FOTP 2017

There are only a few days to go to the 2017 Festival of the Photocopier Zine Fair, with much preparation still to be done.

Six Moth Woman Press mini-zines will be new to this year's FOTP. The Enchanted Hair Ornaments and The Story of the Moth Masks (top row, left and centre below) were made in 2016 to coincide with the group exhibition, Eventide, at Mornington Peninsula Art Centre. In 2016 I was appointed a Winsor and Newton Global Ambassador. The Moth Women Vigilantes Rogues Gallery (top, right) was made that same year to herald the Australian launch of their revolutionary pigment markers - in fact, Winsor and Newton Australia acquired three quarters of the edition. As already documented on these pages, the three zines on the bottom row, Leaves of Absence - A mini-zine, Pressed for Time and The artist's hand were made especially for FOTP 2017.

I hope to see you there.

New MWP zines at Sticky Institute

Moth Woman Press mini-zines, The Story of the Moth Masks and The Enchanted Hair Ornaments, were originally made to coincide with the group exhibition, Eventide, at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, which ran from 13 May - 3 July, 2016. They are now available at Melbourne's legendary zine emporium, Sticky Institute. Within each pocket-sized zine is an original fairy tale accompanied by eight linocut illustrations. They are signed, limited editions of 100 and retail for $4.00 each.

For more about The Story of the Moth Masks mini-zine, go HERE.

To learn more about the Enchanted Hair Ornaments mini-zine, go HERE.

Sticky Institute
Shop 10
Campbell Arcade
Degraves Subway
Melbourne
Hours: Wednesday - Friday 12 pm - 6 pm
Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm

PRINTS 1987 - 2016

 

Thalaina macfarlandi Moth Mask (2009, hand coloured linocut, 15 x 15 cm) 

Thalaina macfarlandi Moth Mask (2009) is one of four Moth Masks linocuts (1) selected by curator TJ Bateson for my solo show, PRINTS 1987 - 2016 at Tacit Contemporary Art. 

The exhibition launch is this evening, 14 September, from 6.30 – 8 pm. 

The Moth Masks series was the inspiration for one of my first fairytales, The Story of the Moth Masks, (2) and several of the moth-masked women appeared in my artist book, Women With Wings (2010). Moreover, the Moth Women were precursors to the dark and dangerous Moth Women Vigilantes, already the subject of numerous Moth Woman Press publications.

Tacit Contemporary Art

312 Johnston Street,

Abbotsford, Vic, 3067

tacitart.com.au

Phone: 0423 323 1888

Hours: Wednesday - Friday 11 am - 6 pm
Saturday - Sunday 11 - 5 pm

PRINTS 1987 – 2016 runs until 2 October.

(1) The other three are:
Cyana mericki Moth Mask (2009)
Birthana cleis Moth Mask (2009) and
Scoliacma biclora Moth Mask (2009).

(2) First published in There was once... the collected fairy tales, Moth Woman Press, 2009

'Eventide' Floor Talk

The Story of the Moth Masks, 2016, mini-zine,
signed limited edition of 100

Busy times at Moth Woman Press

Lately, in tandem with developing a new mini-zine for a special event (more about this very soon) we have been making up extra copies of The Story of the Moth Masks, a mini-zine commemorating the current relief printmaking exhibition, Eventide, at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. Gracing the front cover is Cossodes lyonetii Moth Woman, the linocut I created for the show. Copies of the zine will be available at the gallery during the show's run and afterwards through Moth Woman Press.

Eventide was curated by Rona Green. This Sunday, 26 June, between 2 - 3 pm, Eventide artists Rona, Euan Heng and I will be in conversation at MPRG. If you’re free, do come along and join in.

For those who can’t make it, but plan to visit the show, the exhibition runs until 3 July.

A Zine for Eventide

On the cutting board this week: The Story of the Moth Masks, a brand new mini-zine destined for Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. Created to coincide with the group exhibition, Eventide, the zine will be available in the gallery shop throughout the show's run. Gracing its front cover is Cossodes lyonetii Moth Woman, the linocut I made for the show. The mini-zine is a signed, limited edition of 100.

The title story made its debut in 2009 in There was once… the collected fairy tales, Moth Woman Press’s very first publication. There was once… will also be stocked by MPRG until Eventide draws to a close.

Eventide was curated by Rona Green and celebrates the art of the relief print. The exhibition is part of the Print Council of Australia's Year of Print. 

Exhibition dates: 13 May-3 July. 

Full details of Eventide are below; click on invitation to enlarge.

Work in Progress

Hand coloured artist's proofs for forthcoming artist's book The Story of the Moth Masks. The artist's studio, June 2009. Click on image to enlarge.