Zine making workshop
Thursday 22nd Feb 6-8pm
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Art
Manchester
This one is a drop in workshop where I will help you make a one page zine based around gender.
Alongside the workshop the CFCCA will be Screening the documentary Hebei Taipei.
more information HERE.
You Go, Girl!
Saturday 3rd March 11-1pmBury Art Museum
Bury
Come and make a felt portrait of a woman that inspires you! As part of BAM's International Women's day programme Take Up Space, I will be showing you how to make a simple felt portrait and get you excited about sewing!
More information HERE
Sewn Heroines
Saturday 10th March 1-4pm
International Slavery Museum
Liverpool
Another one that I part of the programme for International Women's Day, but also in conjunction with their current exhibition Ink and Blood.
Help me to make a banner celebrating the work of female abolitionists and activists, have a look at the museums handling collection of these inspiring women, sew and raise up the voices of women that deserve to be celebrated.
More information HERE
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Monday, 1 January 2018
My year in lists.....
I usually write this blog post on the Sugar Paper (craft zine I co-make) blog, but that has been neglected this year, as has this blog, but the Sugar Paper project is almost coming to an end, so thought I would pass that tradition over.
Reflection isn't always a healthy thing to do, but at this time of year is inevitable, and I often find it a good exercise to do to think of all the things I managed to achieve in the passing year, as sometimes I forget.
So here goes, a list of notable things I managed in 2017, whether art based, work based or just life!
- Played a few gigs wit both of my bands (Whatevers and Yiiikes!) including Yiiikes! playing for the first time under UV light for Bury Light Night!
-Sugar Paper had a retrospective exhibition at Salford Zine Library with a look back at the art of the covers and reasons to craft, all launched with a crafting workshop.
- I did more workshops than I have ever done in 2017, ranging from zine workshops, to felt portraits and creating a diversity banner with young people. And in places like International Slavery Museum, The Whitworth art Gallery, Bury art Museum, for Manchester Pride, Tate Britain, Chelsea School of Art and a primary school in Wigan!
- I made a zine or two (I would have liked to make more!) and tabled at zine fairs across the country.
- Faced one of my hardest months to date in March where I tried to get to grips with my MH, attend Jury Duty and give up crisps!!!!!
- Yep that's right I stopped eating crisps for a month and raised £500ish for The Proud Trust in Manchester
- Day job wise, I got to work at a cool event in London, organise and run a black haircare event in store, deliver some black haircare training and move shops with a mini promotion.
-I got make and show a lot of new art work this year, being part of four group exhibitions and have two solo exhibitions, What, Is She Black Now? in Bury Art Museum and another, featuring almost entirely new works, Brown Girl In The Pit, at Nexus Art Café.
-I tried to give myself time to breathe two and said goodbye to regular band practices and went on a 'hiatus' with music and after almost 6 years being a voluntary arts youth worker, said goodbye to that.
- Made my radio debut speaking about class and gender for Raised By Feminists on Reform Radio.
- Got to be a guest on a panel (with totally rad folk) of other queer artists of colour.
- Came out as queer/asexual and attempted to make a space for ace visibility.
- Did my first solo tap performance at a night called Moondance Menagerie, whilst someone played the Trombone!!!!!
- Another first, was taking a part in the amazing performance of Gut Healing by Amy Lawrence at Portico Library, performance art featuring five WOC.
- Became an aunty* for the third time and an actual aunty for the first time.
*the kinda aunty that is just yr mums mate but you call her aunty.
-Finally got a tattoo of my old cat Ned.
-Ended the year recording a podcast for Poor Lass with co editor and poor lass in crime Em.
And now I'm going to drink lots of tea and sleep and look forward to whatever 2018 brings.
Seleena
Reflection isn't always a healthy thing to do, but at this time of year is inevitable, and I often find it a good exercise to do to think of all the things I managed to achieve in the passing year, as sometimes I forget.
So here goes, a list of notable things I managed in 2017, whether art based, work based or just life!
- Played a few gigs wit both of my bands (Whatevers and Yiiikes!) including Yiiikes! playing for the first time under UV light for Bury Light Night!
