silently have I gone

Really, it seems quite funny to think that most of you haven't met Mac yet, or seen any of the final illustrations going into the book. It has been a busy few weeks. Stephanie said we would find that time in our last month of IP would expand, and truly it has! I've gotten more done in the month of March than any of the months together it seems.

I had every intention of sharing photos of the illustrations I've been doing lately, but I really haven't had time to address this space at all. I've been on a tight schedule to illustrate, and as it is, I'm just now finishing up my last one (three days behind schedule). 

Well, here they are: 

I'm hoping that after April 1st rolls around I'll be able to spend some time posting here again, as I've really enjoyed seeing the progress. April 1st is my due date to send my book into Blurb to be printed, and then I'm going to earnestly pray that they get it printed in time for the show on the 19th and that there are no major flaws with either production or design. What that means is that I have one week to get the book in a printable format, and to finish and incorporate the text. Even typing the word text makes me start to hyperventilate a little. I'm just going to have to go with something not 100% polished I fear, so that I can have a printed book in time for the show. 

Peace At Last

Here's Mac after the Fearsome Fellows have flown. I think I shared this one because it makes me desperate for some peaceful moments of my own. I've been snatching them from early mornings and bus rides to retain my sanity.

"The next day the weather wasn't nice." 

Here's my IP to-do-list/schedule for this week: 

Monday: 

                -Scan all illustrations and edit.

                -Put into InDesign. 

                -Print quick copy and mock up for Tues. 

                -Print form of working text. 

Tuesday: 

               -Crit in class. Share mock-up

               -Work on refining text

               -Make cover and extra pages (what are those called anyways, you know, the ones that go at 

                the beginning of books?). 

  

Wednesday:

                -Put text into book. Design  

Thursday:

               -Refine. 

Friday:

               -Refine. 

Saturday:

              -Easter! No work. 

               -Just kidding.... Refine. 

Sunday:

               -Refine. 

Monday: 

               -Set up to print online. Print. Pray.