Feels like I’ve been working on this book for decades but in truth just most of 2024, not every day. Below is the front cover of the book. cover image, title: ‘Christo and Jeanne-Claude meet Marcel Duchamp.’ An imaginary collaboration between the artists.
The book follows the usual format of, Forward, Bio, About the Art and my process and a Dedication to those who have helped me on my journey so far.
The Book is divided into sections similarly to this site. Each section opens with a short poem, song lyric, or quote and the section title. Each section has six images, all images are accompanied by a short narrative. The book concludes with a poem that has been very important to me on my journey. The Book is a square format 20x20cm and has 112 pages. Price £20 plus p&p.
At the moment the book is only available directly through me, and you can get in touch by visiting my contact page on this website. I’m currently exploring other possibilities and will update when I have further information.
The below text and images, hopefully, give you a flavour of the book
Page 1, opening quote by Claude Monet
Page 2 & 3, Forward, below.
“A personal narrative about the intersection between mental health and creativity.”
“The book is more than just a collection of images; it is a testament to the power of art in the healing process and an inspiring story of finding one’s unique voice through creativity.”
Mark Cockerton Dip.AD SAID
Page 4 & 5, About, below.
Page 6 & 7. The Art. My approach to the work and book title, below.
Page 10 & 11, Introduction to ArtCity section.
Page 14 & 15 an image from the ‘ArtCity’ series, below.
Page 38 & 39 introduction to ‘Others’ section, below
Page 40 & 41 image from the ‘Others’ series, below.
Back Cover, below.
Back Cover image title: “Other Self aka The Jezebel Spirit.”
There was a time when I thought I had multiple personalities, hence the title of the image, “Other Self.” Of course to some extent I do, we all do, we are multi faceted but for many years I didn’t recognise those multiple selves as belonging to me, rather than separate from me. While today I feel more integrated, but, there are still times when I wonder, are there, “Others?” inhabiting my mind?
The double title allows an interpretation of one of my favourite songs and album the, “The Jezebel Spirit” by David Byrne and Brian Eno, from the album, “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts” which I’ve often felt representative of me.
