December 2012 Blog Posts (35)

2012 was a ridiculously active zine year for me. It started with creating the StolenSharpieRevolution.org site to be a companion to my book. The site includes a Zine Event listing calendar. In February I attended the first L.A. Zine fest and it was great! In March I attended the …

The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of:

Look up starving artist in a dictionary, and you'll likely see a picture of Vincent Van Gogh. During his painting decade - he only painted for about 10 years tops (1880's) - he had little money, and all that came from his brother Theo (though for the life of me, I don't get it - Theo worked in a GALLERY and never got his Brother's work SHOWN IN THE GALLERY!) Well I divulge. Let's continue. There was one thing that…

I've just added a suggestions box to my Enchanted Times blog.  Suggest a story to be covered in a future issue of Enchanted Times, and you could win a complimentary copy of that…

for volume two of dolly anarchy i want to include more music-oriented things, so..what do you think is the best punk song of all time? (dolly anarchy is mainly a feminist/anarchist punk zine)

song name/band/year - your name

eg watchmaker/excuse 17/1997 -…

So the new BATS issue is hot off the presses! 

It's 24 pages, pink cardstock risographed cover with black and white interior. 

You can currently purchase it on my ETSY.

Message me or email me at VanessaCapshaw@gmail.com if you wanna trade! I LOVE TRADES! <3…

I finally watched the Paradise Lost documentaries on HBO.  Here's a little reaction to it.

Salem Isn't Behind Us

On December 21st, 2012 it is said to be the end of the beginning... or is it the beginning of the end?!

Whatever you think, whatever you feel..

ON DECEMBER 21ST : Write something or draw something from whatever emotion has captured your attention -if this literally is our…

Here’s the fourth group of Quatros

Thick ice

thaws slowly

Great doubts,

deep wisdom.

Muddy water,

hidden stones.

Heaven doesn’t

fear evil.

Dark evil?

Wear white.

My life,

dew drop.

Revenge sip,

compassion gulp.

Poor

even in dreams.

Foolish butterfly

fears snow.

Before principles

comes courage.

Pray alone,

true stories.

Tossed

over the wall.

Be…

My life has been upside down up to now.I don't really talk much, there are times when i want to talk to my friend about it but sometimes   i seen to let it go  of it and forget it about.I got big dreams and i wanna make them happen, like for example after i leave collage i want to move to new york city and go to art school and build up my career as a illustrator ( comics and books).I know i have to get a job and save up ( im 17 now but i leave collage at 20 not alot of time left) if i want a…

Международный мэйл-арт проект

«Свобода слова»

Свобода слова - одно из основных прав человека и гражданина. Её попирает государство, но за неё борется народ. Человек без права высказывать то, что думает, выражать своё мнение, демонстрировать свою позицию – является рабом.

Время проведения проекта: без ограничений.…

Итак, 10 ноября вышел в свет уже 7-ой выпуск фэнзина "НАСТ". Первые 15 экз. отвёз в арт-кафе "Ложка" в Ростов-на-Дону. На сегодняшний день отпечатано более полусотни экз. и тиражирование продолжается. Объявил мэйл-арт проект "Свобода слова". Что, как не свобода слова, соответствует зинмейкерству?!…

Poems written in late November 2012

Comments welcome. [poem notes in brackets like this]

POEMS

1. [(Quatro]

I've upset

the dust!

2. [Kafka-esque with hope]

Step by step

these woods get darker ...

the Moon is somewhere ...

3. [Surreal Plus]

My clock ticks

but doesn't dream.

4. [That's where they go]

So many balloons

litter the Moon!

5. [Closer]

If the window

gets morning sun

then in…

Cadillac Girl issue 3 will be reviewed in Xerography Debt #32 which will be available soon, so check it out http://leekinginc.com/xeroxdebt/xd32.htm

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Listen to Crusades.  That is all.

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