Carnivora Update

December 3rd, 2007 by LesBarany | Posted in Generl News |

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It has been a month-and-a-half since the last blog entry, so there is much to tell. First, Tomi Ungerer was located just days before the book closed, allowing us to add him to our list of illustrious contributors. Permission never came from the publisher of Douglas Adams’ The Salmon of Doubt, so you’ll just have pick up this excellent book to enjoy the hilarious musings of a British cabbie. In the meanwhile, we were fortunate to secure a few more excellent contributors to Carnivora. Their names have been added to the updated list of 112 participating artists & writers. After a final round of grueling last minute corrections, the book was finally sent off the printer in mid November. None of this would have been possible without the selfless dedication and hard work of Kevin Slaughter, the Carnivora book designer, who stayed with it well past what should have been the end. I would also like to single out my friend Matthias Belz, whose meticulous final round of proofing caught, what I hope, was the last batch of embarrassing typos, Viktor Koen for his striking cover design (see above), and George Petros for managing to extract some last minute comments from me on this project. The ride was very much like a roller-coaster, seemingly without end, both thrilling and frightening at the same time. And we have only just begun. Now comes the Carnivora exhibitions, which will be the fun part.