Wild Girls Redux. An Operator's Manual
2009. Hardcover. One of 100 copies. According to the artist: "Wild Girls Redux: An Operator's Manual is the revisit of a book created almost 12 years ago. The original book, How to Become One of the Original Wild Girls, was designed and printed in 1997. That book is a playful list of imaginary "rules" that "should" be followed to achieve Wild Girl status. The rules are light-hearted, but they have the sting of recognition that most women realize to be sexist in nature."
This new book includes the text from the original Wild Girls book on a single page at the beginning. It builds from the original text with provocative images of women juxtaposed with suggestive text adapted from the Missouri Department of Revenue Motorcycle Operator Manual such as: "1. Wear the right gear 2. Become familiar with the equipment 3. Be free from scratches and adhesions 4. Be resistant to penetration 5. Keep in good condition between rides."
Bound in an accordion portfolio with two pamphlet structures sewn in. Maroon flocked paper (velvet texture) covered boards with black title to front board. It is letterpress printed from photo-polymer plates in Blue Highway, French Cursive, and Cooper Black types on Indian Sunn Hemp paper. Lining paper is Hahnemüle Burga in Fawn. Graph paper and paper doilies are also bound in. A set of stickers is included in a front pocket.
Housed in a yellow office mailing envelope with a decorative an illustration of girls and "important" printed on the front. A printed belly band with the title wraps around the envelope. An inventory tag is printed and attached to the envelope flap. Fine. More