-Sugar Paper had a retrospective exhibition at Salford Zine Library with a look back at the art of the covers and reasons to craft, all launched with a crafting workshop.
- I did more workshops than I have ever done in 2017, ranging from zine workshops, to felt portraits and creating a diversity banner with young people. And in places like International Slavery Museum, The Whitworth art Gallery, Bury art Museum, for Manchester Pride, Tate Britain, Chelsea School of Art and a primary school in Wigan!
- I made a zine or two (I would have liked to make more!) and tabled at zine fairs across the country.
- Faced one of my hardest months to date in March where I tried to get to grips with my MH, attend Jury Duty and give up crisps!!!!!
- Yep that's right I stopped eating crisps for a month and raised £500ish for The Proud Trust in Manchester
- Day job wise, I got to work at a cool event in London, organise and run a black haircare event in store, deliver some black haircare training and move shops with a mini promotion.
-I got make and show a lot of new art work this year, being part of four group exhibitions and have two solo exhibitions, What, Is She Black Now? in Bury Art Museum and another, featuring almost entirely new works, Brown Girl In The Pit, at Nexus Art Café.
-I tried to give myself time to breathe two and said goodbye to regular band practices and went on a 'hiatus' with music and after almost 6 years being a voluntary arts youth worker, said goodbye to that.
- Made my radio debut speaking about class and gender for Raised By Feminists on Reform Radio.
- Got to be a guest on a panel (with totally rad folk) of other queer artists of colour.
- Came out as queer/asexual and attempted to make a space for ace visibility.
- Did my first solo tap performance at a night called Moondance Menagerie, whilst someone played the Trombone!!!!!
- Another first, was taking a part in the amazing performance of Gut Healing by Amy Lawrence at Portico Library, performance art featuring five WOC.
- Became an aunty* for the third time and an actual aunty for the first time.
*the kinda aunty that is just yr mums mate but you call her aunty.
-Finally got a tattoo of my old cat Ned.
-Ended the year recording a podcast for Poor Lass with co editor and poor lass in crime Em.
And now I'm going to drink lots of tea and sleep and look forward to whatever 2018 brings.
Seleena
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Brown Girl in the Pit
My new exhibition, Brown Girl in the Pit, opened at Nexus Art Café on September 5th and runs until October 5th.
The lovely Thamanna Choudhray (Instagram: @banarnphotography) came down and filmed the whole thing!
Here is the end result:
The lovely Thamanna Choudhray (Instagram: @banarnphotography) came down and filmed the whole thing!
Here is the end result:
Round Up, end of Summer!
Hey again, another sporadic post!
Been super busy this Summer, with more workshops: Pride Party for Superbia and a Felt portrait workshop at Bury Art Museum.
I was also on a panel of Queer artists of Colour for the Superbia pride events. Manchester Pride weekend also some new art feature in a group exhibition, Queer art show #5, Revoke, at The Penthouse HQ!
I also have a brand new Solo exhibition on at Nexus art café, in the nook until 5th October (more of that later!) called Brown Girl in the Pit.
I also managed to squeeze in a zine fair, last week tabling at Leeds zine fair where Brown Girls #3 made it's zine fair debut!
I'm having a mini break before getting back to it In Autumn, where so far October is looking like the month for performing!
Been super busy this Summer, with more workshops: Pride Party for Superbia and a Felt portrait workshop at Bury Art Museum.
I was also on a panel of Queer artists of Colour for the Superbia pride events. Manchester Pride weekend also some new art feature in a group exhibition, Queer art show #5, Revoke, at The Penthouse HQ!
I also have a brand new Solo exhibition on at Nexus art café, in the nook until 5th October (more of that later!) called Brown Girl in the Pit.
I also managed to squeeze in a zine fair, last week tabling at Leeds zine fair where Brown Girls #3 made it's zine fair debut!
I'm having a mini break before getting back to it In Autumn, where so far October is looking like the month for performing!
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Round up!!
I neglect this news blog and when I remember about it's existence, whatever is happening already happened, too busy eating crisps I guess!!
