Bay Area Anarchist BookFair -- March 14 (10am-6pm) & 15 (11am-5pm), 2009

SF County Fair Building
Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

Fly is in Oakland being a fab artist in residence at the Killer Banshee Compound & will have a table w/ said Killer Banshees at the 2009 Anarchist Bookfair. Also, you should make sure to stop by the Cafe on Sunday at 3pm for 'Art & Actdivism Panel/Discussion' with Josh Macphee and Fly.
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Redesign underway -- as you can see Fly Spage has migrated to its own domain.
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IT'S BACK!! - due to popular demand!

the MoCCA DIY Comix & Zine-Making Workshop
with Fly

a 6 week course - every Thursday from Sept 20 - Oct 25
6:30 - 8:30pm (full schedule below)

at the MoCCA (Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art)
594 Broadway (btwn Houston & Prince) suite #401
for more info or to register call 212 254 3511
or go to www.moccany.org
http://www.moccany.org/education-07-fall-fly.html

Sept 20 - Introduction - developing story ideas & scripting with guest Abby Denson

Sept 27 - Page Design - thumbnail sketches & research with guest Edowyn Vazkez

October 4 - Final Pencils & Inking Techniques - with guest Sabrina Jones

October 11 - Extra work week - to catch up & get help with any problems - with Fly

October 18 - Production - "paste-up" - copying & distro - with guest John Holmstrom

October 25 - COMIX & ZINE-TRADING PARTY!! - open to the public! - free for MoCCA students & members - $5 for everyone else - OR - bring some zines to trade & get in FREE!!!

class is limited to 15 so sign up today! recommended for age 16 & up (mature themes may be discussed)

5 Saturdays from 5:30- 7:30 PM • July 7 - August 4, 2007
DIY Comix & Zine-Making Workshop!!
with Fly!

Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art
594 Broadway suite 401
(btwn Houston & Prince)

Learn to make your own comix from story ideas to sketches & thumbnails, through to finished product! I will take you through 4 steps to creating your own personal photocopied comic book (zine). At the end you will have produced your own comix "zine"!! The workshop will concentrate on the idea of the personal comic with a focus on the photocopied zine - we will not be discussing in depth complex printing techniques.

Schedule:

Week 1 (July 7) will introduce the process & talk about story ideas & thumbnails - planning for finished sketches. With guest speaker Abby Denson - http://www.abbycomix.com/

Week 2 (July 14) will discuss page design, pencils & planning for inks. With guest speaker Seth Tobocman. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Tobocman

Week 3 (July 21) will concentrate on inking techniques & planning for paste-ups. With guest speaker Edowyn Vazkez. - http://www.aperfectempire.com/edowynvazkez.htm

Week 4 (July 28) will be devoted to finishing the project - having the comic ready to be copied - and discussing ideas for DIY distribution. With guest speaker John Holmstrom. - http://www.punkmagazine.com/

Week 5 (August 4) will be a Zine trading party open to all those who attended the workshop & open to the public. Admission will be $5 donation or zines to trade (no one turned away).

to register email
education AT moccany.org
or call 212 254 3511

Sunday August 6 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm, 2006
Comix & Zine Trading Party at MoCCA
(Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art)
594 Broadway (btwn Houston & Prince) suite 401

admission is one zine or $5 free for MoCCA Members & MoCCA students
bring zines & comix to trade & share!! refreshments will be served but feel free to bring more there will be air conditioning!!!

July 9 - August 6, 2006
D.I.Y. Comix & Zine-making Workshop Series with Fly

Learn how to make your own comix! - from story ideas through to finished product!

(5) Sundays July 9 - August 6
5:30pm - 7:30pm
at MoCCA - Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway (between Houston and Prince) - suite # 401
call to register 212 254 3511
www.moccany.org

Here is a brief description of what will happen each Sunday:
#1 - July 9 - introduction and overview - developing story ideas & scripting - with guest speaker Abby Denson
#2 - July 16 - Thumbnails and sketches - research and character development - planning for final art - with guest speaker Seth Tobocman
#3 - July 23 - Final artwork and inking techniques - with guest speaker Edwin Vazquez
#4 - July 30 - Print ready paste-up and production techniques - with guest speaker Jenny Gonzales
#5 - August 6 - Comix and Zine Trading Party - open to the public - free for all MoCCA summer students - one zine or $5 admission for others

the Workshops will be focussing on photocopied comix & zines as they have the quickest turn-around time

hope you can make it!
tell all your friends!!
fly

May 13 - May 20, 2006
Opening saturday May 13
6:00pm - 10:00pm
URBAN LOG BOOKS @ Local Project

Artists Books, Zines, DIY & Independent Publications, Journals and Sketchbooks lovers.

