: I'd love to see how everyone is customizing their boats with this rice paper
: or it's alternatives. I don't want to copy anyones ideas but need some
: suggestions.

: I'm getting close to glassing my wife's boat and she has yet to come up with
: some artwork. I suggested dolphins, seals, mermades, loons, orcas, some
: Inuit art but it's tough to find good graphics to jump start her creative
: juices. Any one have any suggestions where we can find some graphics?

: Thanks,

: Gary B.

Try Dover books.

I'm familiar with the American publisher of facsimile editions of older, out of copyright, books. they also reproduce older illustations for "clip-art" in books that gather images by theme.

In searching for the American publisher I found a listing for The Dover Bookshop, in England, which has the same type of books. I wouldn't be surprised if these companies were related, but I can't say for sure if they are, or not.

Whatever. here is a link to one of their books, with dolphins and porpoises. They had others with mythical creatures, which might include your mermaids.

You might ask at your local mega bookstore for similar books. They can look for Dover publications. This would give you the opportunity to browse through them to see if the images are suitable before buying the book. Libraries do not tend to have these types of books as the users frequently cut out the desired designs, but there may be some libraries that DO have these. Check, but don't be too disappointed if you can't find them.

Amazon.com has some Dover books for little kids, including one with stencils of fishes.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486268071/o/qid=957318882/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/002-5925357-1925835

The one I've highlighted is only 90 cents for the book. I suspect the shipping in at least twice that!

here is Dover's book on animals from Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486402665/ref=sim_books/002-5925357-1925835

If you jsut search Amazon.com for "Dover Clip Art" you will get listings of their electronic-based copyright-free artwork which is on CD's. since there are no royalties or copyrights involved with these materials you can use them on boats you might wish to sell commercially -- but unless you alter them, you won't be able to copyright them yourself. They have been in the public doman for decades, so don't plan on using them as a company logo.

Hope this helps.

Paul G. Jacobson