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She was ready for anything...

it was decided recently that i might only make zines because i like the smell of toner and i really like watching photocopying robots do their job.

i build two different zines.
one is a perzine called 'she was ready for anything'
the other is a storybook zine called 'misery is my muse'.

i have been building zines on my own and in groups since 1999/2000ish.

i have the phrase 'cut & paste' tattooed on my feet as a tribute to my zinester-ism.

during the day, i make clothing and run a concept shop/contemporary gallery in downtown barrie, ontario (just north of toronto). i don't build nearly as many zines as i used to because of this. i'm going to try to work on that.

i am always up for a trade, i am building an extensive library of zines not built by me.

sometimes my zines are for sale:

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falling behind

Posted on January 23, 2011 at 9:50pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

too many places to post too many things when i really don't feel like typing and would much rather just watch new music videos on youtube.

i will be teaching a mini-zine workshop at the creative space here in barrie. randomly i was talked into this by my newest artist friend jill. i am horrified that i agreed (since i am not a good teacher) and excited at the prospect of brining zines back to barrie (or at least getting a handful of people interested in small press).

i…

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i haven't had time to spread the word but

Posted on October 11, 2010 at 7:31pm 3 Comments 0 Likes

she was ready for anything issue 10 is done!

as an added bonus, parts of it were printed in colour due to the fact that someone different was in charge at my photocopying place, and they aren't used to my crazy photocopying assignments. so, whatever... it's issue 10 in my 10th year as a zinester, so it's all the more special now that it's in colour. the next batch won't be in colour, so grab one up from… Continue

she was ready for anything issue 10!

Posted on August 24, 2010 at 8:33pm 3 Comments 0 Likes

has been printed out and is waiting to be cut and paste into a zine. by this time tomorrow it will actually resemble something that can be photocopied!

finally!

it actually hasn't been that long since issue 9 i don't think... but this zine has been fighting me the whole way. it was just sentence fragments for the longest time. putting it together into something cohesive was epic. i am also making a mini-zine called 'ten years ago today... or a day just like…

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i was thinking about having myself a mustache II!

Posted on July 30, 2010 at 9:53pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

i managed to put a hold on all my failings and dropping of balls and in a mad rush, late into the night, i cut and pasted my heart out and finished 'i was thinking about having myself a mustache II'... that's right. 75 more out of context quotes from people i know!

a handful of friends have seen it, giggled and raved. so it must be a success. also, i just listed it on etsy. more than willing to trade…

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continued epic fail

Posted on July 21, 2010 at 9:10pm 3 Comments 0 Likes

so, my zine 'i was thinking about having myself a mustache' made it to the front page of etsy the other day. pretty much the best thing to ever happen to me (as of lately anyway).

in other news, i'm stuck in an endless loop of nothingness. i have to start making fall/winter collection at work (its hard sewing wool when its hot outside). i keep fussing around with all those sentence fragments that are supposed to be the next issue of 'she was ready for anything'...... to no…

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At 5:10am on January 7, 2013, Lubomyr Tymkiv said…: We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Welcomed but not "necessarily" summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation). Zines for the exhibition please send air mail: "Zineshow" A/C 9875, Sadivnycha 19/1, 79038, Lviv, Ukraine.

At 3:20am on December 21, 2012, Larissa said…: hey, im creating a zine called "Life despite Life" and im wondering if you want to contribute anything to it?

So far i've decided it will be about ways to relieve stress, blue thinking (depression) and ways to cope with life; like happiness tricks. haha so really its like a rough quide to life.

im looking for tips and stories you might want to share. maybe even some art or comics?

i'm just in the planning stages so im up for many suggestions or tips you may have! my contact email is larissa.maye19@gmail.com

At 6:11am on August 26, 2010, Rebel Jane Mills said…: Great! I look forward to it! :)

At 9:06pm on August 24, 2010, Rebel Jane Mills said…: Thanks for the add! Up for trades? :)

At 11:33am on June 12, 2010, Betty said…: I love that you say build zines instead of make zines.

At 6:39pm on May 9, 2010, Saling Pusa Distro/closed said…: Please help brownsville have a zine fair by voting for this idea: http://pep.si/bqQ98q

please vote for that idea once a day. it only takes a sec to register and vote. help us have a zine/art fair here in brownsville. Thank you!

also, help us spread the word by telling your friends and family to vote too. we greatly appreciate it. thanks!

At 7:01pm on April 30, 2010, Elizabeth J. M. W. said…: Okay, cool.

At 1:18am on January 29, 2010, Betty said…: Awesome. I just placed an Etsy order. :D

At 1:54pm on January 24, 2010, Betty said…: Do you think you'll be making any more of the I Was Thinking About Having Myself a Mustache zines? It looks like they are all sold out on Etsy.

~Betty

At 9:54pm on January 13, 2010, kitty magic said…: "when you stop growing, you start dying. an addict never stops growing.".....is that in the book "go"....im sure i read it in go.