I am in the process of preparing a very large volume on sasquatch sightings and other incidents. This will not be an ordinary book. It will be in the CHRONICLE format. If you have not seen CHRONICLE books, I am sure every library has them. In short, large books with stories in date order written "newspaper" style (heading and dateline) with either a photo. painting, or other illustration for almost every story.

In MEET THE SASQUATCH, I presented the hard evidence, or reasonably hard evidence, in support of the creature's existence. I did not get into the sighting reports other than a few "classics." I now wish to present the sighting reports and other incidents. I have documentation on certainly most sightings that have been published, and many that have not been been published.

If I have a photo or illustration for a story, it will be used. However, there are numerous reports that do not have images or any sort. I would like to find someone in the bigfoot field with artistic abilities who would be willing to DONATE drawings. If you have MEET THE SASQUATCH, please refer to page 215. The drawing by Lydia Bourtseva is a typical example of what I need.

The process for drawings would be as follows. I would provide the artist with the prepared story (email WORD attachment) and he or she would prepare a drawing to illustrate the story. For example, I have prepared a story on one of the old newspaper posts provided by Scott McClean - that of the capture of a sasquatch and "cubs" on the Mississippi River. Here I would envision several Natives subduing the creature with two "cubs," half hidden, looking on. Note that I just want pencil drawings, not paintings.

Please keep in mind that this is basically a "spare time" project for someone with artistic abilities who is interested enough in the sasquatch subject to help out. There might be an opportunity for someone (student) to get exposure for his or her work and thereby lead to employment in the field of commercial art. I am not looking for someone who currently makes a living with his or her artwork.

Please get back to me if you are interested. Email: cmurphy101@shaw.ca

Chris Murphy

Hi, Chris. Looks like an interesting project for an artist. I am not offering my services, but I am looking forward to this book when it comes out. When will the book be available? Thanks.

-Henry May

Chris, you have mail.

i'm sending too -sounds interesting

First of all, I am totally astouned at the quality of material that has been sent to me as samples of artwork. We have some great artists out there and some stories are being worked on as I write. Some general questions have been asked, so I will answer them here:

WHAT TIME FRAME AM I LOOKING AT FOR ARTWORK?

I just started this project abount one month ago. So far I have prepared 55 stories. Roger Knights is kindly proofing them for me and I am sending them to him one by one sort of thing. It will take me at least one year to get the whole thing into a decent manuscript.

NOTE: What really prompted me to get going on this is that John Green gave me what I referr to as the "Fuhrmann Files." John Fuhrmann was a very meticulous man who collected information on the sasquatch from the early 1950's (some material goes back much earlier). Such includes newspaper articles, magazine articles, news letters, personal correspondence and so forth. When John Fuhrmann died, his material was given to Grover Krantz. Krantz eventually gave it to John Green who, in turn, gave it to me. I thought I had a lot of documentation to begin with, but now I had probably 30 times that amount. I therefore decided to create a SASQUATCH CHRONICLE as previously mentioned. Many of the stories are truly remarkable and need to be put together properly and published in a format that is easy to both read and reference.

HOW MANY ILLUSTRATIONS DO I NEED?

My only answer to this question at the moment is "a lot." There are thousands of stories as we all know. I wish to present as many stories as I can that "bring something to the table." Under the CHRONICLE format, almost every story should have a photo or illustration of some sort. (Have a look at a CHRONICLE book next time you go to a public library - there are six different ones to my knowledge).

HOW MANY ILLUSTRATORS DO I WANT?

I would like to have five or six. Artwork by different people adds variety to the work. One respondent sent me a drawing he had already done (I won't get into
names here) that fits right into a story.

WHAT ARE REQUIREMENTS?

It is nice if you can access Microsoft Word files. I can therefore just email the story to you. You read the story and determine the illustration needed. However, if you can't access Word, I can send you the story as a scan. All stories (save a few double page spreads) are no more than one full page.

WHEN DO I THINK THE ACTUAL BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE?

It is a little early to tell right now. It is a big project and when I am through with my part, there is still a lot of work to be done.


ASIDE: Just a thought. If a sasquatch were captured tomorrow, would I cancel the project? Absolutely not. World War II ended 60 years ago and people still write about it. After the sasquatch is a scientifically acknowledged reality, people still want to know the full history. I often talked to Rene Dahinden about this in regard to the Patterson film. His view was the film would be in even greater demand.

One last thing; A lady wrote me and said she would have fun preparing an illustration for a story I sent to her. That is exactly what I wish to happen. Please do not take on anything that is going to interfere with what your normally do.

Chris Murphy

Don't forget the swimsuit section.

Hi All

I now have a full slate of artists working on illustrations. Judging by the samples I received, I am sure submissions will be remarkable.

I don't know why I waited so long to ask.

Many thanks to all.

Chris Murphy

Good luck on your project. I'm sure the product will be successful.

cool! looking forward to it

gael

Mr. Murphy, when you enter these forums you enter the domain of some of the most talented people in the Sasquatch field of study. This place should always be your fisrt stop!

LIEBLING Please email me. I can't get through on the forum email.

Thanks.

Chris Murphy

cmurphy101@shaw.ca

hey chris. i emailed you. didja get it?

gael

:bump:

Good one GC I was wondering about this.

Hey Chris.
I there a chance that you or the artists submitting the drawings could allow us access to view them? Maybe scan them and put them on a website. Maybe start a Yahoo group with albums of these works for all to join and see.

Would really love to see them. Am I alone here?

IMHO if a publication makes a profit, contributors should be paid. Artists spend a lot of time and expense becomming good at their trade, then we expect them to work for free...

t.

