FRIDAY

Way back in the early days of this summer, Amelia and I made a zine together called "Heroes and Villains". It's full of all the stuff we love and hope that other people will love too!

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FRIDAY

Good news, the "Girls+Zines" exhibition has been extended! So it will be running during September, I popped into the shop the otherday and loads of great new zines have been donated to the installation. Cheers to everyone who has donated and visited!

Details here

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ps. Oh Comely where kind and wrote about it here.

pps. You can buy the publication to go with the show here. (avaliable in 16 different colour ways)

WEDNESDAY

 these badboys look soo much like dunks ... I can never decide whether I really like something or really hate something but right now I really like these kicks.

need to do make some things, ssoo not ready for september!

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TUESDAY

Today I found this leave under the bed, in my new place.

I am freaked, to say the least!

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SUNDAY

Was kindly given the coolest gift from McCully&Crane. I really love i-D so much and I remember lugging it in my schoolbag all the way to Hammersmith to show to ma matez to read at lunch- lame! Recently I feel that it has got a bit too fashion-y, I like the text parts best. So when I was given issue 12 of the mag I was chuffed to see it jammed with street style, a drug education double spread, schoolwear to weekendwear and places to eat. It's really weird reading about all these really crazy cool boutiques and stores on the Kings Road, because I don't really feel it's like that anymore at all, which is quite sad. 

Anyway, I've scanned my fave bits for you to peek at ... enjoy! 

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click to make bigger

FRIDAY

When I was younger I used to love Gap adverts on the telly sooo much!

They were so rad with their white backgrounds, neat choreography and they always had the hippest gap kids clothes in them.

The best advert in my opinion was the Missy Elliot + Madge one.

Where'd ya get those jeans?!

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THURSDAY

Not soo recently ...

 bed+donnawilson

 sw3

Pitt Rivers Museum

 Pitt Rivers

Teesdale

Best fancy dress ever

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TUESDAY

I <3 U LDN

How rad is this tshirt?

Got it for £1.50 down Winchelsea on Sunday (my sister paid half cos I'm skint - thanks maz!)

It's not very accurate becausee Notting Hill Gate is Kensington+chels and most of the others are City of westminster - but whatever! 

any suggestions for issue 19? any one want to contribute? let me know!

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SUNDAY

Last week I met a super cool lady, Valerie Phillips.

She is a sick photographer, which wins points.

And she made a sick skateboarding zine (with French), which also wins point.

My sis and I popped in to see her show last week at Claire de Rouen Books on Charing X road.

Was a really really good show, lots to look at and a really neat, bright space - which wins loadsa points.

TOP STUFFF

check out Valerie's website HERE.

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ps. country is fun, buying loadsa secondhand stuff and eating sweets everyday.

WEDNESDAY

Laterzz, going to rye for a coupla weekz

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SUNDAY

Just topped up the shop. With a new edition of "ABCDESCAPE" and the "Girls+Zines" publication.

Take a peek by clicking here

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SATURDAY

So I've got a new place to live, but haven't moved there full time yet. 

I'm used to big desks.
I need to find a way of getting a really good work space for my new  room.
The desk at the moment is literally the size of an a3 sheet of paper haha

Was looking for ideas and found the coolest bunk bed ever!!! It's designed by Luigi Colani (in 1975) for the Ger­man com­pany Elbro.

Just need to come up with a solution which is annoying! 

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soo gorgeous!

FRIDAY

The otherday I was talking to Sally and Esher from Tea&Make and it totally reminded me that I didn't put any pictures of the pop-up shop on this blog. 

Wayy back in December I designed the flyer, which was then used for the exterior and windows of their pop-up shop in New Cross (opposite Goldsmiths). Was probably too busy faffing around to sort pictures out but better now than never.

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 how rad is the skateboard handle on the door??

photocredit

THURSDAY

Sorry if you're bored with girls+zines nonsense. Will get back to normal posting (aka stupid stuff) very soon.

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TUESDAY

Show is finally up and runs until 3rd September 2011, 236 Brick Lane!

Thanks to every one who donated submissions.

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TUESDAY

Today I was on DazedDigital, thank you Zita!

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http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/11030/1/girls-zines

Here's the text .... 

The 19-year-old zine veteran Barbara Frankie Ryan is in the midst of putting the finishing touches to GIRLS + ZINES, her first solo exhibition opening at Tatty Devine this week. Handmade in her bedroom to hand out to kids at school before she even knew what a “zine” was, Barbara’s BFR Mag is a little matrix of wittily captioned illustrations that vacillate between sharply honest vulnerability and hard-edged cheeky humour, punctuated by playful discussions of fashion. And it is this highly entertaining style that has Tatty Devine proclaiming BFR Mag to be one of their favourite zines.

For 'GIRLS + ZINES', Barbara put together a special zine that centres on girls who make them, including an exploration of the history of zines along with useful and funny advice on how to make one. She has also amassed over sixty multifarious zines made by girls, ranging from ones about sci-fi and volcanoes to one on guilty pleasure television and a Spanish-language zine about music, which will all be on display for browsing and available from the zine-exchange booth. Dazed Digital sat down with Barbara amongst her collection of zines to consider the relevance and intimacy of the medium, the importance of celebrating female talent and photocopying bums on school photocopiers.

Dazed Digital: What is it about this medium for you?

Barbara: I love most things that are DIY and intimate. The ace thing about making zines is that, in my opinion, they don’t require high levels of training to produce, anyone can have a go at making one and that’s what really excites me. All you need is the golden triad: paper, pen, photocopier… then you’re good to go! And I just love the quality of photocopiers, I find it so charming.

DD: Why "girls" and zines?
Barbara: Oddly most of the people I have met through zines have turned out to be girls, so it made sense to centre this project on celebrating “Girls+Zines”. Although there are so many great zines made by guys, especially those by Lovenskate. It's a celebration of girls making stuff and just getting on with what they do! But the most important thing, I think, is celebrating that zines are still being made today and relevant despite the growth of the internet. And I think they are relevant because the internet is so permanent and accessible, but zines are like a secret club; you can put them in the bin and next to no one will know it ever existed! 

DD: Have you found any common themes in girls’ zines?
Barbara: Most of them were reassuringly honest and funny to read. A lot of them draw on personal experiences, similar to diaries which is great for nosy people like me to flick through. And a large number were illustrators and artists showcasing their latest work. My favourite is "Bumzine". It's published anonymously by this girl who photocopies her bottom on the college photocopier. "Volcano Club" is ace too – it's a really nerdy zine about everything volcano related.

DD: Where do your best ideas come from?

Barbara: Drawing every day, trying to get ideas out. I like drawing from life and I think if you’re good at drawing from life you can be better at drawing from your mind. And boys! It’s always boys I draw about! Yeah, really stupid things like: “I miss finding you in my bed.” Stuff like that. Just things that are true.

Text by Zita Abila

Barbara Frankie Ryan’s GIRLS + ZINES: August 3 – September 4, 2011, Tatty Devine, 236 Brick Lane, London