Paper Cuts

Guest: Anna Bugbee Hosts:  Christopher Kardambikis and Jennifer Lillis Recorded on April 6th, 2020 Anna Bugbee is the founder of Goldbrain Press, a collaborative publishing project producing interactive hand-made book and print works using a variety of media. After graduating with a degree in printmaking she worked for three years at a fine-art screenprinting studio in Brooklyn that is now known as Powerhouse Arts. In 2018 she left NYC in search of nature and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her current work draws inspiration from the mountains and botanical world. www.goldbrainpress.com @goldbrainpress --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

**This episode originally aired on Clocktower Radio in 2016** ROAD, READ, BLOG, FEST, PROMOTE, DISTRIBUTE Guest:  Sonel Breslav Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded in Brooklyn, NY Blond Art Books: Established by Sonel Breslav in 2012, Blonde Art Books is a Brooklyn based organization dedicated to promoting self-published art and poetry books through exhibitions, publications, book fairs, talks, and online exposure. Most recently, Blonde Art Books has organized exhibitions and events at Baxter Street / Camera Club of NY; SIGNAL, Brooklyn; MoMA, PS1, Queens, NY; and Printed Matter, New York. Past venues include ICA, Philadelphia, PA; Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH; Nudashank, Baltimore, MD; Hyde Part Center, Chicago, IL; Schema Projects, Brooklyn; Present Company, Brooklyn; and Interstate Projects, Brooklyn. The first book published under the Blonde Art Books imprint, Kitsch Encyclopedia by Sara Cwynar, was launched in April 2014. This year will mark the fourt

Guest: Paige Landesberg Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on March 11th, 2020 in Brooklyn Paige Landesberg is a Brooklyn based artist who creates interdisciplinary artworks and curates public programming. She is committed to the idea of multiples and making work that is portable, accessible, multi-use and therefore pragmatic. In addition to her object practice, as an art-worker, Paige acts as the Curator of Books and Public Programming at Miriam, a new artist-run gallery and artist bookshop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. She is committed to supporting and collaborating with artist publishers through independent projects as well, most recently with Brooklyn Art Book Fair and historically with institutions such as Printed Matter, Hauser & Wirth Publishers and Artbook @ MoMA PS1. Miriam is a new, artist-run contemporary gallery dedicated to working collaboratively with artists to support their practices and foster inclusive art experiences. Housed in a 1,250 squarefoot former matzah factory

Guest: Leslie Diuguid Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on March 10th, 2020. Du-Good Press was established in spring 2017 to offer a collaborative and fresh approach to screen printing across the arts.  Focusing on a new wave of rising contemporary artists across multiple platforms, Du-Good Press offers hand screen-printed fine art editions of emerging and mid-career artists.  Artists are selected by Du-Good Press’ intimate team of advisors, curators and founder and master-printer, Leslie Diuguid. du-goodpress.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

Guests: Matt Davis and George Wietor Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 16th, 2019 at at the Chicago Art Book Fair. Matt Davis is the founder and director of Perfectly Acceptable Press, a Risograph print studio and publishing house in Chicago. Besides doing contract printing for artists all over North America, Perfectly Acceptable publishes 8-10 titles per year spanning the genres of comics, artist books, and essay with an emphasis on narrative and craft. Matt is the co-organizer of NARC along with George Wietor. Perfectly Acceptable Press (Chicago, IL) publishes short-run narrative artist books with an emphasis on synergy between content, craft, and form. Our aim is to create an object that pushes the boundaries of a zine without sacrificing accessibility or content. In addition to our publishing practice, we also offer contract Risograph print services for artists across North America. We also host the North American Risograph Conference alongside Issue Press. ——— Issue Press is an in

Guest: Eric Von Haynes Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 16th, 2019 at at the Chicago Art Book Fair. Eric Von Haynes is conceptual artist and printmaker who founded Flatlands Chicago in 2007, focused on producing publications and other printed ephemera for artists worldwide. Flatlands aims to be a community-minded space for artists to create, inspire and share ideas. flatlandspress.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

Guests: Nicole Killian, Danielle McCoy, Gonzalo Guerrero Hosts:  Christopher Kardambikis and Adriana Monsalve Recorded on April 12th, 2019 at the Los Angeles Art Book Fair and September 21st, 2018 at the New York Art Book Fair nico fontana is the publishing initiative of Nicole Killian, concerned with a queering of language, objects, bodies, and spaces. Nicole Killian’s work uses graphic design, publishing, video, objects and installation to investigate how the structures of the internet, mobile messaging, and shared online platforms affect contemporary interaction and shape cultural identity from a queer perspective. They are interested in the repetition, looping, and dissemination of content. They think about catnip and bird toys, scratching and the depths (or voids) of the desktop folder. Nicole appreciates a good karaoke performance and is co-creator of annual publication ISSUES with Sarah Faith Gottesdiener. They are currently co-director of the Design, Visual Communications MFA and Assistant Profes

