Hopefully before the end of May is when I'll have everything SK-wise in order.Originally Posted by Fsmdr
John
Hopefully before the end of May is when I'll have everything SK-wise in order.
John
I look forward to seeing your collection. Nice to have you back, John!Hopefully before the end of May is when I'll have everything SK-wise in order.
John
This is AKC posting a New Pride and Joy on behalf of WEBSTAR1000.
As many of you know, I have spent the last year in aggressive pursuit of original art that was ultimately used as the COVER or INTERIOR illustrations from the likes of Whelan, Maitz and Palumbo. At the beginning of my quest, Kris was instrumental in connecting me with the 3 artists. Since that initial introduction, I have weekly dialogue with each and am fortunate now to have 9 original cover and interior pieces from the CD Shining, CD 'Salem's and the Dark Tower series.
Rest assured, the acquisition of these pieces would not have been possible without Kris' help.
Anyway, along the way of obtaining the originals, I also acquired various works/prelims that were not used as a Cover or Interior art and, as result, ultimately not core to my collection goals. Beautiful original pieces, but not on a cover or in a book.
As a result, I sold the two below to Kris in appreciation for his help along the way. Sold them to him because I know his love for Whelan and that these will reside in his collection until the day he sells it all........
SO CONGRATS ON THE NEW PRIDE AND JOYS KRIS AND THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!!
Very nice! And Audrey always does a great job of matting and framing. I've been known to reframe things from time to time but have never wanted to do that with anything I got from the Whelans.
Nice acquisitions Kris.
+1. For best results any type of stamping should be done prior to binding.Unless you have a scrap of the skin left to try the stamping on, I'd just leave well enough alone. That's a fun & unique item. I like it a lot!This might not be a "real" Pride and Joy, but it's my first attempt at binding.
Eyes of the Dragon 1st/1st bound in Sea Snake skin.
I tried to show the metallic green shine. Figured it would be an appropriate covering due to the name. At least made more sense that iridescent green skin on a 1st/1st Carrie. haha!
I still need to get the name of the book on there and I think I might use one of the real SK stamps I have to "brand" it like a real cover. If I heat up the copper and then quickly touch the snakeskin, I think I might get that SK to be on it nicely. Or destroy it. DOH!
You gotta ask yourself this question. Do I feel lucky....
P.S. ohhhh...I can probably put this in one of a kind forum I bet. Probably not more than one of these out there I'm thinking.
Congratulations Kris!More incredible art!
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Thanks guys!!!! And THANKS Tim. Your a good guy as everyone here knows... thanks for the opportunity to own these. I am in loveIt is a good day here in the snowy north!!!!!
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Nice Whelans!
I just received this:
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
Congrats on those amazing Whelan pieces!!! And kudos to AKC for being an awesome human being
Whelan related, I got this back from the framers last night.
Wanted:
Michael Whelan & DT Original Art
Looks great, Becca! Congrats!
The snake skin bound EOTD is REALLY cool. And congrats on the new addition Becca!
Wanted:
Michael Whelan & DT Original Art
LOVE ALL THE ART GUYS!
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
Congratulations, everyone!
John
Congrats, becca and Kris! The S/L Christine looks great! Kris, I know you are busting at the seams over your recent acquisitions. Tim has been pretty darn good to me, too! So happy for you both.
I love that art! Beautiful framing, sensational! The S/L Christine is one of my collecting goals for the next 18 months. Well done guys. I love watching this thread.
Wow Becca...The Stand S/L and Christine S/l?! Did you hit the lotto?Nice Whelans!
I just received this:
Nice!
Keep your eye out for Christine. I got a good deal on mine last year, but I waited. The DJ wasn't as nice as I'd like it to be, but you can still buy brand new jackets from Donald M.Grant. Best of luck!
Congratulations! Love the presentation of this book. The more I see it, the more I need a copy.Nice Whelans!
I just received this:
Fantastic everyone !!!
What's the current street rate on the S/L Christine's?
Great new stuff everyone!! Love the art and love the S/L Christine too!
The Collector lists it as $800-1000. I've not followed it closely, however.
http://skcollector.com/limited/christine.html
John
I wish! I got them both for much less than what they are listed for these days.Wow Becca...The Stand S/L and Christine S/l?! Did you hit the lotto?
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
Congrats Becca! I need that one
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