Design scrapbook

A selection of elements explored, developed or discarded on the way to creating a new edition of the ancient dvarsh oracle, Nod’s Way, or Hidden Dragon. Except for the four most recent images, these are parts of the thought process. Look for more material as old notebooks fall into the scanner.

: Concept drawings, borders and badges, spring 2018.

: Concept drawings, borders and badges, spring 2018.

: Concept drawings, borders and badges, spring/summer 2018.

: Concept drawing: badge for the Star House, 8/018

: Concept drawing: badge for the Moon House, 8/018

: Concept drawing: badge for the Great Assembly, 8/018

: Sketch from 2011, pulled from the file to revisit.

: Sketch from 2011, pulled from the file to revisit.

: Elsewhere tentatively identified as 2006, investigation puts it much earlier. Pre-2001. Self-portrait?

: This version appeared in several video installations. 2001.

: The “Slick Willy” Nod. 2002.

: 2005. A return to self-portraiture?

: This version appeared on the original, now disavowed, edition of Nod’s Way. 2006.

: And profile. 2006.

: Angry Nod? 2007.

: The face as of September 19, 2018.

: A diagram from the back pages of the oracle. October 2019

: The Moon House gate, October 2019.

: The “inner” title page, October 2019.

: The front of the dust jacket of the Stikmantica release, October 2019.

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