Terry, I have donated my time and artwork for many years for different reasons. It's one way to get recognized nationwide. I have also sold my works without a problem through shows, gallerys and over the net. It's a royal pain to break into the realm of doing illustrations if you don't have a history or nothing to show in a portfolio. Donating time and work to a known writer and being accepted can be more rewarding than the $. JMHO.

I would be willing to help out too Chris

I'll shoot you an email!

Exactly.
I am doing this out of interest in the subject, and a desire to help out here(yeah Chris..I have not forgotten!)
No payment required, or wanted.

Well, really no bones about it, Chris asked for volunteers and people who responded are volunteering. You want to get paid, find somebody to pay you.

what?? we're not getting paid???

just kidding

yes chris asked for volunteers - and was quite clear up front about it

d

What if he had of said, "I'm writing a book on bigfoot and I can't afford new plumbing. Are there any plumbers (sp?) who would DONATE the work and I'll mention you in my book? Sorry, I support the arts and don't think those folks should be treated any different than the rest of the working world.

t.

It's not like anybody's twisting their arms and forcing them to do it... he was completely clear from the beginning that it's voluntary, and people have volunteered because THEY WANT to.... it's their business, why should you have such a problem with it??

I appreciate your concern, but I volunteered knowing full well I wouldn't be paid. I'm fine with it, I've volunteered before and do so now, I like it. I also get paid for my work, but this project, from the beginning, was very open and clear that this project would not be a paying gig. As a responsible adult I knew full well what that meant, and accepted those conditions. It happens all the time, I do volunteer work for several different people, it's for causes I believe in, I enjoy what I'm doing, and it's my CHOICE.

Terry...there is NO issue here with those of use who are in this project...NONE!
Why then, are you so worried about it?
Artists like to get paid, when they EXPECT it..but we also love to just work...and this is a cool project, and an opportunity to be involved in two of my favorite subjects at once...if WE are happy to do it...why not let that be enough?

Of course you do. My point isn't the artist. Work for free if you wish. I have too.

My point is that Chris (whom I greatly respect fyi), should not ask some folks on the team to work for pay and some for money. Artists are always in that second group because their work is not thought of as important as the ones in the first.

t.

(I wish I knew how to use the quote feature) Terry, you said--->Artists are allways in that second group because their work is not thought of as important as the ones in the first. WELL, I say that is total B/S. :rolleyes: JMHO.

PH: Ever since Bipto suggested to me that I should just type in the tags for URLs etc., and it would be simpler, I've done so and found it easy. Quotes are simple:
(QUOTE) <QUOTED MATERIAL > (/QUOTE)
Except that you use brackets instead of parentheses.
Note: If even one quote tag is wrong in a post, none of them will work.

You can even capture quotes in other threads by going there, hitting the Quote button, typing in a couple of letters like HH, hitting Preview Post, then going into the resulting text box and copying it to the clipboard (except for the HH). That way you'll capture the poster's name, plus the date/time of posting.

EDIT: Now I realize what you were asking. You should just hit the quote button on the post (in this thread) you want to quote, then go down to the quoted-material box (below the text-entry box) and delete everything except the sentence(s) you want to quote. The system will fill in the quote tags and the quoted poster's name, etc.

Thank you Roger, much appreciated.

i make a living as a graphic designer - i get paid to be creative.
but i also illustrate for fun. obviously no one involved here has any problems with volunteering to draw Sasquatch for free. i don't believe most researchers in the field do either. it's not about the money at all.
i mean, how cool is that? - i get to illustrate something i am very interested in and, through chris' project, share my work with others in a published medium.

and who is the first group? i thought we were the first group

EDIT

Ropeye, I think the problem with illustrators posting the work they have been doing for Chris's book is that it is commited to that project alone, and though the work remains within the artists' rights to use as they choose there is a desire for the sense of surprise and freshness that the book's release would evoke.

Hey Dude!
I was fortunate enough to see a sample of your work today!
You Rock, my friend!!

Thanks Grandcharokee

Wolftrax, I really didn't mean to imply that they submit the works they've done for Chris. I understand copyrite laws and respect Chris' ownership of these works once sent to him. I meant that there are a lot of folks on this forum who are obviously creative and are showcasing their talents on this site through attachments and avatars and such.

It would be really nice to see some of these works even if they were created just to view. People with talents should have a chance to show them.



I couldn't agree with you more. Chris didn't whip these artists into sending in their drawings, they all volunteered. Some people DO get paying jobs by allowing others access to their work, even if it's done for free.

Thank you sir!



Oh hey I didn't take any offense, and it's a great idea. Here's a thread that has some of the member's art:
http://www.bigfootforums.com/index.php?showtopic=3350

There are several threads with examples of work by many of us on here..I am not the best at the search function, but they are here!

I was very fortunate to be able to see an outline of this chronicle..and believe me..if I were an artist I would give the dermal ridges off my left hand to have my stuff appear there! I'd just want in on it..in whatever way possible, it will be such a compelling piece of work.
It will be a book that you will drag out and show the great grandkids!

Thanks wolftrax for not taking offense to my reply as none was meant.
I saw a few samples of your works and man are you good. A whole new respect for you Dude :clap:

I wonder which I'd get to see first; Bigfoot or a link to your site. I would love to see more but wouldn't know what to do a search for. Please show me a link!

I was one of the lucky people to be chosen. It is quite a challenge to depict these scenes (well anyway for me) I'm having good time....great project can't wait to see the end result!

Hey thank you, we have a bunch of talented people here, I hope you enjoy that thread. I don't have anything online but here at the moment. Thanks again!

Yes I did enjoy that thread. Talented bunch is right. Thanks for posting it.

It really surprises me that you don't have anything online. You should think about creating a website to display your talent. A lot of artists do as they use it as their portfolio. Get scanning my friend. :computer: