BRAINSCAN 25-This zine has been five start and stop years in the making. I finally finished it in October of 2009 at the Anchor Archive zine residency in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Brainscan 25 Chronicles my Saturn return as a love story, an ending, and a new beginning with someone from my pa… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on November 12, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Alex Wrekk’s Eastern North America Mini tour thing…
Hello! Greeting from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I have been here for a week for the Anchor Archive’s Zine Residency Program (http://www.robertsstreet.org). That means I get to live in a shed in their backyard and make zines for two weeks. This also means I should have the zine I have been working on for the past 5 years done and ready for all the events coming up! Anyway, here’s my mini tour shcedu… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on October 21, 2009 at 3:32pm —
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So, if you don't know there are two zine-y events in Portland this weekend at the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) 917 SW Oak #218
Stolen Sharpie Revolution book release party and open mic! Friday June 12 7:00PM
Join me, Alex Wrekk at the IPRC for the release of my book at a special book release price. Also, bring your zines and read something for everyone. I just got back from a Uk and France zine zine tour and I'll share some stories from that plus I'm brining the UK tradition o… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on June 10, 2009 at 10:06am —
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Portland, Oregon Zine happenings...
I just got back from a month long trip to the UK and France! I attended the London Zine Symposium, went on a mini UK zine tour, hung out with rad folks and then headed to France for the 20th birthday party of La Fanzinotheque! You can be sure that there will be a zine about my adventures! Check out photos and what not from my trip here: http://alexwrekk.wordpress.com
Now I'm back in the country and gearing up for… Continue
I just found out that Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2 will be shipping from the printer on Monday! You can still preorder copies. Go to this post to find out how.
I leave for the UK and France on April 29th but Paul will be here filling orders while I'm gone. When I get back I'll be having a release party and open mic. If you are in Portland you s… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on April 9, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2: a DIY guide to zines and zine culture is ready for PREORDER!
Since 2002 Stolen Sharpie Revolution has been the ultimate guidebook to all things zine related. This little red book is stuffed with information about zines. Things you may know, stuff you don’t know and even stuff you didn’t know you knew for the beginner to the experienced zinester. Stolen Sharpie Revolution consists of how-to gu… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on March 25, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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I found this at Z.A.P.P. this past weekend in Seattle when I was up there for the Zine Librarian (un)Conference. I thought my fellow zine enthusiasts would appreciate it too.
More about my trip up to Seattle for the (… Continue
So, Marc and I recorded the very first Nobody Cares About Your Stupid Zine Podcast yesterday! I did a bit of editing and I still need to do some more. I worry that the amazing theme song that Androo wrote for us will outshine our podcast. Seriously, the song is amazine (yes, that's right AMAZINE) we played it a dozen times and danced around the dining room!
I hope to have the song… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on March 1, 2009 at 11:00am —
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Many years ago Love letters to Irony was going to be the name of the compilation of Brainscan zines... but that is not ever going to come out so I thought I would use the title for something. It is the name of my new blog type thing. You can find it here.
I have a livejournal that I have had for many years but it is mostly friends only. it holds secrets and exasperation and semi-filtered thoughts that fall out of my head. Love letters to irony is int… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on February 14, 2009 at 2:47pm —
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Portland Zine Symposium 2009 will be July 24-26, 2009 at Portland State Univeristy in Portland, Oregon!
Also, we are looking for artwork .Could you be the one to create it?
Portland Zine Symposium Friends,
PZS is looking for art submissions for the 2009 poster. These year's
themes are cats, 9 lives, and "Hang in there!" Your art submission
should touch upon one or all of these themes.
The guidelines are simple – We are looking for a 11" wide x 17" tall
poster that will also be used in other f… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on January 26, 2009 at 11:45pm —
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There are actually 4 of them I think but I'm just going to post these two.
I need a shower... I have been working on SSR for about 3 days now and every time I look for a Sharpie it seems that I have put my hair up with it. I have been wearing the same pajama style clothes: long johns, a thread bare velour leopard print skirt, a 2008 Portland zine symposium shirt and the same sweatshirt I have worn everyday for the past week. I am a model of class!
Still, I'm getting things done. I moved from m… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on January 24, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Yup,I started working on the layout today, finally! I decided to start documenting my progress with working on SSR and made two short videos. maybe you would like to see them?
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Wanna get get and e-mail updated when I start accepting pre-orders for Stolen Sharpie Revolution 2?
Then sigh up for my e-mail list. I'll be sending a few e-mails out a year when zines come out or when I have a sale in my Small World Buttons site.
I haven't sent one before but I plan on sending one when I start taking preorders for SSR2!
Go here and sign up!Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on November 30, 2008 at 4:30pm —
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So, I have been having this battle with my zine collection and my shelves. It comes down to the fact that this zine collection that is over 15 years old and even though it was picked over by my ex-husband I still have a ridiculous amount of zines and not enough shelf space for them. Over the years I have come to find that the zines that are dearest to me are ones that have been created by friends and penpals so those are the ones that will be staying with me. however, even after that filter t… Continue
Let's see, what's up in my zine world this week... i taught a workshop at the IPRC about selling zines and things on Etsy and I also educated everyone on the Joy's of We Make Zines. it was fun! I volunteered at Wordstock on Saturday but I didn't make it to the IPRC Text Ball because my old housemate Abeni showed up with her baby so we hung out and ate candy instead.
Sunday was my shift at the IPRC. Sunday is usually pretty dead but the place was ho… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on November 12, 2008 at 10:25am —
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So, I tired to post this in the events section and it wouldn't work!
I was asked to take part in this exhibit, which is awesome! I even had to write an artist statement and stuff. It is at the Interstate Firehouse Culture Center that is 3 blocks away from my house. I made a giant collage of images from Brainscan and I have two shelves of my zines.... all of the zines I have printed since 2003.
Other pieces include artist books, posters by various Portland printers, zine collections from The sm… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on October 30, 2008 at 11:08am —
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I'm currently in my bed in my cold room with my laptop under a fake down comforter that is fantastically warm and making me not want to get out of bed into the rest of the frigid house. You see, apparently our house has been entered into some sort of contest to see who can hold out from turning their heat on the longest. I'm usually the only one here during the day I just close my self in the office and wear my new hat with ear flaps to stay warn. I stay even warmer on days where I have coffee t… Continue
Added by Alex Wrekk on October 25, 2008 at 9:01am —
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Since 2002 Stolen Sharpie Revolution has been the ultimate guidebook to all things zine related. This little red book is stuffed with information about zines. Things you may know, stuff you don’t know and even stuff you didn’t know you knew for the beginner to the experienced zinester. Stolen Sharpie Revolution consists of how-to gu… Continue
