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All set for tonight's DIY Macrame workshop @citizenoftown - can't wait to get knotting . . . . . . #woolgathering #macrame #macrameplanthanger #macramehangingplanter #macrameworkshop #macramekit #DIYottawa #makrame#macrameart #macrameartist #homedecor #plants

@mykelanowicki is a young artist from Illinois with a portfolio full of creative and surreal illustrations. SL: In your more recent work there has been a blend of Nature mixed with human anatomy, whether it be animals, cancer cells, or fungus. Is there a larger theme you are working with here? Mykela: I've always fantasied on the idea of life, it's a weird concept to grasp. Wouldn't you say? Life, death, the whole experience just leaves me dumbfounded. Through out my art it's me understanding that idea, theres so much beauty in this world even in some chaos there's beauty. when I create these pieces im expressing how I feel, but when people look at my work I want them to feel how ever they feel, because in the end I don't care if the thoughts add up, I just care that people are feeling something from it. I am simply just learning what it is to be alive in my own way. #art #illustration #zine #diyottawa #chicagoartist #illinoisartist #creative

Jazzpunkx is a local artist from the otherside of the bridge in Gatineau. This his second apperance in the Savage Loon with another illustration taking up the inside cover (this time in coloir, bringing full justice to his style). S.L: Would you aggre that the term punk is becoming phoney? If so,what does Jazzpunkx see for the future of punk? Perhaps a new label? Could we survive without labels? I also heard you are working on a skate rat zine, tell us about it. Jazzpunkx: I wouldn't say phoney but its old and need too dig his own grave slowly, I like the music tho. Future? Theres is no future but a miracle would be awesome. Music wise I'd like new individual band with there own sound, there own look becuz people like the fashion behind, that's even too much of a miracle too ask. [and] O yeah, I'm working on a little project, little post of poems I did through the years about skateboarding and how pure this act is and how much I love doinig it. Mostly talking about how u can grow your own plant which in this case a streetplant is a skateboard rare plant that u can grow, [to show] how much [there is to] learn, alot trought this toy for personal life exp. Also rare Drawing included . photos included hopefully . Thanks for letting me do my crazy drawing in your zine! #diyottawa #Gatineau #Ottawa #zine #local #localartist #punk #drawing #colour

The Savage Loon was originally thought up as a vehicle to show case the work of different artists. Vol. 2 has pulled together artists from Ottawa, Gatineau, Mississauga, and Chicago. In the next few days there will be posts of content alongside interviews with the artists themselves. First up is @sandwinch who came back for Vol. 2 to provide the custom masthead. (shout out to @3thanallen who snapped the cover photo.) Hey brother! It has been almost a year since Vol. 1, do you feel you have improved your skills since the last title you lettered for us? What do you think has inspired this progression most? Hey man! Thanks for the question! I would say yes, I’ve improved since the original hand-lettered masthead. Hand-lettering and custom logos are an area of graphic design I’ve focused on practicing as much as possible over the past couple of years. I’ve been working on not only the ability to create concepts from scratch but also the ability to vector concepts in software which is equally as important. A few years ago I realized I wasn’t happy with my fully digital process of creating logos, I wanted to get back to the basics of creating designs in pencil first. I’ve read a few books on the topic and follow some key people I feel are setting the bar in the practice. I’m just barely scratching the surface but I’m really stoked to continue learning! #diyottawa #ottawa #zine #lettering #graphicdesign #local #localartist #ottawaartist

Vol.2 of The Savage Loon is complete. Thank you to all the contributors. Very stoked how it turned out. #thesavageloon #zines #ottawa #diyottawa #supportlocal