Red Velvet [Featured Image]

AxP Submission: Zines by Red Velvet and Company

The forth submission to the Art Exchange Program is from Red Velvet and her friends. Red Velvet is from Memphis Tennessee and along with illustrator Catfish Koifish created a zine called “Where Are You Going?”, packaged with a mix tape accompaniment, it’s described as an interactive zine for explorers of new homes. The zine consists … Read more

09and10

the carbon based mistake issues 9 and 10 [limited quantities]

I haven’t had these issues available for purchase on my website for some time, I only have a very small quantity of them left. I’ve saved these for conventions instead, however In an attempt to clean up my site I have spent the entire week redesigning the SHOP page, and fixing links and such, and … Read more

1-800-KRAVLOX [ Featured Image ] © Isabel Reidy – sharkmancomixxx.tumblr.com

AxP Submission: 1-800-KRAVLOX by Isabel Reidy

1-800- KRAVLOX is a first time zine/mini-comic created by Isabel Reidy, from Trumansburg, NY. It was created in a comic class taught by none other than good ol’ Jeffrey Brown and is about an inter-demintional phone sex operator. When Isabel isn’t drawing she also plays in a country band called Dixie Lou & The Realbads. Isabel … Read more

Babalon Babes and Psycho Bunny © by Michelle Witchipoo

AxP Submission: Babalon Babes and Psycho Bunny by Michelle Witchipoo

The latest submission to the Art Exchange Program Grant is from Michelle Witchipoo. Living and creating old school style zines in New York, Michelle has been publishing on and off for nearly 10 years. Her work ranges from underground comix influenced publications like Psycho Bunny to esoteric erotic pin-up sketches contained within the pages of Babalon … Read more

Zineshow

Zineshow, Ukraine

the carbon based mistake is proud to be a part of the First International Exhibition “ZINESHOW” in Ukraine. Visit the exhibition blog to see the many fine works from artists around the world: http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will also be exhibited in the Gallery Tymutopiyapres located in Lviv, Ukraine: http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com

Volthair © Kathy Tran

AxP Submission: Volthair by Kathy Tran

Today I received a submission to the Art Exchange Program Grant from Kathy Tran. She is a game designer specializing in cinematics and an illustrator from Austin, Texas. She describes her zine, Volthair (Volthair for Voltaire), a zine series she started when she was 17, as perzines that helped her grow as an artist and as … Read more

Web

Art Exchange Program Grant v2/2013

To encourage others to fall in love with self-publishing I’ve set up two different grants this year. One for the veteran, and one for the beginner. Usually these contests involve people who already do this kind of work just sending in their latest and greatest. But that does very little to inspire someone to make that first … Read more

Web

Open Call

I’m putting together a zine and I need help from those of you in the NYC, Eugene and Portland areas. I was inspired by my girlfriend who started a project having to do with work and breaks, more of which will be explained and announced at a later date. My project will be taking pictures … Read more

Web

You Have Been Warned.

Yes, it would be easier to just sit on your ass all day than to try to make things. Yes, it would be less pretentious not to call yourself an artist. I know this guy, he is clearly an artist, but he refuses to call himself one. I know the feeling. It took years for me … Read more

Google

Searching for Mistakes.

Turns out WordPress keeps a collection of internet searches that eventually bring the searcher to thecarbonbasedmistake.com. These are the terms, words, and phrases people use, through various search engines to find posts and pages on the internet, somehow leading them to me. I had no idea this was a feature until today, and as I was scrolling through the boring list … Read more

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