MATERIAL GIRLS on the work table (Part 2)

For the past three days I've been making up additional copies (twenty, to be exact) of an older zine, Material Girls, which was originally published in 2010. (See also previous post). The final stages of production are pictured directly below. It's a relief to have completed it with a week to spare before the 2017 Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair at Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday afternoon, February 12. For more information about Australia's most celebrated zine fair, click HERE.

MATERIAL GIRLS on the work table

Yesterday's studio activity involved folding, cutting and collating pages of one of our older zines, Material Girls (2010). Although the edition size of 60 is relatively small, I've always made up copies in smallish batches, mainly because it is particularly fiddly and time-consuming to put together. (With this zine, the devil really is in the detail). The next step is to add the covers and cover illustration. Click on individual images for a clearer view.

Material Girls bound for the National Library of Australia

As we remarked in our previous post, it’s been a hectic week at Moth Woman Press. Snapped while under construction last week: the limited edition zine, Material Girls, one of several MWP publications acquired by the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Click on images to enlarge.

Collating pages of Material Girls at Moth Woman Press, Melbourne 

Progress view 2

Progress view 3

Progress view 4

Completed zine

Pictured above: Material Girls, 2010, zine, saddle stitched and bound with satin cloth tape, 
15 cm (H) x 21 cm (W) x 5 cm (D); 
Edition: 20/60. Collection: National Library of Australia.

More September News

Our zines A Short Book about Long Hair and Material Girls (see Blog Post July 28) have recently been acquired by the State Library of Victoria.

The artist's book Women with Wings is a finalist in the 2010 Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints. The exhibition is currently on view at Glen Eira City Council Gallery.

Images above (from top):

A Short Book about Long Hair, 2009, zine, 15 x 21 x 3 cm (H x W x D) (Front cover and Raymond Chandler quote) edition 60

Material Girls (illustration with quotation and front cover) zine, 2010, saddle stitched and bound with satin cloth tape, 15 x 21 x .5 cm (H x W x D) edition 60

Women with Wings, 2010, artist book (front and back covers) rubber stamps, 24 x 20.5 x 1.5 cm (H x W x D closed)

Women with Wings, 2010, artist concertina book: linocuts, rubber stamps, 24 x 20.5 x 1.5 cm (H x W x D closed)

Click on images to enlarge.

Release of Material Girls Zine

Advance copies (numbers 1-6, edition of 60) of our latest zine Material Girls will be released at the launch of Snip, Slice, Saw, which opens at Hand Held Gallery tomorrow evening.

Pictured above are some excerpts from the zine. Click on images to enlarge.

Hand Held Gallery
Suite 18 (upstairs)
Paramount Arcade
108 Bourke Street
Melbourne 3000.

Opening July 29 6-8 pm

Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 12 - 5 pm

The exhibition runs until August 4

Forthcoming publication

A sneak preview of our latest zine Material Girls, which will be launched in July, 2010 at Hand Held Gallery in the group exhibition Snip, slice, saw, curated by Megan Herring.