Travelling from head to tail.

{Genova one way, Johannesburg the other.}

A deliciously quiet evening at week's end provides me with the perfect chance to introduce you to a recent zine that brings together collages from two independent artists' books of mine. This zine is a bound tête-bêche (from the French meaning "head-to-toe", and also often referred to as upside-down or reversible binding, it is a relative of dos-à-dos). You can begin your journey in Genova before flipping over to Johannesburg. Or vice versa, my friends. It's up to you.

In Genova, from the artists' book Before all colour faded (Ricordo di Genova), you will discover that washing lines make great pathways for those nimble of foot and whom are not afraid of heights. Whilst in Johannesburg, in the artists' book In search of a time the heart does not recall (Souvenir of Johannesburg), you may sight Diana monkeys eager for the old joys in Pritchard Street.

With a familiar character at the feet (I give you, Percy), and a volcano in the background (Guilfoyle's Volcano built in 1876, Royal Botanic Gardens), here is a closer look at Genova to Johannesburg (Johannesburg to Genova):












{Scenes from Genova and Johannesburg in hand at the Royal Botanic Gardens.}

+ You can purchase a copy of this zine for $8 through our online store

+ Some unusual and exquisite bindings, Chetlam's Library
+ A Captive Diana Monkey on a Wall against a Landscape with Four Colorful Birds in the Sky by the Dutch artists Melchicor d' Hondecoeter, 1690 (Toledo Museum of Art)
+ A charming tortoiseshell box for snuff or sweets with a micromosaic of an animated monkey clasping a cherry by the Italian artist Giacomo Raffaelli, 1794 (Toledo Museum of Art)
+ Looking very much forward to receiving my copy of 1110/5