GO to my exhibition

I have been going out of my mind organising an exhibition of new work at Chrissie Cotter Gallery in Camperdown. Things are in various stages of completion – a new collage zine, a bunch of riso prints (I’m printing this Friday), a stack of framed collages and a sort of life size model of a Mercury space capsule made out of cardboard and ply wood. It should provide perfect refuge if exhibition openings are not you scene.

There will also be a fundraiser bar for Black Rose bookshop, snacks of some description and nice people to talk to. I can sort out everything except the last point, in fact. So please come. There will be cheap prints and zines for sale. And a cardboard space capsule.

Opening night:

3rd of June, 6pm

Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Pidcock St Camperdown (next door to the bowling club)

Here’s a map:

TINA 09 and other stuff

So, TINA, obligatory update: car park = good. Ratio of zines to other stuff = bad. solution = segregate zines fair from other stuff fair? I don’t know, maybe other folks’ experience was different, but this year was quite disappointing for me. Hardly any sales and even less trades. What did other people think? I did manage to meet a few letter writers and the zines I did get were great, so I’m not saying it wasn’t worth it, but the energy I’ve witnessed & experienced in other years seemed to be missing. I don’t think that this is the organiser’s fault – perhaps just a reflection of how many people are making zines?

Well, I haven’t updated this blog in ages, so here are a couple of new things I’ve done, which you can order directly from here, or from Sticky in Melbourne.

A choose your own adventure zine by Lou, Anwyn & me, based on our experiences of living and growing up in Sydney. Read from cover to cover at your own peril (though, in truth, you’re just as likely to get confused if you follow the choose your own adventure structure). This one’s also available from Format in Adelaide.

Another collage zine by me, similar to the Maps one I did a few months back, if anyone read that. This one is an entirely two colour risographed thing, complete with dodgy colour separation and covers folded slightly too small for the inner pages. Oh well, it was my first encounter with a riso. With many, many thanks to Jess and Leigh of the Rizzeria collective for their time, help and patience. Check in the side bar for prices and what have you.

Walking in the rain

Raining in my room

Another made-on-a-rainy-day zine.

Available for trade or a stamp in the post.

Arc of a journey