“[Molly] stood very still, neither weeping nor laughing, for her joy was too great for her body to understand.”
-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn.
I have wonderful news 🙂
Today I signed a contract with Conlan Press. Yes, the company who publishes Peter S. Beagle’s books. This partnership started a few months ago, but I wanted to wait until it was official to announce it. Not too long after I’d posted When Spirits Weep, a self portrait which was inspired by Peter’s book A Fine and Private Place, I received an email from Connor Cochran, Peter’s publisher and manager. Connor asked if I would be interested in joining forces and working with them, and possibly on some upcoming projects of Peter’s. I had to read the email several times to make sure I wasn’t dreaming or imagining it. Once I was sure the email really was real, and really was saying what I thought it was saying, I burst into tears. Sobbing, noisy tears of joy. As soon as I could compose myself, I wrote Connor back saying yes, I would be interested.
You all know how influential Peter’s works have been for me. How they inspire me, not just in my art, but they help me navigate life. I spoke at length about this just the other day. I would have been excited to have been approached by any publisher, to get to work with any author. But to have it be Conlan and Peter is just beyond anything I could have dreamed.
For the moment, I can say that Conlan will be marketing and selling images of mine; both ones that have a direct connection to Peter’s work, and others that they simply enjoy. This is just the very tip of the iceberg, but I will save announcing other collaborations as they arise. It is extremely safe to say that I am over the moon with excitement about ALL of them.
I am struck quite mute by the greatness of my joy and excitement, so I will leave you with some images collected on Pinterest which express my feelings better than any words could.
No creatures can express joy as purely and vibrantly as dogs can. I am very excited to see where this partnership leads. 🙂
Mythic Pictures 
SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy fuck, friend. I’m so happy for you today.
❤ ❤ ❤
"If your experience is that your food comes from the grocery store and that your water comes from the tap, you will defend to the death the system that brings those to you because your life depends on it. If, on the other hand, your experience is that your water comes from a stream and that your food comes from a landbase, you will defend to the death that stream and that landbase because your life depends on it." – Derrick Jensen
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 15:35:28 +0000 To: killtommy@hotmail.com
congratulations… that is wonderful!!!
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