V4: Issue 1

We got to the public library, madly tried to print the zine and realized a huge error had been made and one of the pages had been saved over, utilized the utmost creativity with Word and Internet Explorer to put together the remaining page again, cut, printed, and stapled using the worlds most finicky piece of machinery and got out of there before the library closed. This was a description of a very effective 30 minutes of time.

This zine was made to match the timing of Hamilton's annual Super Crawl. A weekend long art event which has quickly become the most popular free event in our parts (and I'm including Toronto). The crawl is still fine turing it's shape; it's art; it's music; it's food trucks; it's ruckus; it's people; it's mardi gras; who knows what it is. Whatever it might turn out to be, the crawl is a wild and exciting, so who wouldn't want to be a part. 

View the full issue under The Zine heading.

V3: Issue2 : Pages

[aleah] 

Colour pages from the Toronto Pride 2013 issue of our humble zine. Getting down to the basics with all the primary colours and the myriad of what the human eye can comprehend in addition.  

[chris] [joy] 

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Pride 2013 V3: Issue 2

Issue excerpt: "Having walked from Park Presidio down through to the most upward end of Castro, I located myself on Divisadero Street looking at my shoes. A man in his twenties in garish green knit and tight jeans stood next to me and asked for a cigarette.  Then he asked me where I was going.  I replied ...."

Read the rest and view the full issue under The Zine heading.

If you got an issue of this zine at Toronto Pride 2013 that means a band of 'oh no, I still have finish that project for Tuesday yet' and 'omg I have work in the morning' students and newly-grads managed to successfully get this issue printed and stapled just in time to hand it to you.  Thanks for taking a copy and HAPPY PRIDE.

Like a charm V3: Issue 1

Year 2013, enter MOT zine first edition, volume three. This third year will work like a charm, a number of changes for our members and an addition to the zine: a pull out- scan me page! Yes, we now have a blank page that you can fill in and send to us by e-mail! We will post them in bulk and will surely love and credit your work.

Theme, distribution:
Collecting submissions for the "characters" theme was perfect to coincide with TCAF's 10th year anniversary. Packed as usual, the event left us wanting more and wished Toronto's Reference library is open until we have visited every artist table. It was also a new experience for us to try Copydog Hamilton, located on the basement of Homegrown Hamilton, they were very accommodating! 

Needless to say it was a success distributing our zine in Hamilton and Toronto.

View the full issue under The Zine heading.

V2: Issue 3

We present THE HALLOWSZINE!  The last issue for this volume of MOT is fittingly creepy, haunted, and exciting, because that's what change is like, folks!


View the full zine under The Zine heading.

As promised

 

Here are the steps on making the origami frogs we had for Nuit Blanche.

Practice makes permanent! Next thing you'll know, you're teaching friends how to make them.

Happy Halloween 

and

Happy folding!

[ava]

Tongues of Fortune

Last Saturday, the 29th of September, was the annual Scotia Bank's Nuit Blanche; the much anticipated all night art festival in downtown Toronto.

Months in advance, the MOT crew had been cutting squares and folding origami frogs. We thought amphibians would be a nice follow up on cranes, butterflies, and more butterflies. The method of paper folding, cutting and mass repetition is ever present in our works.

We did not come in short this year, except for the addition of a giant amphibian! Visions of a giant frog spilling pint size, tiny froggies was what we had in mind. Take a look at the progress shots of the paper mache.

   

The set-up was by the walkway of Trinity Square facing Bay street (siding the Marriot), we made a fortress our of a lamp post for our league of origami frogs.

Did we mention they were Fortune Frogs? the origami frogs were given red fortune tongues that  surprised and delighted participants and passerby.
Our installation received a number of approvals and curious looks, especially from children. This was amidst the noise from The Mission Business of Byologyc, a social commentary, performance art that transformed the Trinity Church into test centre/ battle ground for protesters and black suited army.

Nevertheless, it was a success because when we came back hours after the set-up, fortune frogs were no more, meaning to say they have been carried out, taken away by their new owner. And perhaps now, a proud display, a bookmark, a souvenir, a reminder of  Nuit Blanche 2012.

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