Paper Cuts

Guests : Taylor Mardis Katz and Misha Johnson Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on August 16th, 2019 at Free Verse Farm & Apothecary in Chelsea, VT. Free Verse Farm is a co-creation of Taylor Mardis Katz and Misha Johnson , two artist/farmers with a passion for growing, eating, and sharing delicious and nourishing food and herbs. They are a small herb farm and apothecary in Chelsea...

Guest : Bill Boichel Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on July 26th, 2019 at Copacetic Comics in Pittsburgh, PA. Bill Boichel has been a fixture on the Pittsburgh comics scene for over forty years (absent 1982 to 1984, when he served as the director/manager of the exhibitions program at Pittsburgh Filmmakers ).  Primarily engaged in comics retail, most notably as the owner/operato...

Guest : Jim Rugg Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on July 24th, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA. Jim Rugg is an Eisner and Ignatz-award winning comic book artist, book maker, illustrator, designer, and cat dad. Books include Street Angel , the PLAIN Janes , Afrodisiac , Notebook Drawings , Rambo 3.5 , and Supermag . His YouTube channel Cartoonist Kayfabe will make you love comics even more! In...

Guest : Imin Yeh Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded at Carnegie Mellon University on July 17th, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA. Imin Yeh is based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is an interdisciplinary and project-based artist working in sculpture, installation, and participatory events. Recent exhibitions include university galleries at Ithaca College and the College of New Jersey, San Jose Museum of A...

Guest : Mad Mohre Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded in Mad’s VW Beetle on March 14th, 2019 in Michigan.  Mad Mohre is a mechanically-minded visual artist and designer concerned with play, surveillance, privacy and speculative feminism. She is the founder of Millimetre Press, a residency program housed in a restored Victorian studio for artists curious to explore limited editions t...

*FROM THE ARCHIVES* Originally aired on Clocktower Radio in 2016 Guest : Louis Brawley Hosts : Christopher Kardambikis and Jake Nussbaum Recorded in Brooklyn, NY In 2000 Louis Brawley was living, working and showing in New York City. With two solo shows under his belt, he started traveling a lot. Then he left the city in 2005. At that time he opted to conduct an experiment by living without a base...

Guest : Colleen Itani and Kelly Lorraine Hendrickson of TZF and Alexa Turnbull of Seether Bookstore Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 23rd, 2019 at The Bark . Tallahassee Zine Fest is an all inclusive festival allowing the Tallahassee community to showcase self published books and a variety of other types of printed matter. TZF is a platform for the DIY community and merges...

Guest : Denise Bookwalter Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 22nd, 2019 at the Facility for Arts Research at Florida State University .  Denise Bookwalter works in a range of print media including traditional and digital processes, artist’s books, installations and dimensional prints. Her artists’ books utilize old and new print technologies to create collaborative arti...

Guest : Jan Voss Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 22nd, 2018 at Boekie Woekie in Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Boekie Woekie , books by artists, began paying rent for a tiny space in downtown Amsterdam on January 1st, 1986. It was then seen by its 6 founders (artists from 3 countries living in Amsterdam) as a shop for their own publications. After the first 5 years and som...

Guest : Jo Frenken Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 19th, 2018 at the Magical Riso conference held at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. Jo Frenken is an artist, designer, and tutor connected to the Jan van Eyck Academie ever since he started as a participant in 1977.  He served numerous print-related roles as well as teaching at the Academy of Arch...

THE SECOND IN OUR COVERAGE OF THE MAGICAL RISO CONFERENCE HELD AT THE JAN VAN EYCK ACADEMIE IN MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS. Guests: Igor Arume, Stephanie Lane Gage, and Justin Bailey Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on November 18th, 2018 at the Magical Riso conference held at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. RISOTRIP / Igor Arume With more than 4 years of experience,...

Guests: Jesjit Gil, Moritz Grünke, and Mari Campistron Host:  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded November 18th at Magical Riso held at the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands. Jesjit Gil is the co-founder of Colour Code, established in 2012.   Colour Code is an independent print studio and publishing platform based in Toronto, Canada. They specialize in high quality, artist fr...

Guest :  Quentin Mitchell and Kyle Quinn  Host :  Christopher Kardambikis Recorded October 27th and 28th, 2018 @ /edition Art Book Fair, Toronto, Canada Quentin runs Vide Press , a small Risograph printing and design studio located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that works with independent artists and publishers, non-profit organizations, and other Riso enthusiasts. Kyle Quinn born in...

