Ree Morton: The Mating Habits of Lines

Hidden gem of a book!  Pages reproduced directly from the sketchbooks and studio notes of artist Ree Morton (1936-1977).  "Data in these notebooks—accumulated over the years on hit or miss basis—using principles of selection mysterious to me which, furthermore, changed from year to year, and which I could not recover if I wanted to. Sources questionable at best. My excuse for brazenly dipping into this preempted domain is that I have a special interest, one that does not recognize a difference in value between a good novel and a bad one, a comic strip or an opera.  All are equally useful in explicating the character of strips of experienced activity." —Ree Morton, from The Mating Habits of Lines Spiral-bound, softcover, 127 pages, 10.6 inches x 12 inches, published in 2000.