My table at Sheffield Zine Fest 2013.
This was the first public outing for the Retrospective project and Black Daffodil Press and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I really had no idea what to expect as I don’t usually do this kind of thing, but being in Sheffield is a safe bet for me and I met a lot of people I already know.
One of my neighbouring zinesters described my table as “industrial”, which I like, although I think she was just being polite about the utilitarian nature of my display compared with the others.
I must admit mine looked somewhat “informal” compared with the more seasoned zine people, although I intend to develop the industrial look in future. I have a few ideas for more interactive exhibits / products later on.
A huge thanks goes to Chella Quint and Betty Walker for organising the event, and I will definitely do it again in future. Russell Cavanagh made a video about the event including an interview with Chella and Betty.
Russell’s website here:
http://sheffieldist.co.uk/
Other friends present were Lesley Guy & Michael Day of Sheffield-based curatorial project Furlough, and social media veteran Mark Longbottom, famous for Platform 58, Ataglance and new Facebook community project “Let’s Keep Talking Here”. Also, I had a Newspaper Club publication from James Price, and the mad, bad and dangerous Stuart Faulkner whose grotesque self-promotion we can all can learn from.
Furlough’s goodies, including work by David McNabb, Lesley Guy & Michael Day.
Let’s keep talking here.
http://furlough.org.uk/
http://jamesmprice.wordpress.com/
http://platform58.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LetsKeepTalkingHere?fref=ts
Retrospective: Richard Bolam at 50 