Guest : Corkey Sinks Host : Christopher Kardambikis Recorded August 5th, 2018 @ Crosstown Arts // Memphis, TN Corkey Sinks (b. Dallas, TX) is an artist and designer based in Memphis, TN.  Sinks received a BA in Media Studies from the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands, CA in 2005 and an MFA in Studio Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chic...

Guest: Anna Sellheim Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded September 15th, 2018 Anna Sellheim is a cartoonist practicing out of the DC/Baltimore area. Her work tends to focus on mental health and progressive politics. She received her MFA in cartooning from the Center For Cartoon Studies in 2016. She has been in multiple anthologies including Sweaty Palms, Dirty Diamonds Vol 6, and Comics for Cho...

Guests: Kendra and Kat Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded July 10th, 2018 Kendra & Kat have been making comics together for 8 years, and plotting over cupcakes far longer. With comics and zines that run the gamut from queer space pirate shenanigans to illustrated cookbooks inspired by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, they are driven by sparkles and fun. Their work has been featured in anthologies su...

Guest: Adam Griffiths Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded June 29th, 2018 Adam Griffiths is a cartoonist, illustrator and arts organizer. He got his BFA in Video Art at Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore in 2004. In Washington, D.C., Griffiths served as an arts administrator for organizations such as Provisions Learning Project, Dupont Underground, Washington Project for the Arts, and galle...

Re-presenting an episode from our 1st season! Guests: Ian MacKinnon, Steven Reigns, and Darin Klein Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 15th, 2016 @ Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA Originally presented by Clocktower Radio on September 6th, 2016 3-PACK JACK is a titillating three-book set anthologizing a recent queer performance series curated and hosted by Steven Reigns. Delight in perfo...

Guest: Jacob Shapiro Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on June 21st, 2018 @ Fantom Comics, Washington, D.C. Jacob Shapiro is the manager and co-owner of Fantom Comics in Washingon, D.C. He has a Shel Silverstein tattoo on his right arm because he’s ten years old. Fantom Comics is a progressive comic shop in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It aims to be an open, welcoming sp...

Guests: Suzanne Gold of Hair Club, Alanna Reeves of Hue, and Alex Vice Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on May 25th, 2018 @ The Washington Project for the Arts Suzanne Gold, of the collaborative project HAIR CLUB, Alanna Reeves, founder of HUE, and DC-based zinester Alex Vice talk about their publishing practice with host Christopher Kardambikis. The third recording at the Washington Project...

Guests: Athena Naylor, Alison Baitz, Lucy Kirkman Allen, and Orvokki Crosby Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on March 31st, 2018 @ Current Books at Studio Two Three in Richmond, VA Paper Cuts recorded live at Current Books Art Book Fair in Richmond, VA. We sat down with 4 participants of the book fair: 1) Athena Naylor, an autobiographical cartoonist and illustrator currently based in D.C.;...

Guests: Kimi Hanauer, Valerie Wiseman, Georgie Payne, and Ikram Lakhdhar Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on March 16, 2018 @ The Washington Project for the Arts Press Press' publishing practice is organized around two key goals; 1, to deepen the understanding of voices, identities, and narratives that have been suppressed or misrepresented by the mainstream, so far focusing on immigration a...

Guest: Adriana Monsalve Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on March 14, 2018 @ The National Portrait Gallery Homie House Press is a skeleton bones crew of femmes creating + publishing in the foto book medium. We are book makers + educators holding space for and with QTPOC artists + other marginalized groups. We are a playground where fotos become books, a safe space for secret stories and an o...

Guest: Brett Suemnicht of GenderFail Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on February 16, 2018 @ The Washington Project for the Arts GenderFail is a publishing and programming initiative featuring the perspectives of queer and trans people and people of color. GenderFail looks to build up, reinforce, and open opportunities for creative projects that focus on printed matter. GenderFail invites ar...

FINDING A LINE Guests: Bruce Adams, Ben Ashworth, Sam Boo, Jamie Early, Amanda McDonald, Louis M Schmidt, Anne Smith Host: Christopher Kardambikis Recorded on April 14th, 2017 @ the Skate Bowl behind Union Market // Washington, DC. The art community will tell you Ben Ashworth is an accomplished visual artist, educator, designer, builder and skateboarder. His friends will tell you he’s a lunatic wh...