Alchemy and the Timing of Things by Brian Cotnoir Art Books steeped in a graceful melancholy"

steeped in a graceful melancholy" - David Mazzucchelli

creator of the Eisner Awardwinning Cats of the Louvre and Tekkonkinkreet

The casual collision of the chessboard of the infinite possibilities becomes meeting

It is a game about finding out what is important in life as you fall off the fire escape for the fifth time

Alchemy and the Timing of Things by Brian Cotnoir Art Books steeped in a graceful melancholy"This zine is a meditation on time and its relation to alchemy and by extension any creative act. Through a collection of primary sources, quotes, etc, Kronos (linear chronological time) and Kairos (the now that opens onto eternity) are explored in light of practice. Several timing systems are presented and included is a centerfold Lord of the Hours Time Snail. A very useful tool for determining planetary hours.