{"id":14996,"date":"2013-06-28T06:32:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T14:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=14996"},"modified":"2013-06-30T20:47:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T04:47:37","slug":"finally-a-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/28\/finally-a-little\/","title":{"rendered":"finally! a little…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ok, there is soooo much I want to tell you … but I’m only allowed to give you a few little tidbits today. So, let me catch you up on what’s going on at the moment. The book is set to be released in the Spring of 2014. All of the writing\/editing is completely finished, and the final manuscript is now in the hands of the lovely folks at Chronicle Books<\/a> in San Francisco. Pretty much everything is ready to go to print… except the cover. The amazing design team is working with one of my favorite artists {who happens to be featured in the book}<\/em>, Toronto based painter\/designer\u00a0Amanda Happ\u00e9<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Gratitude? Yes. My world is filled with gratitude right now! Note: Just to be clear, this painting is NOT the cover… but it’s similar in it’s Amanda Happ\u00e9-ness.<\/strong> I just saw her preliminary sketches a few days ago, and they ROCK! <\/em>I can’t believe how lucky I am to have such a talented artist doing a custom piece for this project. When this is over, I’m totally going to buy that painting and hang it in my living room. I will then sit underneath it while I hold my book. Yes. That is exactly what I will do.<\/p>\n

Ok. This info about the front cover was the first little tidbit. Now, flip it over… you will never believe the amazing group of people who reviewed the book, and then wrote endorsement blurbs that will appear on the back. Ready?<\/p>\n

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Holy SHIT. I’m sorry for the cursing, but I feel it’s necessary. I still cannot believe these people took time out of their busy lives to read the book, let alone sit down to write the nicest reviews EVER. I was really nervous to reach out to all of them, but I fueled up on caffeine, gave myself a pep talk, and sent out the emails. And they all said yes, immediately. CRAZY.<\/p>\n

Jerry frickin’ <\/em>Saltz<\/a>? {Yes, that is now how I refer to him at all times, because am still in disbelief that he said ‘yes’!}<\/em>. I have to tell you, writing to the Senior Art Critic at New York Magazine<\/a> is terrifying. What if he wrote me back and criticized <\/em>me!? Um, hello, art school nightmare! Well he didn’t, thank goodness. He was hilarious, open, and generous\u00a0{ok, he dished it out a tiny bit, but I totally handled it. Must have been the caffeine.} <\/em><\/p>\n

Bren\u00e9\u00a0Brown<\/a>. For real. Have you seen her TED Talk<\/a> on shame and vulnerability? So, so good. And maybe you’d like to see what she and Oprah chatted about<\/a>. Yes. Oprah. Without giving away too much, this book talks a lot about the insecurities that artists face every day – so who better to review the book than someone with a PhD in vulnerability, right?<\/p>\n

And then there’s Faythe Levine<\/a>. She is sort of a creative hero of mine. She owns an art gallery<\/a>, is an artist herself, and she directs amazing documentaries that take a beautiful look at art in America {If you haven’t seen Handmade Nation<\/a>, or Sign Painters<\/a>… well, you should!}. <\/em>I am thrilled to have an amazing working artist review a book about amazing working artists. It just makes sense.<\/p>\n

Now, the final bit for the back cover. My bio photo. Ugh. I tried to use my Polaroid over the face shot that I use for most things, but my editor {the amazing Kate Woodrow}<\/em>, wouldn’t let me do that. So, I called this guy:<\/p>\n

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Jeff Topham<\/a> is an amazing photographer, writer, and film maker. I actually wrote about one of his film projects, Liberia ’77<\/a><\/em>, in 2010. If you ever have a chance to watch it, please do. It’s ah-mazing. Anywho, not only is Jeff all of these things, he’s also one of my childhood friends, so when I had to do the dreaded “head shot” I knew he was my man. I call the photo above “You better not make me look like an idiot, or I’ll tell your mom what you did at that party in 10th grade.”<\/em><\/strong> Well, we had a few stops and starts, but he got the shot:<\/p>\n

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Yes! Done. I will now use this shot forever. Thanks Jeff! xo {ps. I won’t tell your mom anything!}<\/em><\/p>\n

Ok, so that’s all I can tell you so far… basically now you know what’s happening on the front and back, and as Spring 2014 approaches I’ll let you know what’s going on <\/em>the inside <\/em>of\u00a0this fantastic cover! Thank you again to Amanda, Jerry, Bren\u00e9, Faythe, Jeff, Kate and all of the other crazy amazing people at Chronicle… not to mention the 50 contemporary artists featured in the book! You’ve all made my dream a reality.<\/p>\n

{If you’re still reading, thanks for paying attention all the way through this very long post. This book has been a huge part of my life for the past year and a half and I just have to tell you about it, whether you want to know or not! Ok. I’m done now. Happy weekend!}<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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