Aug. 1, 2024, 12:40 p.m.

art updates june + july 2024

what is formyths doing

hello again! still pretty quiet on my end. thank so much to everyone who stopped by my june events (also thanks to everyone who signed up for this newsletter, and sorry if i typed in an address incorrectly and you’re getting this by mistake… hope it’s not too annoying.)

art ✎

a riso print: the arc of a closed eye in red over grey static; a symbolic shape of an eye over twisting blue pine branches in reddening skies; and then a cutout of the scene framed by the same eye shape below.

03 / 24-06 / silhouettes across your eyelids

uncertain memories as you fall asleep. june's print, done with yellow, bright red, and blue ink.


a riso print: a glimpse of a roof behind an ochre hill, the blue sea beyond and clouds towering in a blue sky above. the shape of a flying white seabird hangs close to the foreground, with more distant birds in the sky.

04 / 24-07 / horizon

the moment hangs in your mind. a summery print for july, done with light lime, sky blue, and bright gold ink. as always you can learn more about my monthly riso print club + sign up for it here.


other stuff ✷

here’s what my schedule for the rest of 2024 looks like so far:

  • stationery fest (NY) (sort of) - i will be at the washi station’s table on aug 8 (thurs)! mostly there to help out but will have a few of my smaller riso prints

  • queer/trans zine fest (RI) - aug 31

  • small press expo (MD) - sep 14-15

  • lightbox expo (CA) - oct 25-27

maybe will try to see if i can do another nyc holiday/winter market but otherwise i’ll probably be busy prepping for spx/lightbox.


i always mean to start writing a little more in these but never get around to it. in the meantime here’s a small selection of what i’ve enjoyed reading/watching/listening to so far this year:

read

  • dungeon meshi, ryoko kui (i’ve had this on my list for years ever since i (predictably) saw some falin fanart… i have plans stay tuned…)

  • our share of night, mariana enriquez tr. megan mcdowell

  • a wizard of earthsea, ursula k. le guin

watch

  • throw down, johnnie to

  • summer vacation 1999, shusuke kaneko

  • evil does not exist, ryusuke hamaguchi

  • atlantics, mati diop

  • la chimera, alice rohrwacher

listen

  • dennis (the whole album), sega bodega

  • honeycrash, SASAMI

  • this ethel cain/robyn sun bleached flies x dancing on my own mashup

  • the solo work of paul wong (of beyond)

as always thanks for sticking around,

— a / formyths

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