Guests: Mary Tremonte of Justseeds // Darin Klein & Friends Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Produced by Jake Nussbaum and Clocktower Radio Recorded on February 12th, 2016 at the Los Angeles Art Book Fair // Originally presented by Clocktower.org Darin Klein & Friends: With an ever-expanding network of friends and collaborators, Darin Klein curates and organizes dynamic and engaging exhibitions and arts programs, simultaneously creating, collecting and promoting artists' publications and independent media. Klein is a 2010 recipient of Printed Matter's Awards for Artists for exemplary work with books and printed media and has lectured and taught workshops on the art of ‘zine-making at universities and arts organizations.  darinkleinandfriends.blogspot.com Mary Tremonte is an artist, educator, and DJ based in Pittsburgh. A founding member of Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, she works with "printmaking in the expanded field," including printstallation, interactive silkscreen printing in public sp

Guests: Taylor Mardis Katz and Misha Johnson Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on August 16th, 2019 at Free Verse Farm & Apothecary in Chelsea, VT. Free Verse Farm is a co-creation of Taylor Mardis Katz and Misha Johnson, two artist/farmers with a passion for growing, eating, and sharing delicious and nourishing food and herbs. They are a small herb farm and apothecary in Chelsea, Vermont specializing in naturally-grown tisanes (herbal teas), culinary herbs, medicinals, and herbal remedies. Their farm is situated high in the hills of the White River watershed in the Upper Valley region of eastern Vermont. Their herbs and remedies are available at local farmers markets, stores, online, and through their Farmshare Community. The Free Verse Residency honors the poetry that's a part of the farm's name (and the inspiration for how they plant, tend, and blend the herbs), Taylor and Misha have established a self-directed residency for poets and writers and makers of small artworks. This offering is fo

Guest: Bill Boichel Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on July 26th, 2019 at Copacetic Comics in Pittsburgh, PA. Bill Boichel has been a fixture on the Pittsburgh comics scene for over forty years (absent 1982 to 1984, when he served as the director/manager of the exhibitions program at Pittsburgh Filmmakers).  Primarily engaged in comics retail, most notably as the owner/operator of BEM: The Store and The Copacetic Comics Company, he has also organized comics-centric events, and created, edited and published numerous micro-press comics under the BEM imprint, mostly between 1985 and 2000. https://copaceticcomics.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

Guest: Jim Rugg Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on July 24th, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA. Jim Rugg is an Eisner and Ignatz-award winning comic book artist, book maker, illustrator, designer, and cat dad. Books include Street Angel, the PLAIN Janes, Afrodisiac, Notebook Drawings, Rambo 3.5, and Supermag. His YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe will make you love comics even more! Instagram and Twitter: @jimruggart youtube.com/c/cartoonistkayfabe jimrugg.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

Guest: Imin Yeh Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded at Carnegie Mellon University on July 17th, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA. Imin Yeh is based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is an interdisciplinary and project-based artist working in sculpture, installation, and participatory events. Recent exhibitions include university galleries at Ithaca College and the College of New Jersey, San Jose Museum of Art, Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), and at the Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco). She has been an Artist in Residency at Montalvo Art Center (Saratoga, CA), Blue Mountain Center (New York), Sandarbh Artist Workshop (Partapur, India), and at Recology San Francisco. She is a recipient of a Eureka Fellowship from the Fleishhacker Foundation and an Individual Artist Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission. Imin Yeh holds a MFA from the California College of Arts.  She is currently an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University School of Art. iminyeh.info --- Support this podcast: https://ancho

Guest: Mad Mohre Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded in Mad’s VW Beetle on March 14th, 2019 in Michigan.  Mad Mohre is a mechanically-minded visual artist and designer concerned with play, surveillance, privacy and speculative feminism. She is the founder of Millimetre Press, a residency program housed in a restored Victorian studio for artists curious to explore limited editions through Riso + the artist’s book. Mad has most recently been a resident at The Wassaic Project and Paper Cuts. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, and exhibited nationally at Gallery 128 in NYC, River House Arts Gallery in Toledo, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St. Louis, and other international venues. Her most recent design projects include work for Serial a podcast by the creators of This American Life, Corte by composer Trevor Gureckis of The Goldfinch, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry at BAM, and sculpted paper works for musician Bryce Desssner of The National.  Mad received her BFA from Denison Univer

*FROM THE ARCHIVES* Originally aired on Clocktower Radio in 2016 Guest: Louis Brawley Hosts: Christopher Kardambikis and Jake Nussbaum Recorded in Brooklyn, NY In 2000 Louis Brawley was living, working and showing in New York City. With two solo shows under his belt, he started traveling a lot. Then he left the city in 2005. At that time he opted to conduct an experiment by living without a base. From then on he moved usually monthly, sometimes weekly, or even daily, rarely spending more than a month in any one place. Following the flow of freelance work at art fairs most of the year; he spent the winter months living in India. Much of the time during the first five years of travel was spent with the Indian-born philosopher and anti-guru U.G. Krishnamurti, until he passed away. After his death Brawley began writing a book about that experience. A regular practice of producing photographs and paintings on paper continued while living on the road. The book called Goner was published in 2011 by Non-Duality Press

