Friday, 20 January 2012
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's A F*CKIN DEATHWISH
So the whole purpose of this blog is to document the things, Kandy and I, as a unit, sometimes separately, as Sugar Paper, make and do. It's where we gush about the things we love and talk all things craft (OK probably a lot more popular culture than craft goes on).
So this blog post may seem a little out of place. But I like to post often, and right now what I'm making and doing isn't related to Sugar Paper, so excuse me just this once.
My feminism, it isn't a fashion statement.
This year I will be one step closer to thirty, which could and should probably mean a lot of things, but I'm more likely to be worrying about then lack of wall space I have for postcards, or when is the next MCR record out than what I should be doing for my age.
But recently I have taking time out to stop and look around me and think about being younger and how I have changed. Because as much as your teenage self would loath to admit it, you DO change, and I think i have grown up. Not in the expected terms, I don't have a career, I still live at home, I'm currently wearing hello kitty pyjamas.
But what I've always been afraid of is not growing up, but growing stale, growing complacent, growing out of being angry.
When you're a teenager you ARE angry. Quite often you don't even know why you're just royally pissed off, inwards, outwards, just out and out angry. You get older you realise you're still angry. Just a different kind of angry.
Only being angry isn't very becoming as you get older, or so I'm led to believe.
All those angry people I once knew seemed to have disappeared.Thrown away with their teenage memorabilia. The fight is won. sexism, racism, classicism, homophobia doesn't exist.
As A working class black female, I can tell you it does.
Growing up for me didn't and doesn't mean becoming comfortable, feeling that these issues no longer apply to me therefore are non existent. It means still being angry about these injustices, but just learning to direct that anger and channel it in a more productive and proactive way.
so, yeah, my feminism, it's not a fashion statement, it's a f*cking deathwish.
So this blog post may seem a little out of place. But I like to post often, and right now what I'm making and doing isn't related to Sugar Paper, so excuse me just this once.
My feminism, it isn't a fashion statement.
This year I will be one step closer to thirty, which could and should probably mean a lot of things, but I'm more likely to be worrying about then lack of wall space I have for postcards, or when is the next MCR record out than what I should be doing for my age.
But recently I have taking time out to stop and look around me and think about being younger and how I have changed. Because as much as your teenage self would loath to admit it, you DO change, and I think i have grown up. Not in the expected terms, I don't have a career, I still live at home, I'm currently wearing hello kitty pyjamas.
But what I've always been afraid of is not growing up, but growing stale, growing complacent, growing out of being angry.
When you're a teenager you ARE angry. Quite often you don't even know why you're just royally pissed off, inwards, outwards, just out and out angry. You get older you realise you're still angry. Just a different kind of angry.
Only being angry isn't very becoming as you get older, or so I'm led to believe.
All those angry people I once knew seemed to have disappeared.Thrown away with their teenage memorabilia. The fight is won. sexism, racism, classicism, homophobia doesn't exist.
As A working class black female, I can tell you it does.
Growing up for me didn't and doesn't mean becoming comfortable, feeling that these issues no longer apply to me therefore are non existent. It means still being angry about these injustices, but just learning to direct that anger and channel it in a more productive and proactive way.
so, yeah, my feminism, it's not a fashion statement, it's a f*cking deathwish.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
TEN!!!!
So, 2011 seemed to be the year for the number ten.
My cat Ned turned ten, the Final Harry Potter was released, ten years since the first one, it was ten years since 9/11 (and ten years to that day my sister graduated), My Chemical Romance were ten years old, ten years since Le Tigre's Feminist Sweepstakes was released, ten years since I left school (OK that last one's a lie, it was 11 years!).
But Screw all that 2k12 is the year for important ten related things as...
SUGAR PAPER WILL RELEASE IT'S TENTH ISSUE!!
I'm super stoked as I don't think I've ever produced a zine past it's third issue, I'm sure we will celebrate some way.
Also...
It will be ten years since The Radical Cheerleaders Of The North formed. This might also be cause for celebration, perhaps in the form of a reformation, watch this space......
My cat Ned turned ten, the Final Harry Potter was released, ten years since the first one, it was ten years since 9/11 (and ten years to that day my sister graduated), My Chemical Romance were ten years old, ten years since Le Tigre's Feminist Sweepstakes was released, ten years since I left school (OK that last one's a lie, it was 11 years!).
