Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Kick Off


Join me at The Altered Page beginning tomorrow, March 1st, as I kick off the celebration of the release of my book The Pulse of Mixed Media. As of today, the book is now shipping from both the North Light Shop and Barnes & Noble. Amazon will begin shipping soon. I will be hosting a series of online and live events that I hope you will join. I will be adding new events in the coming weeks and you can always click the links on my sidebar under the heading 'book release tour' to see the latest list.

I couldn't be any happier with North Light Books and my editor, the amazing Tonia Davenport. Here is a taste of the layout of the book. The left page is a composite of artwork from contributing artists Danny Gregory, Pam Carriker, and Orly Avineri.


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The online celebration kicks off tomorrow with 31 Artists/31 Days. You will find a post every single day in March that introduces you to each of the 31 spotlight artists in my book. See their beautiful faces, read their 'quirky' bios written in their own words, see some of their art that led me to invite them to be a part of my book, and hear my story of what they each mean to me. Then click on over to their sites and see what they have to say about The Pulse of Mixed Media. I am very excited about this blog tour...and it is only the first of many online events that will unfold. 

But what is a blog tour without a giveaway! Anytime during the month of March that you leave a comment on a 31/31 post on my blog or on a 31/31 post on the blogs of the participating artists, you will have one chance to win. So if you leave a comment on all 31 days on every site...you will have 62 chances to win. And the best part are the prizes. As I travel throughout the country on my book tour, I will be meeting many of the 133 artists that are part of the book. And each one will be signing several copies of the book, one of which will be the first prize for the 31/31 giveaway. (You will hear more about the other signed copies soon). The second and third prize will also be a copy of the book but with just a single signature...mine!

So please mark your calendars and stop by my blog for the festivities. And look for an announcement in the coming days telling how you can become a participant in a very special online component to The Pulse of Mixed Media.
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For all you Tweeters:  There will be a Twitter launch party for my book on Wednesday, March 21st from 9-10pm EST. More info on that soon. Also, I will be announcing events and sharing live updates from my book tour on Twitter. To stay current and not miss a tweet, be sure to follow #pulsebook - the hashtag that will be attached to every one of my book-related tweets.

37 comments:

Holly Dean Artist said...

Wow, Seth! You are a creative dynamo! I wish you so much joy with all of your events and blogs... and especially with your book. I can't wait to see my copy when it arrives :)

Lynn Cohen said...

Such excitement!!!
Jumping up and down for your/our joy.
My book is coming from Amazon so guess I have to wait a bit longer.
Do enter me in the giveaway please. Would love a signed copy too.

deb said...

can't wait!!

Anonymous said...

i'm giddily excited about all of this. i can't wait! i will most definitely make time every day to see both posts. soooo excited for you and all of the participants.

Kathryn Dyche said...

Yay, let the fun begin.

ART*ticulation said...

How wonderful about Light House books,
I'm sure you have worked very hard to get all these thing done and in place. Congrats over and over and over again!!!

Anonymous said...

And you're off!!! Figures that Amazon will be shipping later...I guess I'll just have to wait a day or so more!!!

Have fun with all of this!!

Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...

This so exciting Seth!!! For you especially but for everyone involved!!! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

Bill said...

I only need your autograph. :O)

Parabolic Muse said...

Are you kidding? I'm definitely going to be here! In fact, I was already here!

Another thing about Michelle (since you said one comment per post): Did you see her cool chess pieces work-up?! HUH? Did you SEE her worlds, her compasses Rose, her architectural sensibilities, her graphic representation of all things heavenly? HUH?!?!

anyway, I'm with Bill. Please send me a piece of paper with your autograph on it. and more of your Moo cards. I am a Seth Apter Moo Card completist.

xo

Gillian McMurray said...

The very best of luck Seth. I hope you enjoy your book tour and all the other fun things you have lined up :o)

Anonymous said...

Good luck! It's been so exciting watching this happen, tho I've only joined the blogging community 2 months ago.
Linda

Jill Zaheer said...

Seth, this is such a spectacular way to launch your book- creative, exciting and truly, I can't imagine all the work you've dedicated to this. Amazing- as is the concept, design and "can't wait to see" book! So glad to be a part of it all!

Angela Wales Rockett said...

This is just so GREAT, Seth! Congratulations and best wishes for much well-deserved success.

Robert said...

I can't believe that March is finally here! Now THIS is exciting!!!

Robert said...

I can't believe that March is finally here! Now THIS is exciting!!!

Robert said...

I can't believe that March is finally here! Now THIS is exciting!!!

Robert said...

I can't believe that March is finally here! Now THIS is exciting!!!

pcarrikersart said...

So thrilled for you Seth!!! It's an amazing book and I can hardly wait for my own copy to arrive!!

Unknown said...

Looks to be an exciting month made even more so with your magnificent enthusiasm!

Tammie Lee said...

congratulations, your book looks fab! It will be wonderful to meet all your artists and see what they are creating.

Roberta said...

Congratulations on your book launch...I can't wait to see the entire book. I feel we have a "studio" connection seeing as how our studios were featured in Cloth Paper Scissors and we were right next "door" to each other...lol Yeah I know...it's a stretch but I happy to be associated with such a talented multi-media artist. Fondly, Roberta
www.loveshackstudio.com

Nicole Maki said...

Congratulations! Your book looks AMAZING!!!

tutorial girl said...

Congratulations on your book launch and your traveling; have super fun

ART*ticulation said...

Wonderful wonderful wonderful and a HUGE congrats on the book launch!!!
This is to exciting for words and we get to meet too! What more? :>)
Thanks for everything Seth!!!

Julia said...

What an event! I'm excited to hear more about your book.

Melody Joy Deetz said...

Yeah!!! Fresh, new inspiration!! Count me in!

Anonymous said...

wonderful idea! to MEET the artist so up close and personal...

mucho mucho congrats on the book Seth!
x..x

Izabella said...

Seth! This is such a gracious & wonderful thing! 31 days 31 artists! cant wait to stalk your pages everyday..will be looking forward to reading about everyone involved in your book!! Love it :)

Darlene K Campbell said...

Hi Seth, Your book sounds very entertaining. Can't wait to see it...until then I will enjoy the 31 artists/31 days. Congrats on the book!

p said...

awesome!!! love that you are going to be traveling around and having artists sign the book. lemme know if you come to huntsville texas hahaha

Storyheart said...

Congratulations on your new book. Can't wait to read it and also the upcoming blog posts!

elle said...

A great launch and I'm hoping to keep up with all the posts. This is so great!

Maggie Crawford said...

Another amazing artist. If I don't win I will definitely be buying the book:)

Anonymous said...

What a great idea for a blog hop. And thank you for the chance to win your fabulous book. Just in case I don't win I have put it on my Amazon wish list.

sukipoet said...

Congratulations on your new book!!!!

charlotte said...

I just stumbled across this and I am super excited to dive right in!!!!!