L. P. Skeen on mon 3 feb 03
Greetings! The deadline draws closer and I am getting inquiries about =
what is required for submissions for next year's calendar. Here's the =
scoop:
1. Professional quality slides scanned at 350dpi or better=20
2. Image saved as a TIF file on a CD for PC viewing (as opposed to MAC)
3. Printable image size must be 9x12"
4. MSWord document with contact information as you want it listed on =
the calendar, and information about the piece itself (size, date, =
materials, firing info, etc.)
5. SASE for return of materials if you don't make the cut.
Yes I do accept sculpture; I want a variety of work on the calendar! :)
Deadline for my rec't of submission is March 31.
Send to:
Living Tree Pottery
6329 US158
Summerfield, NC 27358
If you want to see the reasons for each item above, read on; otherwise, =
you're done! :)
Reasons/Rationale:
1. Professional quality slides scanned at 350dpi or better=20
Amateurish slides don't look as well as professional quality slides. =
Heavy shadows, dirty or scratched slides, etc. will hurt your chances of =
inclusion, as will unfocused slides or those with hot spots.=20
350dpi means three hundred fifty dots per inch. In very simple terms, =
that's how many dots of color the printer uses to make up the image on =
paper. The fewer dots you have, the worse the resolution of the image. =
Bad resolution =3D UGLY on paper. Think of it in clay terms. You start =
on the wheel with a lump of clay. This is roughly equal to a high =
resolution image - lots of dots (clay particles) close together in one =
place. Then, you open the lump and start to spread those clay particles =
out. The further you open, the thinner the mass of clay particles in =
any one place. If you pull too often or too far, the piece falls down. =
Same deal with image resolution. The further you spread the ink dots, =
the lighter the image gets on the printed page. Spread 'em too far and =
all you have is fuzz on the page. This is why the image resolution has =
to be so high, so that if your image is chosen to be large on the page =
(ie: the cover image is 9x12"), it'll look good in print. =20
2. Image saved as a TIF file on a CD for PC viewing (as opposed to MAC)
The TIF file is designed for images that are meant to be viewed on =
paper. JPG files are designed for images on screen. That's frankly all =
I know about the difference between the two types of files. Can't use =
JPG's for printing. =20
The image must be on a CD because it will be too large for a floppy and =
I don't have a zip drive. I will be opening each image chosen and =
saving it to a master cd which will then go to the printer so they don't =
have to keep up with 40 different CD's. :) =20
I don't have a mac; I use a PC. If your CD is formatted for MAC I won't =
be able to use it.
3. Printable image size must be 9x12"
Cover image is 9x12". See explanation #1 above.
4. MSWord document with contact information as you want it listed on =
the calendar, and information about the piece itself (size, date, =
materials, firing info, etc.)
This is information interesting to the viewer of your images on the =
calendar. What's more irritating than seeing an image you like, but no =
info about who made it or how????????
5. SASE for return of materials if you don't make the cut.
Self explanatory.
Thanks!
Lisa
L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Studios, Summerfield, NC
"I have yet to hear a man ask for advice=20
on how to combine a marriage and career."
Helayne Friedland on tue 4 feb 03
Can you explain a bit more about what Calendar this is. I'm interested in
submitting work but this is the first e-mial I've seen about it.
Thanks
Helayne from NY
L. P. Skeen on tue 4 feb 03
This would be the 2004 Pottery Lover's Calendar. The 2003 edition is still
available at http://www.living-tree.net , and price has been reduced since
we're into the year now. It contains 40 images of Clayart folks' pots and
sculptures with contact information for each artist.
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helayne Friedland"
> Can you explain a bit more about what Calendar this is. I'm interested in
> submitting work but this is the first e-mial I've seen about it.
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