With some brilliant lighting assistance from Sarah, I got some good shots of the show, hopefully capturing the very downtown creative feel of the space and the work.
Enjoy.
Monday 21 February 2011
Owt exhibition: PHOTO UPDATE
On Saturday I revisited Cord bar to take some snaps of the Owt exhibition, and catch up with Sarah over some noodles.
With some brilliant lighting assistance from Sarah, I got some good shots of the show, hopefully capturing the very downtown creative feel of the space and the work.
Enjoy.
With some brilliant lighting assistance from Sarah, I got some good shots of the show, hopefully capturing the very downtown creative feel of the space and the work.
Enjoy.
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Zine Fair @ The Art Corner
This Saturday The Mill Press took part in a Zine and Self Publishing fair at The Art Corner in Manchester.
In a top room of Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, The Art Corner is a project that was formed last year to house exhibitions of local artists and as a venue for creative events. Hollie was our host for this event, alongside a scattering of other collectives including: Good Grief, Owt Creative, Parlour Press, and The Shrieking Violet.
The building itself is a great space for creativity; the dozen empty rooms connect together to form a little house of its own, somewhat ramshackled it could be a postmodern theatre set, or a community art studio, one room only including a tressel table and a retro floor lamp, another only a single chandelier resting on the wooden floor.
The main room where our stalls were set up had a great open ceiling, the exposed brick and wood giving a very free feeling to the room, and with a lamp here and there and our tables covered in a variety of fabrics and papers it felt very homelike.
With a easy flow of people through out the day, it was great to chat to new people and familiar faces, receiving some very nice comments about our work and selling a few things here and there it was a good day. The best thing about fairs like this is to grow relationships with your fellow publishers, swap tips, products and make plans for future events.
Thanks to Hollie & Trof for inviting us.
In a top room of Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, The Art Corner is a project that was formed last year to house exhibitions of local artists and as a venue for creative events. Hollie was our host for this event, alongside a scattering of other collectives including: Good Grief, Owt Creative, Parlour Press, and The Shrieking Violet.
The building itself is a great space for creativity; the dozen empty rooms connect together to form a little house of its own, somewhat ramshackled it could be a postmodern theatre set, or a community art studio, one room only including a tressel table and a retro floor lamp, another only a single chandelier resting on the wooden floor.
The main room where our stalls were set up had a great open ceiling, the exposed brick and wood giving a very free feeling to the room, and with a lamp here and there and our tables covered in a variety of fabrics and papers it felt very homelike.
With a easy flow of people through out the day, it was great to chat to new people and familiar faces, receiving some very nice comments about our work and selling a few things here and there it was a good day. The best thing about fairs like this is to grow relationships with your fellow publishers, swap tips, products and make plans for future events.
Thanks to Hollie & Trof for inviting us.
Saturday 12 February 2011
Zine Fair : This Saturday!
Today The Mill Press is attending the Zine Fair @ The Art Corner, Trof Cafe in Fallowfield, Manchester.
Not only will we be selling our current 2 issues, posters, prints and stationary but so will GOOD GREIF, Article Magazine, Owt creative and many more.
Like all good Manchester book fairs the rain looks eminent but why not pop down to Trof for a nice cuppa and a tasty bit of print.
Owt @ Cord
I am lucky enough to be good friends with a up and coming creative group, Owt; who run a monthly publication which includes not only their own work but that of contributers all over the Northwest.Starting out last Autumn they are working on their 5th publication to date and have even found time to organise their first major exhibition.
Owt @ Cord previewed this Thursday night, celebrating selected work from their publications so far and launching Issue 4: 'Direction'. I was also fortunate to have my submission to Issue 2 included in the show which I especially grateful for!
Walking around the show, you could see the individual style of each designer in their work but the feeling of a collective was strongly evident; with each issue themed on a particular word the framed work sits confidently on the pale tiled walls of Cord's basement room. Good design aside, it also works very well from a curatorial aspect, the nearly all monochrome designs shine outward from their thin black wooden frames wonderfully.
The only let down of the preview was my phone refusing to allow me to document the night with my camera so I shall be updating again with pictures on my re-visit to the show, selecting my favourite work.
Owt @ Cord runs for 2 weeks on NOW till 24th February 2011 at Cord Bar, 8 Dorsey Street, Manchester.
The Swiss Issue
The Swiss Issue is our 2nd publication, documenting our time in Switzerland last summer.
This is a step up from our Spaces issue; A3 in size and comprising of 2 volumes.
Soon to be available to purchase online, we will be selling at The Art Corner, Trof Cafe,
Fallowfield on Saturday 12th February.
This is a step up from our Spaces issue; A3 in size and comprising of 2 volumes.
Soon to be available to purchase online, we will be selling at The Art Corner, Trof Cafe,
Fallowfield on Saturday 12th February.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)