Mamaphonic - Doing It

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Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:36:09 -0700

I recently started writing regularly for the MotherVerse blog. If you get a chance, here is the link: http://www.motherverse.com/blog/
Regina

me and China at Ladyfest Baltimore this weekend (April 13th, 2008)!!

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:38:57 -0700

SUNDAY, APRIL 13
11am .. 1230pm

*Feminist Family Indoor Picnic at 2640*

Bring your lunches (potluck/picnic style) and the whole family to have fun with hoola hooping, crafts, live music and more! (Childcare starts up at 1pm, and goes until 6!)
(2640 St Paul Street) (Cost: donations)

Hooping Revolution! (with Noelle aka "Strange Powers")
People of all ages, genders and sizes are welcome to swivel their hips! Noelle, a hooping extraordinaire and exemplary teacher, will have you hooping like a pro in no time! (Multi-sized hoola hoops provided for workshop)

New women's forum up HerForum.org

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:44:25 -0700

http://herforum.org/bbs/

My friend started a new forum for women. It is very non-judgmental with so far a nice small group of really awesome women. There are tons of different religious forums from atheists & agnostics, pagans, Judaism, Christian, ect. There are domestic violence support boards, birth groups (such as Moms of 2002 babies), Eating disorders, dealing with depression, cancer support - ALL KINDS of womens topics.

Calling All Artist Mothers - Want to participate in a study of artist-moms?

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:51:46 -0700

Anyone interested in sharing how motherhood changed their artistic life? I'm a senior psychology major at the University of NC at Greensboro; my area of interest is women and creativity. I'm working on a project about how motherhood affects women's creative processes and I'd like to get input from some Mom's (like myself) who are actually doing the mother-artist thing. If you'd be willing to share with me, either over the phone or through e-mail, I'd love to talk to you.

Found my notebook!

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:45:59 -0700

I lost my Baby Moon notebook months and months ago. All my essays are on the computer, but the actual notebook with my future essay notes, etc., was lost and I couldn't find it anywhere. I knew I could continue with the project just fine without it, but I just got too depressed. I've been depressed about my career anyway, and the child who I was writing about my maternity leave with turns four this summer, so the project just felt further and further away.

California here we come! March 19th - 23, Radical Parent Writer-Zine-Friends Readings & Events

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:58:16 -0800

Radical Parent Writer-Zine-Friends Together at Last:
Joybringer, My Mother Wears Combat Boots, Rad Dad, The Future Generation!

Wednesday, March 19th, 7 pm @ AK Press Warehouse, 674-A 23rd. St Oakland, CA:
Book reading event with China Martens, The Future Generation: A Zine-Book For Subculture Parents, Kids, Friends & Others (Atomic Books Company) and and Jessica Mills, My Mother Wears Combat Boots (AK Press). For more info contact: AK Press at 510.208.1700 or visit www.akpress.org

mini zine fest - this thursday! - in baltimore

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:22:15 -0800

MINI ZINE FEST OH EIGHT!
Thursday Mar 6, 6PM @ 2640 (2640 St. Paul St.), FREE!

Featuring Al Burian (Burn Collector, Things Are Maning Less) / Sean Stewart (Thoughtworm) / China Martens (The Future Generation) / Eight Stone Press / Leeking Ink / Closed Captioned Comics , and more!

Performances by Witch Hat and Erin Tobey

Anybody with zines / comics is encouraged to come out and table!!!!

All-Age Revolution! CHINA (and DC Childcare Collective) in DC! Sun, Feb. 24th!

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:54:31 -0800

Feb. 24 - Wash. DC reading w/ D.C. Childcare Collective

ALL AGE REVOLUTION!
Radical Childcare * Parenting * Community * Discussion
SUNDAY, FEB. 24, 2008
4:00 PM

*China Martens reads from her book:
The Future Generation: Zine-book for Subculture Parents, Kids,
Friends + Others

A pioneer of the genre, especially when it comes to mamazines, China
Martens started her zine The Future Generation in 1990. She was a

sustainability and art

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:53:57 -0800

Hi Gals,

Question-

How do you define sustainability?
Also, does sustainability relate to art and artmaking and if so, how?

If anyone has any ideas to contribute I would so appreciate it. I am working on developing the art curriculum for a charter school and this is something that I'm trying to sort through in my head. Thanks!

word help?

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:35:08 -0800

Hey writer mamas,

A bit of word help, s'il vous plait.

Is there a word that describes the texture of a piece of paper that has been wet and then has dried? You know, when it is no longer smooth, but has that water-damaged feeling? (I am looking for something more specific than "water damage.")

Thanks!

from "A Conversation with Marilyn Nance"

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:34:19 -0800

While goofing off int eh darkroom (and procrastinating doing any photo stuff), I came across this (old) piece with photographer and mother Marilyn Nance in the 25th anniversary edition of the photo journal "Contact Sheet" (#97)

Because it's long and it's not on-line, I'm only going to quote excerpts, but I thought I'd share it with you all:

"When I was invited to spend a month as Artist-in-Residence at Light Work, everyone said, 'You're going to leave your son?--You're going to leave your husband?--Why are you going to do that?--How are you going to work it out?" But I had to work it out.

Lets make a PRESS RELEASE for Mamaphiles #3!

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:21:25 -0800

I took this from mirandas blurb and the intro ..mixed it up. We need the thing that says FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, at the top, right? and anything else. mamas can you go over this - add, subtract, comment, finalize ...we need a press release/cover letter kinda thing to have on hand.

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The Mother of all Zines is Back!

Mamaphiles, the mama-zine compilation, announces the publication of its third issue. In this installment, twenty five zine-writing mamas (and one papa) take on the theme “Coming Home.” Contributors range from zine veterans like Ariel Gore of Hip Mama, Kate Haas of Miranda, and Jessica Mills of My Mother Wears Combat Boots to young mothers brand-new to zines. Packed with essays, poetry, artwork, and photos, Mamaphiles is a comprehensive introduction to the vibrant mama zine community (or a good way to check in with old favorites).

Kidz Corner @ Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair in Baltimore this weekend!

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:43:44 -0700

(sorry to post this at the last minute!)

http://redemmas.org/bookfair/2007/

Kidz Corner in the basement of the Village Learning Place on 2521 Saint Paul
St. Saturday and Sunday

Its a space set up to support children and parents, to hang out , to
meet, and a good portion of both days will
have childcare available, some volunteers are nannies, some moms (Sara
and Alina are volunteering 2-4 on saturday, and some friendly people.

MamaPhiles #3 - Getting it Out

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:48:01 -0700

I've got most of the files and are going to lay it out. I have Trulas graphic - but no other graphic file. who had images beside vikki?

*Need Cover

*Is Corbin going to write an intro?

*How are we going to print this?

*Are we going to raise funds?

I'm going to try to get it out for the NOLA Bookfair, Nov.10, http://www.nolabookfair.com/ where colleen and i will be tabling. if possibl

My columns!

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:11:29 -0700

Hey! I just realized you can read them online. They start in the July issue, one each issue: