Vloekboek is a wonderfully sophomoric collaboration. The book grew out of a series of woodcut images collaboratively produced in Durban, South Africa in March 1997. After considering the imagery, we decided to work with word puns, focusing on the Afrikaans language and its obscure richness. When I returned to the States to design the structure and to edition the book, I settled on a board book (childish) with a black zipper binding, which added a boyish swagger to the book. A South African matchbox is included in the box and burnt matches are embedded into the book.

A translation of the Afrikaans:

Vloekboek - Swear book; Vuurhoutjies - Matches;  Bliksem! - Strike! or Pow!; Bokant jou vuurmaakplek - Above your fireplace (or, beyond your intelligence); doosies - small boxes (or, pussy);  n' pomp is n' pomp is n' pomp ou pellie - a pump is a pump is a pump, ole boy (or, a fuck is a fuck is a fuck, ole boy); and, vuilgat & vuurgat - foul mouth & fire hole, (or, asshole).