The Thing Quarterly

THE THING quarterly is an object based publication produced by visual artists Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan. Each issue is conceived of by a different contributor. The object is reproduced, wrapped, and shipped to the subscribers. THE THING Projects is an off-shoot that encompasses a wide range of artworks and events.

I love the use of packaging and how its diffrent with each issue. It makes you excited to recieve the next one.

X Miranda

Papier Fashion

In this months issue, Meow is supplying our readers with a list of great exhibitions to check out this summer, a personal fav is Papier Fashion at Museum Belrive in Zurich.

The Pap(i)er Fashion Exhibition  takes us through the fascinating history of paper clothes, beginning with the Swinging Sixties in America and, as the trend spread later, to Europe. The paper fashions reflected what was happening in art, politics and culture at the time; Pop Art and Op Art, Company logos, newspaper prints, and even the electoral candidates of 1968. 

X MiRANDA

Hotspot Number 2

PraguePrague, Czech Republic is a city full of historical stature and has quickly become a must-visit hot spot for any traveler passing through Central Europe. Prague has taken full advantage of its newfound capitalism, offering infinite shopping, numerous venues to eat and drink and endless activities to occupy the tourists. If your not into the typical tourists trails, you can check out these highlights that are generally known by the locals and get a sense for the ‘Real Prague’.

Dox Centre of Contemporary Art

X Miranda

125 world

125 World is a 2500 sq-ft gallery space putting the best of the magazines huge archive of limited edition photographic art prints on sale, which until now was only available through the website. Artists featured in the gallery include favourites such as Roy Wilkinson, Finlay Mackay, Rosie Roberts, Saeko, Perry Curties and Julian Marshall.Art prices range from £125 to £2000, and the retail experience doesn’t stop there, we also have a huge range of fantastic art/photo/fashion books from Taschen, Thames and Hudson, Steidl, Phaidon etc, plus highly collectible bi-annual and quarterly magazines from around the world, alongside limited edition sculpture by Wilfred Wood, a great selection of classic furniture and ceramics and if that wasnt enough you can even sip a coffee while trying out one of the new Olympus Pen's which they are supplying as part of a special deal with Olympus cameras.In short there is something for everyone.

visit at 51 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3HP

Miranda x

innocent?

Convict me. IM GUILTY.

On monday myself and miranda plan to do a black and white shoot of our selfs with conviction boards (inspired by prison photographs). This will be in the front of MEOW. so readers are aware of the creators, the images will be edited in photoshop giving it a RAW edge which will also go on our website.

MEOW.is guilty.as charged.....

kirsty xo

HOT spot: Copenhagen

Meow zine is going to feature three chosen HOT.spots. in countries/cities which our readers can visit this summer 2010. For our chosen HOT.spots. information will be provided on where to stay.dine.shop.explore.be inspired by.

My first chosen hot spot is Copenhagen- The city of one of Europe's oldest capitals.

- beautiful theatre architecture

- The little Mermaid. The sculpture of the “Little Mermaid” is based on a fairy tale of the Danish poet and writer Hans Christian Andersen. Some Danish people claim that this sculpture is one of the most photographed statues in the world.

kirsty xo

World wide graffiti

Meow.thinks.graffiti needs more recognition.


Graffiti Art

The world of graffiti..... this is a form of 'Art' I am really interested in. Some might not consider graffiti as artwork, I however think its an incredible form of self expression and creativity which happens to be seen almost everywhere and anywhere all over the world.

Graffiti artists such as the Phun factory or the united graffiti artists in New York solicit places to do legal graffiti such as abandoned buildings, businesses or community walls in parks. This is something I am very keen on doing an article in Meow.

kirsty xo

Elliot morgan

Elliot Morgan Photography...featuring in MEOW. Watch this space!!

kirsty xo

Meow inspiration collage

Here is a collage of images we have found from various magazines featuring playful photo shoots of Cats.MEOW.

We are going to use this as inspiration for our own photo shoot which will take place this weekend. Heavy eye make up, big hair, sleek silhouettes and sharp body movement.



X Miranda

Our Reader

I have made a pen portrait based on our typical reader. Her name is Aja Ireland, a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. She will also be featuring her t-shirt designs in the current issue of Meow.


X Miranda

Meow website

Here is the website I made exclusive to Meow, it will be updated regularly with each new issue.

http://www.wix.com/heroian4/meow


x miranda

Jo Cheung, freelance illustrator has agreed to contribute to the zine, here is a peak at her awesome work :)

x Miranda

wise words.

Andy Warhol:

I never read, I just look at pictures.

kirsty xo

Hardland/heartland

Hardland/Heartland zine is an amorphous cluster of artists working to create an ongoing visual investigation of our own personal histories, cultural interactions and possible futures.

I like their

concept.

kirsty xo

Esquire.

I have been researching high and low for some really unique zines for inspiration and innovation. I have come across Esquire Zine, those who attended menswear day at london fashion week including shows from Savile Row to Somerset house were lucky recipients of the very first Esquire zine. A Manual For A Stylish Life, an ingeniously foldable compendium of interviews, trends, and advice, taking a sideways look at all things menswear.

The colours, fonts and layout used is very simple and minimalist. However this is what stands out for me.Sometimes less is more and in this case it works beautifully! The contrast of the neon pop colour against the black and white format gives it a retro spin! I like a.l.o.t.

kirsty xo

exhibitions to visit

x miranda