ARTISTS TALKING

# 15 [15 January 2010]

Hello friends

This week we have a review of Amelia's Anthology of Illustration on the myspace and blog so please read it, it's a fantastic book and we also have an interview with Amelia Gregory herself to accompany it.

Next week we will have a creative writing piece on the experience of one-timing Bioshock in anticipation of Bioshock 2.

Also we want people for the next fair still so drop us an email at:

cheap-affair@live.com

Have a fun active week and watch Gary Oldman's new film, I'll be quizzing you next week.

Tommy and Nikki

# 14 [8 January 2010]

1st New Year Bulletin

Hello

First bulletin of the new year so hope everyone's had a good festive period and it's good to be back getting into things.

Unfortunately we have to start with some bad news: the first fair of the year which was to take place this Sunday has had to be cancelled due to the intense weather and we are very sorry for this. The next fair will now be Sunday 7th February and we hope to see all your faces there as it will be a double cracker!

So first things first; the interview with Lisa Hassell from inkygoodness will be up by the time you are reading this, just check the blog or myspace. New content for next week will be a review of Amelia's Anthology of Illustration featuring renewable technologies to prevent catastrophic climate change together with an interview with Amelia Gregory herself!

Finally we have word that Michael Dhillion's nano-fiction project Marmalade Elephants is well under way and he is looking for lots and lots of illustrators to collaborate on what promises to be a very exciting project! Head on over to the web link if you are interested in reading more:

http://marmaladeelephants.wordpress.com/

and that's all.

Tommy and Nikki

# 13 [9 December 2009]

Hello People

Just want to thank everyone for coming down on Sunday to the Christmas Affair, we had a really good day and we hope you all did too! We're still looking for people for January's fair so give us a shout if you've already done it and want to again or if you're a new face send us a couple of pictures of what you do and tell us you want in. We've had a change of heart too and will be staying at £5 for stalls again until February. email:

cheap-affair@live.com

In other news (as I'm sure many already know) amelia's anthology of illustration is now on sale! The launch party was last night (Tuesday 8th) at the beasty Concrete Hermit and 10 illustrators featured in the book have taken over the space until 1st January. Grab your copy from anywhere good, review will be up next week.

http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/art/amelias-antholo...

Finally we still want people for the fashion/noveau book, give us a shout:

cheap-magazine@live.com

So that's all, everyone go and watch Where The Wild Things Are on Friday or be SQUARE.

Tommy and Nikki

# 12 [2 December 2009]

Update 2/12/09

Hello

Sorry we've not been in touch for a while, but then again we've not really had anything to say. So, this Sunday is A Cheap Affair Christmas 12 till 5 at Islington Mill in Salford. It's free and it's going to be fun, 20+ stalls with lots of wares, food, clothes and more and more! The address:

James Street,
Salford
M3 5HW

and a map here:

http://www.islingtonmill.com/contact.php

In other things we should have the interview with Lisa Hassell up within the week so keep your eyes peeled!

Finally we want people for January's fair on Sunday 10th January, this one is £7.50 a stall so give us a shout if you're interested. Also there's the book in the works, it will be a fashion/noveau inspired book and we want new work to be premiered in the book, email with subject header "book submission":

cheap-magazine@live.com

We will speak to you next week or see you on Sunday,

Tommy and Nikki

# 11 [15 November 2009]

Hello

Sorry for the late bulletin this week, we wanted the new issue out before we did it but the printer has been playing us up so it looks like a Wednesday release now but it’s a good one, if you didn’t already know the line-up is as follows:

Mario Kolaric (Part two!), B.A. Barnes, Brett Manning, Sakura, Laura Skilbeck, David Pocter, Claudio, Parentela, Ashley Fauguel, George Mitchell and the first part of a two-parter from Steve Tillotson!

So we’ve kept mentioning that Cheap zine is going to change so here is a little more info on that. Firstly the zine will not be changing as we had previously considered, it will continue to run as it has been doing as a lo-fi bi-monthly publication with some alterations, which will be announced at a later date.

