Need Chap book advice

[Artguy]

I would like to create an illustrated chapbook . I see it as being on heavily textured rag paper...any advice on how to build such a beast??

[judih]

Are you going to handpaint the original and then go to a printing press to duplicate?

Are you thinking of silkscreening?

litho?

This sounds wonderful. Please elaborate

[Artguy]

My thought is to hand paint the illustrations and then type the poetry, haiku, prose, then have it printed on to heavy hand made paper.....what about size??? I met a fellow at the retreat over the summer who makes his covers from stretched animal skins....found it intriguing....mostly road kill creatures...

[judih]

the road-kill adds a certain-something

If you want that natural rustic feel, how bout tree bark or fabric in that tibetan wrap style

The paper will be wonderful.
size? A lot of chapbooks follow the standard page size folded in half, but you could write your own rules. Depends on what feels right in your hands.

When i used a full sized page, it was too big - i like smaller volumes.

[Artguy]

I agree about the size, I'm thinking 8.5 x 11 cut in half then each half folded in half...