Drawings From the Milwaukee Zine Fest, 2013

As it always seems to do, fall has conceded to winter, and as the season's first noteworthy snowfall sits heavy on the streets of Milwaukee, I am finally sharing the amazing drawings collected one month ago at the Milwaukee Zine Fest. Thanks as always to the festival's organizers, attendees, and the drawers who shared their talents in the name of this absurd project. There's some gems here. I'm nothing without you. Follow me:









This is fun. Let's keep doing this. Until next time...

From the Mail

Here's a great drawing retrieved from the Famous Hairdos of Popular Music P.O. Box a few days ago. Signed on the front by Will Dinski and postmarked in Minneapolis, the drawing got a little scuffed in its cross-state travels, but to me that's the magic of this project. I journeyed last month from Milwaukee to Minnesota, and then this fabulous drawing followed me back, and now, through the wonders of the Internet, it comes into your home.

Thanks to Will for drawing and mailing his work, and thanks as always to all drawers past and future!

Drawings From The Twin Cities Zine Fest, 2013

Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.

For the second year in a row, I made the trek from Milwaukee to Minneapolis, Minnesota to represent The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music and Lemon o Books at the Twin Cities Zine Fest. It was an exhausting but fulfilling day. I met a lot of great people and received these five great drawing for The Famous Hairdos of Popular Music project. Apparently, Danzig is big in Minnesota. Maybe it's the long, dark winters.

Thanks to the festival organizers and attendees and thanks as always to the drawers who make this project possible.







In other Lemon o Books news, we have a new book and CD entitled Bodies of Water. Check it out!

From the Mail

On a rare Saturday off of work, I trekked to the Famous Hairdos P.O. Box and was rewarded with this incredible postcard drawing. The artist, k.g., wrote on the verso:

"I'm bad at art. Thanks for making me realize I have no idea what Gloria Gaynor looks like."

As for the first sentence, I heartily disagree, and with regards to the second, it was my pleasure. In a parenthetical postscript, k.g. further wrote, "And I gave her a cape [because] I messed her shoulder up." I'm no expert, but I believe disguising messed up shoulders was the reason for the invention of the cape, and I think this particular cape looks especially nice. Thanks so much for the drawing!