August 2010
13 posts
Posting day.
The deadline is almost here! Send your submissions today or drop them off at Nexus Art Cafe until tomorrow. If the 1st September deadline is too soon, email papergirlmanchester@gmail.com and tell us how many pieces you are sending and when.
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Q&A with my mum's a hippie
What is your name? Monique Stefanie Jivram- aka my mum’s a hippie
Where do you live?
I live in London or greater London, depends on the day.
How would you describe your work?
Lively ……with instant impact. Intricate, made up of many layers. Labour intensive. Surreal, ethereal and spontaneous.
Do you own a bicycle?
Yes and it has a basket and a bell that says ‘ I heart my bike’....
Q&A with cut-click's Caroline Twidle
What is your name? Caroline Twidle
Where do you live? I live in a small town in N.E Lincolnshire.
How would you describe your work? I would describe my work as text based. I’m exploring how people read and engage with information that surrounds them. I create installations, badges, stickers, zines and large scale posters. I love lo-fi so often use photocopiers to create my work and I...
120 bikes on the wall
Seen on Flavorwire.
“A bicycle shop in Altlandsberg, Germany advertises their goods with a wall of around 120 bikes mounted on the building’s exterior in lieu of a sign. [via Pat’s Papers].”
Q&A with Kevin Bradshaw
What is your name?
Kevin Bradshaw
Where do you live?
Withington, South Manchester
How many candles did you blow out at your last birthday?
28
What’s a good website/ blog you’ve stumbled upon recently?
I’m currently addicted to Nick Clegg’s Your Freedom website. You can suggest ridiculous and unjust laws currently on the books, which you believe should be scrapped. I have not...
Boneshaker issue #2
Images via boneshaker
Boneshaker issue #2 is now available to pre-order. If you haven’t already heard “Boneshaker Magazine is a 60-page, perfectly bound, advert-free publication full of articles, stories and anecdotes about people and projects doing great things with bicycles”.
We love the front cover bike portrait by Taliah Lempert. You can see more (and commission a bike...
Q & A with Matthew Frame
What is your name?
Matthew Frame
Where do you live?
I’ve been living in a warehouse conversion in North-East London for about 3 years now
What is your mode of transport?
Walking, bus or the tube. Unfortunately in London we are not as well set up for cycle lanes as in Berlin. My brother has just returned from living in Kreuzberg and I was amazed at how easy it is to get about by...
Geometric
Ghost_9b by Ewan Manson via Central Station
Unknown street, Berlin.
WatchINTRODUCING PAPERGIRL SA
Papergirl Manchester recently met up with Papergirl teams from around the world at Papergirl #5 in Berlin. In the first of this series, we would like to introduce you to Papergirl SA run by Marcii Goose and friends. Papergirl SA action took place in Woodstock, Cape Town on 26th June 2010. Turn your volume up and watch the video.
To find out more about Papergirl SA...
