Moth Woman Press at the 2016 Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair

Superlatives all round for last Sunday afternoon's Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair at Melbourne Town Hall. Thanks to the City of Melbourne, the phenomenal organisational skills of Sticky Institute, the camaraderie of our zine fair neighbours Gracia, Louise and Miranda Costa, my partner Shane Jones, our amazing fellow zinesters and last, but no means least, to the hoards of zine lovers who came in droves, it really was an afternoon to remember.

We were the first to arrive (photo by Shane Jones)

Very soon after, the queue began to build

The arrival of Gracia and Louise (far left)

The doors open

Setting up. From left: Shane Jones, myself and Gracia. (Photo by Louise Jennison)

Setting up: the bigger picture (photo by Shane Jones)

The Moth Woman Press table (photo: Shane Jones)

Below from left, Janice, Bev Murray (who came all the way from London) and myself (photo: Shane Jones)

Gracia and Louise, as seen from the Moth Woman Press table

Overlooking the proceedings: the mighty Melbourne Town Hall organ

At the day's end, my own haul included zines and other goodies by Gracia and Louise, Miranda Costa and Jessica Knight, Claire Murphy, Kathy A. Sarpie, Bloomurderzines, and a wonderful zine/calendar by Emma Armstrong-Porter. Some were acquired, some were gifted, all will be treasured. 

A New Leaf

Turning over A New Leaf in time for tomorrow's Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair at Melbourne Town Hall. The doors will open at 12 pm and close at 5 pm. Entry is free.

A New Leaf, 2016, mini-zine, 10.5 x 7.7 cm

2016 Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair

Aside from a couple of minor tasks, my work for the zine fair is done. If you are in the area on Sunday afternoon, do call in and stop by the Moth Woman Press table to say hello. An invitation of your very own is here:

Left: FOTP 2016 poster; righthand column: a selection of Moth Woman Press zines

Hair Pieces 2

The fruit of yesterday’s labours: Hair Pieces 2, a brand new mini-zine to be launched at next Sunday’s 2016 Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair (FOTP 2016).

Pictured above: developmental stages of Hair Pieces 2, mini-zine, 2016, colour photocopy, 10 x 7.5 cm, edition: 100. (Click on images to enlarge).

Its sister zine, Hair Pieces (2015) will also be putting in an appearance at FOTP 2016. It can be viewed HERE.

On the comeback trail: A Short Book about Long Hair

In praise of the much-maligned femme fatale: the centrefold from the first zine I ever made, A Short Book about Long Hair (2009) featuring a selection of my paintings coupled with literary quotes. This one is from the endlessly quotable Raymond Chandler. A small second (and final) edition will be part of the 2016 Festival of the Photocopier zine fair at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday, 12 - 5 pm. (Click on image to enlarge).

Moth Women mini-zines redux

With the exhibition Modern Myth off to a flying start (see last post) and the Sticky Institute Zine Fair (FOTP2016) less than a week away, it's back to the cutting board for me. Pictured below: topping up the edition of mini-zine Moth Women 1.

Also on the cutting board, proving (hopefully) that sequels can sometimes work: Moth Women 2, followed by Moth Women 3, the third of the trio.

All zines date from 2014 but are set to make a comeback at the 2016 Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair, Melbourne Town Hall, next Sunday, 14 February, from 12 - 5 pm. (Click on images to enlarge).

On the cutting board

Preparations for the 2016 Sticky Institute zine fair (FOTP) on February 14 continue in earnest:

Pictured above: Homo-insecta 4, 2016, mini-zine, 7.5 x 10.5 cm

Followed by: Homo-insecta 5, 2016, mini-zine: 7.5 x 10.5 cm

Several of the watercolours reproduced in Homo-insecta 5 can be viewed in the flesh from tonight in the group exhibition MODERN MYTH at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick. Details are below. Do join us if you can, either tonight or for the floor talks on Saturday February 13. Otherwise I hope you'll be able to drop by during the show's run.

MODERN MYTH

5 February – 6 March

EDDY CARROLL / JAZMINA CININAS  / PAUL COMPTON / DEBORAH KLEIN / MINELA KRUPIC / ALESH MACAK / ANNETTE PHILLIPS / DEAR PLASTIC / CARMEL SEYMOUR / LINDA STUDENA / DOMENICA VAVALA

CURATED BY DOMENICA VAVALA

OPENING REMARKS BY JAZMINA CININAS 

Opening Event: Thursday 4 February, 6-8 pm

Artist Talks: Saturday 13 February, 2.30 pm

Counihan Gallery In Brunswick

233 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056 | 03 9389 8622

Wednesday - Saturday 11 am - 5 pm | Sunday 1 - 5 

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/169670160067202/

Moth Woman Press stocktake

Directly after my last post, when I announced the participation of Moth Woman Press in the 2016 Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair (FOTP) at Melbourne Town Hall, I did a major stocktake in the Ballarat studio. Primarily, I needed to know how many zine editions needed topping up before the big day on Sunday February 14. (This is currently being attended to).

At the back of my mind, I must admit, was also the concern that I wouldn't have enough work. Fortunately, the above mentioned exercise soon put my mind at rest.

As previously reported, work is also under way on three new mini-zines, A New Leaf and Homo-insecta 4 and 5, which will make their respective debuts at the zine fair.

Zines for FOTP set out on top of the plan cabinet in the Ballarat studio, January 2016

Detail 1 of zines for FOTP

Detail 2 of zines for FOTP

Festival of the Photocopier

At Moth Woman Press we're all a-flutter as the new year kicks off to a busy start. We've just booked ourselves into the Sticky Institute Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday February 14.

We are in the process of making four new mini-zines for the event: A New Leaf (the cover art of which we recently previewed) Homo-insecta 4, Homo-insecta 5 and Hair Pieces 2.

The zine fair will be open between 12 - 5 pm. We hope to see some of you there.