Featuring:
Fly
Riff Rag
Bian Hutzell
Brooke Baxter
Leola Bermanzohn
Renzo Ortega
Hot Food Zine
Marren "The Monster"
The Black Rat Collective
Misled-Youth

closing event
saturday May 20
6:00pm - 10:00pm

21-36 44road LIC, New York
7 train to 45road Court House Square
E train to 23rd Street Ely avenue
G train to Court House

http://www.localproject.org

Sunday September 18th at CB's 313 Gallery, 313 Bowery at Bleecker
Angels on the Bowery

A reading featuring, Neil Gaiman
with special guests
Kyle Baker, John Holmstrom, Neil Swaab and Fly
Doors open at 8pm, tickets $10 in advance at www.ticketweb.com, $12 at the door
This is a benefit to help save CBGB

DIY Comix Workshop with Fly
consecutive Sundays from June 26 – July 24
5pm-7pm
At MoCCA (Museum of Comic & Cartoon art)
594 Broadway – btween Houston & Prince – suite 401
$10 per class
call for more info – 212 254 3511
http://www.moccany.org/

Workshop Details:
DIY Comix & Zine making Workshop - Learn to make your own comix from story ideas from sketches & thumbnails, through to finished product. The workshop will be facilitated by Fly (author of PEOPs, published by Soft Skull, as well as numerous self published zines) & will take you through 4 steps to creating your own personal photocopied comic book (zine).

June 26 - Week 1 will introduce the process & talk about story ideas & thumbnails - planning for finished sketches. – with guest speaker Abby Denson

July 3 - Week 2 will discuss pencils & planning for inks.- with guest speaker Seth Tobocman

July 10 - Week 3 will concentrate on inking & planning for paste-ups. – with guest speaker Sabrina Jones

July 17 - Week 4 will be devoted to finishing the project - having the comic ready to be copied - & discussing ideas for DIY distribution. – with guest speaker Megan Kelso

Week 5 will be a Zine trading party open to all those who attended the workshop & open to the public - admission will be $5 donation or one zine.(no one turned away)

The workshop will concentrate on the idea of the personal comic with a focus on the photocopied zine - we will not be discussing in depth complex printing techniques.

This workshop will be limited to 15 people - the cost will be $10 each for the 4 sessions -$40 total

Saturday, February 26th
BENEFIT 4 MICHAEL SHENKER AND FLY...

DATE: Saturday, February 26th
TIME: 8 pm
LOCALE: Clayton's Outlaw Gallery - 161 Essex St., LES
COST: $10 admission

Featuring...
K-Rock's DJ Liquid Todd (doing his techno set) - http://www.liquidtodd.com/
DJ CHROME of Blackkat - http://www.blackkat.org/
DJ "DIRTY" GRINGO LOCO (doing a set of his "dirty" music)
KILLER BANSHEE VISUALS - http://www.killerbanshee.com/
FREE PIZZA (provided by 2 BOOTS) - http://www.twoboots.com/

THE WHY'S...

Activist Michael Shenker and artist Fly were recently hit by a car, they are recovering but have expenses and need your love and support...

THE WHO'S...

Fly...        Michael Shenker...

http://www.uglyplanet.com/covertest.html - New Magazine Cover by Fly

Thursday July 15, 2004
PEOPs Show with fly & the Killer Banshees
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street, San Francisco
Small Press Spotllight
reception at 7-9pm with performance at 8:15

July 25 - August 19, 2004
PEOPs Show
Crosby Painting Studio
31 Crosby St., NYC

Opening Sunday July 25, 2004, 6-9pm, at Crosby Painting Studio in SoHo, PEOPs Show will feature the art of Fly, a selection of portraits and stories similar to the collection in Fly's latest book, PEOPs, published last year by Soft Skull Press.

One of the most fascinating individuals in the modern comics scene, called "the mythic iconographer of her culture, the anarchist East Village punks and squatters," Fly was born in a dumpster. She lived in a whole bunch of different places and lived a whole bunch of different lives until she landed in New York City and finally felt at home (since there were so many dumpsters). She has been squatting in the Lower East Side of Manhattan since 1990 where she paints and draws comics and illustrations, and creates murals. Her work has appeared in NYPress, Juxtapoz, The Comics Journal, Village Voice, San Francisco Bay Guardian, The Bradleys (Fantagraphics), World War 3 Illustrated, Punk and Maximumrocknroll among other publications. Fly's current projects include a squatter museum, a comic collection entitled Total Disaster, a novel called Dog Dayz and a self-published PEOPs mini-comic.

"Each page of PEOPs contains a new face surrounded by words, a story the person tells me or the conversation that we're having as I'm drawing them. Everyone has an incredible story and everyone deserves to be listened to. All of these stories add up to more than what is remembered as official history."

Fly has recently shown her PEOPs portraits in a group show "Triennial 9: Corporal Identity - Body Language" exhibited at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany and at the Museum of Art and Design in New York City. She will also be showing her work in the Small Press Spotlight at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco from June 26 to September 19 2004.

The exhibition is on display, July 25-Aug. 19. The artist's reception, open to the public, is Sunday, July 25. 6-9pm. Gallery hours: M, T, W, Th, Sat 2-4:30pm and by appointment.

Quotes:

"The world of Fly, is one populated with the faces of humans who appear to believe that life has more potential than just consuming product, and creating garbage. Fly lives and draws as she believes, friends and fellow travelers sharing a meager existence on the road less traveled. The faces of this book, are real and true, and have the uncompromising dignity of people not for sale"
-Sue Coe, visual artist

"Fly is an actual artist. That is, she takes the familiar and makes it new. She is not afraid to make you afraid. She knows that it's her job to fuck with your mind. She is also the mythic iconographer of her culture, the anarchist East Village punks and squatters. Fly is the Botticelli of Bad-ass."
- John Perry Barlow, Electronic Frontier Foundation

"Fly draws really well and is incredibly prolific for someone who squatted in an unheated flat and peed into a bucket for many, many years."
- Peter Bagge, comics creator; Hate!, The Bradleys, and Sweatshop