[projectaon] Re: Contacting Illustrators / The Magnamund Companion
- From: "Solenoid T" <solenoid_t@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:43:04 -0500
Fantastic work, all, with getting in touch with these elusive illustrators!
My opinion regarding J. Laycock - why not email all potentials? It is
likely that no fruit will come of it, but on the other hand, it is always
worth a try and the effort is minimal.
Good luck!
For the Kai!
Sol
>From: Nicholas Jankowski <jank1887@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [projectaon] Re: Contacting Illustrators / The Magnamund Companion
>Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:40:53 -0500
>
>Great job. Just curious, but could someone more knowledgable than
>myself send an email to the list with a current list of:
>
>people we need to contact (or have contacted)
>which publication their work relates to
>best known contact method (if any)
>date contact last attempted
>anything else of note
>
>It might put a little more organization to the "reach out and touch
>someone" effort.
>
>On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:26:56 +0000, Simon Osborne
><outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Greetings all
> >
> > You are probably aware that recently several letters and E-mails were
>sent to
> > various artists who worked on the Magnamund Companion. Our links came
>from
> > eagle-eyed forum-goers who had spotted contact details for these
>artists.
> >
> > I was understandably rather nervous, but I went ahead and sent the
> > letters/E-mails on Friday 14th January 2005.
> >
> > That very same day at 6:47PM GMT Rob Adams E-mailed back saying:
> >
> > > Hi Simon, This was many years ago! I have no problem with you using
>them
> > in > the fashion stated. I have no idea where the other illustrators
>are.
> > > good luck
> >
> > The next day, Saturday 15th January 2005 at 8:04PM GMT Pete Lyon
>E-mailed back
> > saying:
> >
> > > Thanks very much for your recent communication...
> > >
> > > I would be happy for you to use versions of my images as part of the
> > > project.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately I cannot help out in contacting the other artists
>concerned.
> >
> > Then on Monday morning 17th January 2005, I received a letter from
>Graham
> > Round saying:
> >
> > > Many thanks for your letter of the 13th January '05 concerning the
> > > 'Magnamund Companion'.
> > >
> > > Yes, it's perfectly fine for you to use my illustrations in any way
>you
> > > wish.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately I cannot find a copy of this work at the moment - but I
> > > remember working with Gary and Joe.
> > >
> > > If you have a spare copy in the future I would appreciate one for my
>files.
> > >
> > > Many thanks.
> >
> > This is the "good news" I enigmatically mentioned of the Forum some days
>ago.
> >
> > We are currently following a lead right now for Richard Hooks, though Ms
>Jane
> > Laycock is proving extremely difficult to find.
> >
> > LWHistorian on the Forum has found these two leads, neither of which is
> > particularly definite.
> >
> > > Here is a Jane from the UK. There is nothing to tell us if this is the
>one
> > > we want. [She's a contact name for the Eastbourne English-Speaking
>Union.]
> > >
> > > http://www.esu.org/contact/national/eastbourne.asp
> > >
> > > There is another Jane from the UK who runs a site that sells sports
>bras. I
> > > really don't think this is her but her picture is on the site. I am
> > > including this indirect link so that you can see it mentions that a
>Jane L
> > > started the site.
> > >
> > > http://www.springfieldstriders.org.uk/ladies.htm
> >
> > Jon, should we try to contact either of these ladies? If yes, would
>anyone
> > *else* like to do so? :-p
> >
> > There may well be other good news on the illustrator front very soon, so
>keep
> > watching the skies. Although publication of new books has slowed down,
>things
> > *are* happening.
> >
> > Keep the faith
> >
> > --
> > Simon Osborne
> >
> >
>
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