Craftside: Call for Entries: 1000 Artisan Textiles

Call for Entries: 1000 Artisan Textiles

Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books is an international publisher of high-quality visual and idea books for design professionals and creative enthusiasts-crafters, artists, and designers. (Check out our distinctive books at: www.quarrybooks.com.)

We are seeking submissions for possible publication in 1000 Artisan Textiles, an upcoming book by Sandra Salamony (author of 1000 Jewelry Inspirations) and Gina M. Brown. We are looking for the finest artisan-made examples of quilts, wall hangings, linens, rugs, baskets, wearable art, home accessories, and fashion accessories; incorporating any number of techniques including felting, hand and machine embroidery, appliqué, dyeing and fabric painting, weaving, beading, and all types of surface decoration.

High quality photography is essential. We are looking for photographs of the finished work, not step-by-step shots. You must include one image of the project in full, and you may include as many additional close-up detail shots as you wish. All images must be a minimum of 4.5 x 5.5 inches at 300 dpi (or 1400x1750 pixels). You will not be required to provide directions on how to make your project, but you will need to briefly describe your techniques on your submission sheet. More detailed image requirements and labeling instructions are included in the Submission Instructions PDF available for download below.

If you cannot download and print PDFs, please send an email to ArtisanTextiles@aol.com. There is no limit to the number of projects that you may submit.

Deadline: June 1, 2009

PDF DOWNLOADS:
THE CALL FOR ENTRIES
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
GRANT OF RIGHTS FORM

April 7, 2009: Check back here for updates over the next few months on the publishing schedule, the image-selection process, and other general news.

April 15, 2009: The submission guide has been updated to follow the box.net uploading steps in more detail. When you think you've finishined uploading your files, check the online box.net directory -- it will tell you how many files are in your folder. If it says "0 files" then something went wrong. Email us at artisantextiles@aol.com for help if necessary, or feel free to snail mail a back up disk.