What else have I been up to? well...
I've been working on zines and workshops and a couple of pieces of new work, like this piece that I created for an Alan Menken evening as part of Manchester After Hours...
And this piece, Brown Girl In The Pit, that has been exhibited as part of Girl Gang Manchester's See My Selfie Exhibition and at Decolonise Fest in London...
I've also taken part in an event for the See My Selfie exhibition that saw me life modelling dressed as Josephine Baker (again) as part of a drink and draw evening. I also Whipped out my Poly Styrene dress I made for my 21st birthday to life model at Bury Art Museum as part of their Identity exhibition.
It also coincided with the launch of my What, Is She Black Now? exhibition at Bury Art Museum, which is up until mid July!!
My Rad friend and super artist Alison Erika Forde is also opening up her home as a gallery for an afternoon. So Manchester people can pop down on June 25th to see work by her, me, Kandy Diamond and Lee Crocker!
I finally managed to make it to DIY Cultures and tabling there was a blast. I also tabled at the fanciest venue to date, Tate Britain!!
Workshop wise, I've been doing zine making workshops with the Whitworth youth collective and a felt portrait workshop at International Slavery Museum in Liverpool.
I will be doing two more zine workshops over summer, one sees me returning to International Slavery Museum on August 5th and another one for Tate Britain on July 22nd!!!
PHEW!
right off to go work on my favourite issue of Brown Girl yet!!
What else have I been up to? well...
I've been working on zines and workshops and a couple of pieces of new work, like this piece that I created for an Alan Menken evening as part of Manchester After Hours...
And this piece, Brown Girl In The Pit, that has been exhibited as part of Girl Gang Manchester's See My Selfie Exhibition and at Decolonise Fest in London...
I've also taken part in an event for the See My Selfie exhibition that saw me life modelling dressed as Josephine Baker (again) as part of a drink and draw evening. I also Whipped out my Poly Styrene dress I made for my 21st birthday to life model at Bury Art Museum as part of their Identity exhibition.
It also coincided with the launch of my What, Is She Black Now? exhibition at Bury Art Museum, which is up until mid July!!
My Rad friend and super artist Alison Erika Forde is also opening up her home as a gallery for an afternoon. So Manchester people can pop down on June 25th to see work by her, me, Kandy Diamond and Lee Crocker!
I finally managed to make it to DIY Cultures and tabling there was a blast. I also tabled at the fanciest venue to date, Tate Britain!!
Workshop wise, I've been doing zine making workshops with the Whitworth youth collective and a felt portrait workshop at International Slavery Museum in Liverpool.
I will be doing two more zine workshops over summer, one sees me returning to International Slavery Museum on August 5th and another one for Tate Britain on July 22nd!!!
PHEW!
right off to go work on my favourite issue of Brown Girl yet!!
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
What's your flavour? NEW ZINE!
I have a new zine out all about crisps....
Yeah that's right it's all about my about favourite savoury snack.
I write reviews tell stories and look at crisps gone by.
Plus loads of contributions from others including memories, comic and illustrations!
Get a copy HERE!
Yeah that's right it's all about my about favourite savoury snack.
I write reviews tell stories and look at crisps gone by.
Plus loads of contributions from others including memories, comic and illustrations!
Get a copy HERE!
Friday, 20 May 2016
Things to buy.....
Thursday, 14 April 2016
What, Is she Black Now? Exhibition
I have a new so exhibition next month....
Running Monday May 16th - Saturday May 21st
At Z-Arts in Hulme, Manchester.
Featuring mostly new work with themes such as growing up mixed race, WOC in popular culture and hair.
Opening night Tuesday 17th 6.30-8.30pm, with a stall selling zines, postcards and more!
Running Monday May 16th - Saturday May 21st
At Z-Arts in Hulme, Manchester.
Featuring mostly new work with themes such as growing up mixed race, WOC in popular culture and hair.
Opening night Tuesday 17th 6.30-8.30pm, with a stall selling zines, postcards and more!
Monday, 4 April 2016
Drawing Strength / International women's Day
A few weeks a go I got to take part in an event At Bury Art Museum.
