Memoirs of a demented fan: page 1.
The above is a page from one of seven scrapbooks, that have survived from the 60s. I made my first book in '63, while at Mansfield College Of Art in Nottinghamshire. The early books were full of 50s/60s film stars and musicians mostly, but then developed more into cultural statements and collages , rather than merely scrapbook images. At the time it was just fun to do, but now they've taken on iconic status, and i see many of the pages ( 150 in all ) as being very beautiful. I'll write more about my particular form of 'dementia', as i post more pages over the coming weeks. My intention is to publish in book form a facsimile of the best pages, together with relevant text. I'm not sure whether to do this privately, or approach select publishers.