But Screw all that 2k12 is the year for important ten related things as...
SUGAR PAPER WILL RELEASE IT'S TENTH ISSUE!!
I'm super stoked as I don't think I've ever produced a zine past it's third issue, I'm sure we will celebrate some way.
Also...
It will be ten years since The Radical Cheerleaders Of The North formed. This might also be cause for celebration, perhaps in the form of a reformation, watch this space......
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Kandy: My year in lists
...what Seleena said about concentrating on the positives, I'm all about the positives! So here are my 2011 highlights!!! Probs not chronological and defnintly some repititions from Seleena's list.
YSP trips
Trip to Roller Derby tournament where I fell in love with New Skids on the block
Met and got tattooed by the lovely and awesomely talented Sunny Buick
Visited portmeirion and had an all round awesome adventure in Wales
Public Roller Derby debut
Harry Potter premiere with Holly Horcrux
Knitted NanciesWrote a knitting pattern for a book
Roller Skated a Marathon
Sugar papers 7 & 8
Filey seaside and rock factory trip
Belgium - waffles, chocolate and my first festival experience
I'm sure there are lots of things I'm missing off, but looking back at this, there were some pretty good parts to 2011, bring on 2012!!!
YSP trips
Trip to Roller Derby tournament where I fell in love with New Skids on the block
Met and got tattooed by the lovely and awesomely talented Sunny Buick
Visited portmeirion and had an all round awesome adventure in Wales
Public Roller Derby debut
Harry Potter premiere with Holly Horcrux
Knitted NanciesWrote a knitting pattern for a book
Roller Skated a Marathon
Sugar papers 7 & 8
Filey seaside and rock factory trip
Belgium - waffles, chocolate and my first festival experience
I'm sure there are lots of things I'm missing off, but looking back at this, there were some pretty good parts to 2011, bring on 2012!!!
Seleena: My Year In Lists....
So, 2011 had it's fair share of ups and downs, for friends, family and myself, it seemed everybody was falling apart at the seams (you may be aware I started the year of with a long, lingering nasty eye infection, not a good start!). But who wants to dwell on the bad, we want to remember the good.
So here it is, my high points of 2011, a paragraph of positives, my year in lists... (in chronological order, obvs!)
Grrrl gang fun at YSP*Diego Luna*Quitting a job I hate telling my boss she's a dick*Finding a new job pretty quickly*Making bold statements calling myself an artist*TEAM KILLJOY*Craft Fairs*Zine Fairs*TEAM CARAVAN*(Best)Welsh birthday*Portmerion*Tap dance debut*Family do*Zine making*Nickie's birthday otters*Impromptu trip to Belgium*JEW & MCR (in daylight)*Grant Morrison*Surprising pals in London at Bad Rep*PARIS* Parisienne fun times with me besties*Getting tattooed by SUNNY BUICK*TBS*Kandy's Derby debut*Pinup Pop up bowling*HALLOWEEN!!*Dananananaykroyd*Eating*Making shit*Charlotte's Christmas tree pizza & Jam*Home Alone at the cinema*Christmas*Christmas cooking*YSP.
Hoping for many more adventures in 2012!
EDIT: I FORGOT ABOUT MY CRAFT BOOK DEBUT!!!
So here it is, my high points of 2011, a paragraph of positives, my year in lists... (in chronological order, obvs!)
Grrrl gang fun at YSP*Diego Luna*Quitting a job I hate telling my boss she's a dick*Finding a new job pretty quickly*Making bold statements calling myself an artist*TEAM KILLJOY*Craft Fairs*Zine Fairs*TEAM CARAVAN*(Best)Welsh birthday*Portmerion*Tap dance debut*Family do*Zine making*Nickie's birthday otters*Impromptu trip to Belgium*JEW & MCR (in daylight)*Grant Morrison*Surprising pals in London at Bad Rep*PARIS* Parisienne fun times with me besties*Getting tattooed by SUNNY BUICK*TBS*Kandy's Derby debut*Pinup Pop up bowling*HALLOWEEN!!*Dananananaykroyd*Eating*Making shit*Charlotte's Christmas tree pizza & Jam*Home Alone at the cinema*Christmas*Christmas cooking*YSP.
Hoping for many more adventures in 2012!
EDIT: I FORGOT ABOUT MY CRAFT BOOK DEBUT!!!
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