In conjunction with the Wonder Women festival, there was a costumed life drawing class, pop up exhibition and zine stall. I got to take part in all three!
Got to sell a bunch of my own zines as well as some of my favourites like Shape and Situate and The Chapess and BAM's own zine!
My remaining All Of Them Witches pieces got to be shown in the gallery for the night
and I chose to dress as Josephine Baker for the life modelling part
In conjunction with the Wonder Women festival, there was a costumed life drawing class, pop up exhibition and zine stall. I got to take part in all three!
Got to sell a bunch of my own zines as well as some of my favourites like Shape and Situate and The Chapess and BAM's own zine!
My remaining All Of Them Witches pieces got to be shown in the gallery for the night
and I chose to dress as Josephine Baker for the life modelling part
Sunday, 27 March 2016
Colouring Outside The Lines Zine #7 ....
A new issue of my favourite zine is out now and I'm in it!!!
COTL is a zine featuring in depth interviews with all different types of female artist and is always an excellent read.
If you ever wanted to know how I got into making art, my views on art and class and what inspires me, then get a copy HERE.
COTL is a zine featuring in depth interviews with all different types of female artist and is always an excellent read.
If you ever wanted to know how I got into making art, my views on art and class and what inspires me, then get a copy HERE.
Friday, 4 March 2016
Wonder Women: Drawing Strength. Bury Art Museum
As part of the Wonder Women, Radical Manchester Festival (events running over Internationals Women's Day, in the first two weeks of March 2016) Bury Art Museum is holing a costumed life drawing class, pop up exhibition and zine stall, and I'm taking part in all three!!
Happening Friday 11th March....
The event itself is free (with the life drawing costing £6pp including materials) running from 5pm-8pm.
Copies of my zine Brown Girl, alongside Shape & Situate, The Chapess, Poor Lass and many more will be available to buy.
A selection of my All Of Them Witches collection will be there for one night only!
For more information go HERE.
Happening Friday 11th March....
The event itself is free (with the life drawing costing £6pp including materials) running from 5pm-8pm.
Copies of my zine Brown Girl, alongside Shape & Situate, The Chapess, Poor Lass and many more will be available to buy.
A selection of my All Of Them Witches collection will be there for one night only!
For more information go HERE.
Friday, 22 January 2016
Portraits and stuff
I'm not really sure what I made in 2015, I did a mixture of things, zines, music, touring, commissions and worked on half finished projects that are still not fully finished!
Towards the end of the year I did do two straight forward portrait pieces, one to feature in a zine and one as a gift.
I really enjoyed the process and think I would like to do more, as commission pieces or as a project together.
Stitching portraits made me feel like I could draw and I've always wanted that!
I did this Selina Thompson piece to go in Shape and Situate zine, a collective zine featuring posters of inspirational European women.
The Audre Lorde piece (featuring lyrics by Durham punks Martha) was a Christmas gift.
OH AUDRE!
here's that Martha tune...
Towards the end of the year I did do two straight forward portrait pieces, one to feature in a zine and one as a gift.
I really enjoyed the process and think I would like to do more, as commission pieces or as a project together.
Stitching portraits made me feel like I could draw and I've always wanted that!
I did this Selina Thompson piece to go in Shape and Situate zine, a collective zine featuring posters of inspirational European women.
The Audre Lorde piece (featuring lyrics by Durham punks Martha) was a Christmas gift.
OH AUDRE!
here's that Martha tune...
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Black History Month
This year is no exception, but I thought I don't have time to make something new, so why not talk about the things I have made in the past that directly link to me being brown, so.....
The Angela Davis
In 2011 I made a postcard sized work to be included in an auction. I found this postcard with pictures of 70s ladies with bouffant hairstyles. I then stitched afro hairstyles on top of them and called it The Angela Davis.
I have since turned the image into 3 badges I sell online and at zine fairs. This piece has caused much confusion from 'isn't that racist' to 'oh, that's not the Angela Davis I was thinking of'. All said by white people!
I find it sometimes make people feel uncomfortable, I don't think that was my initial intention, but I like that it can do that.