What we are going to start doing is releasing books periodically and we are looking for contributors for the first one now! We want our books to be a little more than displaying new work; we have the zine and the flickr gallery for that. We are introducing themes, but quite specific ones so that the development of certain practices and critical theory can be examined and brought to wider audiences. We want creatives for each book both familiar and representative of the theme addressed as well as creatives who wouldn’t normally work a certain way or with certain themes to really expand the subject. We also want work to be made specifically to be premiered in the books to make them that bit more special. The first theme we are going to address is: Fashion, Beauty and Art Nouveau. Submissions should be A5, black and white, portrait, 300dpi (deadline to be set) and we are also looking for essays. We ask for 1-4 submissions and you can email us at:

cheap-magazine@live.com

If you’re an artist, designer or any other creative and are not already on Platform 58 you are missing out! It’s a great network for meeting new people, finding out about opportunities, talking and posting your shows and projects. They also have a great online magazine and printed publications, sign up for free here:

http://platform58.ning.com/

Finally our good friend Gary Daly has just announced his coming exhibition at The Firestation in Windsor: How to live and love your life. That’s running from 23rd of this month until 9th January. If you’re there pop in and you will not be disappointed! Poster will be up in our calendar in the next few days.

So, that’s all folks!

Tommy and Nikki

# 10 [5 November 2009]

Weekly update 5/11/09

Hello

Not lots this week. First A Cheap Affair Christmas, the deadline for proposals is this Sunday so anyone who is interested should get on to us quick! email:

 cheap-magazine@live.com

For anyone on flickr we have now made the Cheap social uploading network platform group to act as an online gallery open to anyone and everyone (as not everyone can fit into one bi-monthly zine!!) Go here to join or browse:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/cheap-zine/

In other news our good and very talented friend Anthony T W Myers has just released his first zine Honest which you can get a copy of here:

http://honest.bigcartel.com/

There's a fair few things going on/releasing this week too, tomorrow (Friday 6th) Bazar Tremulo 4: Nowhere comes out and you can view this online here (for any English-only speakers you may be better searching Bazar Tremulo on google and pressing the translate button!):

http://www.bazartremulo.com/

Saturday this week is a big day, firstly Dario Molinaro's first solo exhibition is opening which will be amazing!! If you're in Benevento, Italy pop in and say hi from us! Also on Saturday is Manchester Artists' Book Fair which will be a good, fun, interesting day. One person who will just happen to be there is Abi Whitehouse and her wonderful new issue of Doodlezine which will include... Nikki Marie Jackson!! You can also grab a copy here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Doodlezine

Good times, good times,

Speak to you next week people!

Tommy and Nikki

ps. we've just found it's real funny if you copy and paste the bulletin into a word document and make your computer read it to you :)

# 9 [29 October 2009]

Weekly Bulletin 29/10/09

Hello

Good week? Us too. So first things first, there's only one copy left of Michel Dhillon's The Cuckoo Parchment and the Dyke to giveaway so first come, first served.

Right on to business, We're still looking for people to be involved in our fair this Christmas at Islington Mill in Salford, it's on Sunday 6th December and it's going to be great, we already have about 20 stalls so get on it! Give us an email for more details or just tell us what you make/sell if you want to get involved:

cheap-magazine@live.com

As we've mentioned Cheap will be changing and expanding in the next few months so we can now let you know there's an interview with inkygoodness in the pipeworks so watch out!!

Also Cheap zine is going to go through drastic changes, we can't let you know yet but we can give you the line-up for issue 9 which will be released on the 11th November:

Mario Kolaric (part two!!)
George Mitchell
Brett Manning
Ashley Fauguel
Billy Anderson Barnes
Laura Skilbeck
Sakura
David Procter
Claudio Parentela
and the first of a two parter from Steve Tillotson!!

In other news our Tommy Eugene Higson has had his first set of bags approved and are now on sale on envelop so check out:

http://www.envelop.eu/shop/designers/p/detail/tomm...

We have also recently met and befriended Zine Friendly so head on over here for all your latest zine news and events info:

http://zinefriendly.wordpress.com/news/

We'd also like to mention a couple of issue 9 artists, first Brett Manning who has just expanded her already beautiful range of tees on etsy and Red Bubble and secondly Billy Anderson Barnes who has a very cool range of prints available from his online shop, head to their respective sites to shop:

http://brettisagirl.com/

and

http://sumocloud.com/

Aaand finally! if you're in Manchester this Saturday pop down to Islington Mill in Salford, there's and exhibition opening of new work from Rob Treen, Liam Harrion, Polly Steiner and Nelson Ferryman 6-9 and a live drawing and sound performance collaboration between Rachel Goodyear and Lee Paterson 7.30-9.30!! For more info:

http://www.concretehermitnetwork.com/events/event/...

and

http://www.islingtonmill.com/events.php

And that's all for this week, thanks for listening!!

