Novelist Recruits College Art Students for Historical Book Cover

Novelist Recruits College Art Students for Historical Book CoverInternational award winning novelist, Dr. Tom Gauthier enlists graphics arts class for cover of newbook Code Name Orion’s Eye, a historical novel based on the torpedo sinking of the troopship S.S.Cape San Juan on 11 November, 1943.Niceville, Florida – 17 May 2012 - International award winning novelist, Dr. Tom Gauthier sought theadvice and talent of Graphic Arts Instructor Lori Collier at Lassen Community College in Susanville,California, to design the cover for his latest published novel, Code Name: ORION’S EYE.Collaborating with her students on the project, Owen Johnston, assisted by Tyler Silkwood didextensive research into the main event of the novel—the torpedo sinking of the troopship S.S. Cape SanJuan on 11 November, 1943. They transformed their findings into an artistic interpretation and digitalgraphics that resulted in an outstanding cover, depicting the chaos and suffering the soldiers and sailorsendured after the attack.“This has been a great chance to test myself and my skills as an artist,” said Johnston. “The work …done in completion of this book cover represents, in being published, the validity of my path in the artfield. (For me) it’s been a giant step forward in a direction that has until recently, been a dream.”Instructor Collier said, “These students worked tremendously together, with each other’s ideas givingbalance to the composition. Although I prep my students well for the reality of critique in the realworld, it was a true test as to how they would handle last minute changes. Ultimately, I was proud asthey welcomed and accepted all the technical challenges thrown at them.”Code Name: ORION’S EYE is an historical novel based on the true story of an American troop ship,S.S. Cape San Juan, and many of its crew and passengers. It is a fast moving and entertaining tale witha challenging plot set in little known locations during World War II. German submarines operating inthe South Pacific, Nazi spies and the government’s fear of Japanese incursions in Mexico, and thedramatic event of the largest troopship sinking in the Pacific war are examples of below the fold newsthat makes an enlightening backdrop for the story.Dr. Gauthier has authored two other books, Mead’s Trek, published by Patriot Media, Inc. and theinternational award winning literary novel, A Voyage Beyond, is self published. He is an extensiveinternational traveler, holding an MBA and a Doctorate in Psychology. He served with the U.S. ArmyInfantry as a combat intelligence analyst and later flew with the U.S. Air Force Reserve as aloadmaster.Code Name: ORION’S EYE - ISBN 978-0-9846638-5-9, can be purchased online for $17.95, plusshipping at: www.patriotmediainc.com, www.tomgauthier.com, orwww.amazon.com, and will soon be available as an Ebook on Kindle.Contact Information:Ms Dari BradleyPatriot Media, Inc.Niceville, Florida(850) 897-4204(850) 897-4204patriotmedia@patriotmediainc.comhttp://www.patriotmediainc.com

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