I most likely did it just on a whim, but I suppose it's a commentary on how such a political figure and daring icon, can just be reduced to a hairstyle. Or the age old stealing of cultures from POC and sold on by white people!
What, Is She Black Now?
In 2013 I decided I wanted to do some felt portraits instead of sculptural work. I came up with the idea of taking some of my favourite fictional characters and making them POC!
It's a comment on how the majority of pop culture I love is white (a commnet on the world AND myself) and how more often than not, when a character of colour is included it is conducive to the plot. They don't just happen to be black, it is somewhere along the lines to raise an issue.
I decided what if Enid Coleslaw was a brown weirdo? That story could still be told the same!
I got some postcards printed up of these pieces for others to hang on their wall or send to friends, I later turned this into a fabric I made into a dress for my 30th birthday and later a still a notebook!
Brown Girl Zine
In 2011 I finally put my love of zine making and Jamaican heritage to good use and made a zine all about being a brown girl! With rants, feelings, family histories and more.
I made issue 2, Brown Girls, this year with some contributions from friends, and features a lot on art and music made by rad POC.
I'm hoping it's a zine I can carry on and feature voices of a whole bunch of POC!
If you only read one thing during Black History Month make sure it's something from Rainbow Noir they are posting some great stuff, from people who so often don't get their voice heard.
You never know next year I might have finished that project I started last year, in time for Black History Month!
Friday, 2 October 2015
October Special Offer!
One of the best months of the year and to celebrate I am doing a special offer on my All Of Them Witches collection!
If you buy some original art, you get a free poster AND zine.
If you buy a poster you get a free zine!
All can be found HERE!
Saturday, 28 March 2015
Notebooks - ON SALE NOW!
Who doesn't love a notebook?
Now in my webstore two designs of 48 page A6 notebooks.
There is 2019, which features images from my felt collection 2019.
And What, is she Black now? which features images from my What, is she Black now? felt collection.
Each notebook comes in a choice of plain, dotted, lined or squared paper, perfect for drawing, list making, knitting patterns, cross stitch design, writing and much more!
GET THEM HERE!
Now in my webstore two designs of 48 page A6 notebooks.
There is 2019, which features images from my felt collection 2019.
And What, is she Black now? which features images from my What, is she Black now? felt collection.
Each notebook comes in a choice of plain, dotted, lined or squared paper, perfect for drawing, list making, knitting patterns, cross stitch design, writing and much more!
GET THEM HERE!
Friday, 9 January 2015
Things I made in 2014....
I don't often post on this blog, I think it's because I post more on the Sugar Paper Zine blog and don't want to feel like I am repeating myself.
But seeing as this is mostly a news place for the art and zines I make I thought it might be nice to see what I have done in the past year (and because I am procrastinating!)
Zine wise I put out the usual, two issues of Sugar Paper and an issue of Poor Lass zine.
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I also made a couple of more personal zines. One called Brown Girl, which was mostly about, me being a Brown Girl. It had a great response, so much so I am currently working on issue 2, that I want to feature more voices than just my own! the other one I made was a mini one page zine I did during International zine month about Becoming an Artist.
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A zine first for me was making a zine mostly digitally! So no cutting and sticking or hard copy! this was the zine I made for the All Of Them Witches project I did at Halloween. It was good to learn new skills, but for now I am happy with a pair of scissors in one hand and a glue stick in the other!
Yiiikes! had another outing, creating an upside down living room for Baduncle at Sounds from the Other City and winter saw The glowing world of Snotboobs make another appearance.
I started on a new series of felt works that was a severed head with Medusa plaits under a bell jar, sadly life/being slow/other projects got in the way of completing this but 2015 is the year.
As mentioned the zine for All Of Them Witches was part of a project I did at Halloween where I made small felt depictions of 12 of my favourite fictional witches!
My favourite commission of the year was to do the cover of Weezer's Blue album! (sadly I am rubbish at taking/remembering to take decent photos of my work!)
In 2015 I look forward to more zine making (I want to write one about people's favourite spaces) finishing projects I start, making more art and noise with Yiiikes!