Tommy and Nikki

# 8 [21 October 2009]

Weekly bulletin 21/10/09

Hello all,

Hope everyone's had a good week, so, straight into it. If you've not already read or don't already know the inkygoodness 3: Wonderland review is now up on our myspace blog as is our review for Michael Dhillon's The Cuckoo Parchment and the Dyke (there's still a couple of copies up for grabs so get on it!)

Also if you check out our various sites and myspace things are pretty up-to-date, there's preview images of all the issues for sale on the shop at concrete hermit as well as in our images folder on myspace. Also from the myspace blogs links to the artists sites are working so you can check them out a bit more. Link buttons to a history of Cheap and our blog are now also up and running which can also be found here:

http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/sing...

and here:

http://cheapzine.blogspot.com/

and next week we shall be announcing issues 9's creatives.

We are also still after proposals for our next creative fair at Islington Mill in Salford on Sunday 6th December so if your interested check out more info on the myspace blog or blog and give us a shout.

In other news Cut-Click issue 13: Text is out now for free download and features work from our Tommy Eugene Higson and Simon Corry amongst others (Oliver 'mon53' Smith I think is pretty cool) so check it out:

http://www.cut-click.co.uk/

And finally our friend Dario Molinaro has finally announced his first solo show info in Italy from 7th of November till 5th December, check out our myspace photos for the flyer and more info.

That's all for another week folks, have fun, stay safe,

Tommy and Nikki

# 7 [16 October 2009]

The Cuckoo Parchment and the Dyke paints a fictitious reality lived by thousands of artists, the romantic; drinking, whoring, seclusion and strife to change the world. Very real current issues are raised pertaining to the purpose and functionality of art and its omnipotence, the importance of artist popularity and misinterpretation, the brutality of sensationalism and the violence of revolution via extremes akin to that of Watchmen or V for Vendetta. Michael Dhillon's adventure excites and grips as it unfolds and tangles you in its complexity of issues, what should an artist be? what will someone do to be remembered? how complicated is morality? -Tommy Eugene Higson

# 6 [12 October 2009]

Weekly Bulletin 12/10/09 Fair Info

Hello all,

Today we put up the inkygoodness 3: Wonderland review to the blog and the blog space on myspace so check it out if you haven't already! Review of Michael Dhillon's The Cuckoo Parchment and the Dyke will be up on Wednesday, an addictive read and we still have a few copies left to giveaway with issue 8 of Cheap Zine so get yours whilst you can!!

http://cheapzine.bigcartel.com/

Also Tommy Eugene Higson's first zine is now on sale:

http://tommyeugenehigson.bigcartel.com/

In more news A Cheap Affair our creative fair at Islington Mill in Salford is to be a monthly event, taking place on the first Sunday of every month (apart from January which will be the second) times tbc.

So we are looking for people to be involved for the first new event (6th December). We ask for proposals no more than one side of a4 and a few images or a web link so we can see your work. We don't want intense essays we just want to know what you do. We want designers, illustrators, artists, clothes makers etc. we want a wide variety! We will let you know if you are successful either way. The deadline is 8th November and if you are successful you will be alloted a 2m x 2m space for your stall, you must bring you own table (we simply do not have supply) and will have to pay £5 for use of your space (you keep all your profits). For more info see the blog or blog space on myspace or give us a shout!


And finally, as always, we want your work to show the world :) We're after doodles, paintings, writings or any other images/visuals. black and white a5 portrait please and send us at least two images, you get two pages but we like choice (and there is still space in November's issue so if you send us something by Friday 16th October you may well be in the next issue!!)

Email: cheap-magazine@live.com

Also if you want anything promoting, anything you are involved in or doing or making give us a shout and we will do our very best to help.

So until next weekish,

Have fun!

Tommy and Nikki