Guest: Colleen Itani and Kelly Lorraine Hendrickson of TZF and Alexa Turnbull of Seether Bookstore Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 23rd, 2019 at The Bark. Tallahassee Zine Fest is an all inclusive festival allowing the Tallahassee community to showcase self published books and a variety of other types of printed matter. TZF is a platform for the DIY community and merges locals, academics, and anyone interested in printed media. People also travel into Tallahassee to sell work at a table, purchase zines, or just experience the festival. The atmosphere is casual which gives all attendees a chance to talk with each other face to face, about zines, zine related projects, and art work in general. TZF was started in 2018 and is set for its second year with over 40 participants, lots of volunteers, and a small board of directors. It is constantly adapting and growing to fit the needs of the Tallahassee and national zine community. Big things are happening. Colleen Itani is an interdisci

Guest: Denise Bookwalter Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 22nd, 2019 at the Facility for Arts Research at Florida State University.  Denise Bookwalter works in a range of print media including traditional and digital processes, artist’s books, installations and dimensional prints. Her artists’ books utilize old and new print technologies to create collaborative artists’ books. Her work has been exhibited and collected in a variety of venues across the country and abroad. She received her BA from Northwestern University and her MFA from Indiana University in Printmaking. Denise currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband and twin girls. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Florida State University where she teaches printmaking and is Area Head of the Printmaking Department. She is the director and founder of Florida State University’s artists’ book press, Small Craft Advisory Press. Founded in 2009, Small Craft Advisory Press (SCAP) is an artists book press at Flori

Guest: Jan Voss Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 22nd, 2018 at Boekie Woekie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Boekie Woekie, books by artists, began paying rent for a tiny space in downtown Amsterdam on January 1st, 1986. It was then seen by its 6 founders (artists from 3 countries living in Amsterdam) as a shop for their own publications. After the first 5 years and some reshuffling of the group and with 3 of the founders left, Boekie Woekie began its second phase in a quite much bigger shop space around the corner and with a renewed concept resulting from the gained experience: the new shop opened for publications by others. There are now about 7000 titles - almost exclusively self published or small press books. Those who run it – Henriëtte van Egten (Dutch), Rúna Thorkelsdóttir (Icelandic) and Jan Voss (German) have continued their personal artists’ careers and since years count the shop itself as a sculpture in progress they work on concertedly. A small gallery space has belonged

Guest: Jo Frenken Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 19th, 2018 at the Magical Riso conference held at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. Jo Frenken is an artist, designer, and tutor connected to the Jan van Eyck Academie ever since he started as a participant in 1977.  He served numerous print-related roles as well as teaching at the Academy of Architecture for 20 years. In 2011 he became the head of Charles Nypels Lab and in 2014 initiated and organized the successful Magical Riso, a biennial Risograph conference at the Lab. THE THIRD IN OUR COVERAGE OF THE MAGICAL RISO CONFERENCE HELD AT THE JAN VAN EYCK ACADEMIE IN MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paper-cuts/support

THE SECOND IN OUR COVERAGE OF THE MAGICAL RISO CONFERENCE HELD AT THE JAN VAN EYCK ACADEMIE IN MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS. Guests: Igor Arume, Stephanie Lane Gage, and Justin Bailey Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 18th, 2018 at the Magical Riso conference held at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. RISOTRIP / Igor Arume With more than 4 years of experience, Risotrip are constantly perfecting their printing method to ensure more quality and efficiency. Risotrip believes that the work goes far beyond a print service for clients, their mission is to help people create and produce their ideas.  They believe in the power of learning and collaboration between people. They know that a large part of the public is not familiar with the specificities of Risograph. Therefore, promoting activities such as WORKSHOPS and PALESTRAS are fundamental to share theoretical and practical knowledge and enable those interested to obtain the best results in this type of printing.  ht

Guests: Jesjit Gil, Moritz Grünke, and Mari Campistron Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded November 18th at Magical Riso held at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. Jesjit Gil is the co-founder of Colour Code, established in 2012.  Colour Code is an independent print studio and publishing platform based in Toronto, Canada. They specialize in high quality, artist friendly printing for local, US and international customers.  Colour Code also publishes and distributes small-run artist books, comics, posters and other printed matter. Moritz Grünke is the co-founder of We make it, a Risograph printing and design studio, a library and exhibition space based in Berlin dedicated to artists, designers and people who love excellent and handcrafted printed matter.  We make it is a project by Franziska Brandt und Moritz Grünke who also founded Gloria Glitzer, a small press for artists books, in 2007. Since then they published lots of artzines, attends at many art(ists’) book fai