It might interest some people that I got modern and joined Instagram in 2014 and post pictures of my socks and snacks and cats and the art I make! Go follow me @seleenalavernedaye
But seeing as this is mostly a news place for the art and zines I make I thought it might be nice to see what I have done in the past year (and because I am procrastinating!)
Zine wise I put out the usual, two issues of Sugar Paper and an issue of Poor Lass zine.
I also made a couple of more personal zines. One called Brown Girl, which was mostly about, me being a Brown Girl. It had a great response, so much so I am currently working on issue 2, that I want to feature more voices than just my own! the other one I made was a mini one page zine I did during International zine month about Becoming an Artist.
A zine first for me was making a zine mostly digitally! So no cutting and sticking or hard copy! this was the zine I made for the All Of Them Witches project I did at Halloween. It was good to learn new skills, but for now I am happy with a pair of scissors in one hand and a glue stick in the other!
Yiiikes! had another outing, creating an upside down living room for Baduncle at Sounds from the Other City and winter saw The glowing world of Snotboobs make another appearance.
I started on a new series of felt works that was a severed head with Medusa plaits under a bell jar, sadly life/being slow/other projects got in the way of completing this but 2015 is the year.
As mentioned the zine for All Of Them Witches was part of a project I did at Halloween where I made small felt depictions of 12 of my favourite fictional witches!
My favourite commission of the year was to do the cover of Weezer's Blue album! (sadly I am rubbish at taking/remembering to take decent photos of my work!)
In 2015 I look forward to more zine making (I want to write one about people's favourite spaces) finishing projects I start, making more art and noise with Yiiikes!
It might interest some people that I got modern and joined Instagram in 2014 and post pictures of my socks and snacks and cats and the art I make! Go follow me @seleenalavernedaye
Sunday, 16 November 2014
All Of Them Witches- NEW ZINE!
Has everyone heard about my new zine?
It's part of the All Of Them Witches project that I launched on Halloween.
The zine is full colour and features images of all 12 witches I created out of felt!
It arrived last week from the printers and it was a bit different for me as it was the first zine I made NOT using my trusted cut 'n' paste method but mocking it up on a computer, and sending it off AND getting it stapled, what a luxury!
Although it was a lot quicker to make then I thought it would take me (learnt new skills, yay!) the whole process took a lot longer than I thought it would and I don't think I'll be giving up cutting and pasting anytime soon!
The zine is the bargain price of £3, limited to a print run of 50, and can be bought from HERE!
It's part of the All Of Them Witches project that I launched on Halloween.
The zine is full colour and features images of all 12 witches I created out of felt!
It arrived last week from the printers and it was a bit different for me as it was the first zine I made NOT using my trusted cut 'n' paste method but mocking it up on a computer, and sending it off AND getting it stapled, what a luxury!
Although it was a lot quicker to make then I thought it would take me (learnt new skills, yay!) the whole process took a lot longer than I thought it would and I don't think I'll be giving up cutting and pasting anytime soon!
The zine is the bargain price of £3, limited to a print run of 50, and can be bought from HERE!
Monday, 3 November 2014
All Of Them Witches
Halloween saw me launch some new art, All Of Them Witches.
A.O.T.W is a collection of 12 fictional characters who have all been witches at some point, rendered in felt form!
From Winifred Sanderson to Elvira, Willow Rosenberg to Grotbags and lot's more in between.
The original art (4x4" felt pieces) are available to buy, alongside an A3 art print and zine of all the works!
Get them HERE!
A.O.T.W is a collection of 12 fictional characters who have all been witches at some point, rendered in felt form!
From Winifred Sanderson to Elvira, Willow Rosenberg to Grotbags and lot's more in between.
The original art (4x4" felt pieces) are available to buy, alongside an A3 art print and zine of all the works!
Get them HERE!
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
HAPPY HALLOWEEN.....
Yes that's right!
This Halloween I will be launching a new project called All Of Them Witches!
It will include, limited zines, art prints and original art work of everybody's 12 favourite witches!
Coming this Halloween, all available HERE
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