed on canvas on stretcher bars and framed professionally and Michelle will re-sign them as well.
I will also be set up soon to take pre-release orders on the book. I've decided to not go with any in black and white and go for full color. I know this will be an added cost I need to pass down to my customers but I believe it's worth it! The color photographs and the color artwork simply deserve to be seen in color!
Tentatively, the book will be for sale in the $40 to $50 price range, depending on the paper, the publisher and the shipping costs. I will keep the retail price as low as possible and will also take wholesale orders for bookstores and shops.
Next spring, Michelle and I will be hitting the road on book tours. The obvious places will be adoption events and the Extreme Mustang Makeover events sponsored by the Mustang Heritage Foundation. We'll get a full schedule once it gets closer.
I'm also going to put together a regular website for the book; purchasing and donations will be available from there as well!
Michelle is nearly finished with the book cover. I think you will all really like it; there are 24 horses of all colors, shapes and sizes on it and she's done it fairly large so when it's shrank down for the book cover, it will still retain all the wonderful detail she's put into it. When she has a good scan of it, I will put it at the top of my blog for all to see!
So many things to do ... so little time!
Oh, and if you have an adopter story about a Mustang you have from one of the Oregon herds, please send me your story! I could use stories about horses from Beaty's Butte, Ligget Table, Sheepshead and Stinkingwater. Any of the herds from Oregon would be great but those herds are lacking in stories.
Off to work on PayPal buttons now!
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