Freeze 2006

Hot Off the Press

Here are some sneak peaks of Thaw 2006 Vol. 2 of the Hot Donut Collective Zine. This issue features an interview with photographer and teacher Greg Dawe who uses kites to capture his aerial images.

Also in this issue folk e art by Violett

OUTSIDER ART IN A BOX VENDING MACHINES
Artworks wanted for sale in Art vending machines in Vancouver BC
Outsider Art In A Box vending machines is an artist created project, selling small art works that are dispensed from retired/refurbished vending machines, different artists work is mixed together and sold in a random order. This gives the community audience an opportunity to engage with art in a unique way.
Artworks can be as diverse as:

· Paintings
· Drawings
· Photographs
· Toys
· Print making
· Textiles
· CD/DVD (screen savers, music/sound, animation etc)
· Patches/Badges
· Zines /Comics
· Poetry
· Small Books
· Gadgets
· Jewellery/Accessories
· Etc
· Etc


Outsider Art In A Box Vending Machines will begin with one machine in May 2006 at Ruby Dogs Art House 4738 Main St(between 30th and 32nd, on the East side)
Outsider Art in a Box is an artist created endeavour by Vancouverite Rhonda Simmons , "Art Vending has always intrigued me" , three years ago I read about an American project called "Artomat" and so the idea was deposited in my studio journal. It was my backburner art piece that has finally come into fruition. Art is one of those beautiful expressions that I feel should be accessible to all. Outsider Art in a Box is affordable, direct and accessible to the general public and provides a space for artists of all abilities and ages to distribute their work. This endeavour is family friendly as well can be promoted among groups, individuals and orgizations as a creative challenge.
Outsider Art in a Box is a labour of love and is self sustaining all monies cycle back into the project which has been funded personally by the artist herself. There is a one time Submission Fee of $25.00(sliding scale available$15-$25.more if you can less if you can't) ) the fee is put towards starter kits for accepted work, postage, purchase of new machines, maintenance, advertising and also enables us to give feedback to every application.
Artwork must fit in a box or capsule (so make artwork smaller than the measurements) each filled box or capsule or box should not weigh more than 50g
Capsules are 2" Diagonal Depth
Boxes are Length 4.25" Width 3" Depth 1"
Send a complete sample ready to vend and that fits within our required box or capsule specifications. Foam core is suitable for 2/D artists (painters, printmakers etc) 3/D artists sculptors, jeweller's etc artwork is suitable for ready to vend boxes and capsules.

Make sure your art contains No perishable foodstuffs magnets, balloons or hazard materials. Also, as vending machines are accessible to all age groups, at this time we are not able to accept material with mature subject matter.
For More Information on Outsider Art In A Box:
www.alteredanything.com (click Outsider Art)
Fe-mail: alteredanything@shaw.ca
For more information and for application forms go to:
www.alteredanything.com (click on outsider art)
alteredanything@shaw.ca

So I have to admit I have been terribly negligent in updating this site, to all those who are watching I apologize. Regardless, the due date for our next issue is roaring up to us. However it is also spring break and I know that some of us are running off to foreign lands, or ant least to foreign drinks. Thus for the first time ever! EVER! The deadline will be pushed back by popular demand.

THE NEW DEADLINE FOR THE FRY ISSUE IS MARCH 22nd.

THE ANYTHING ISSUE

Yes this really means that you may submit anything, anything at all.
As in the past you can email me at fatouzocat@yahoo.ca (re:hotdonut) with your pages, just remember to also send me the 10$ so that I can send the issue to YOU!
Looking forward to your thoughts and insights of images and words.

The Anything and Everything Issue

The deadline is coming soon and it feels like we just put out our last issue. I think it was the aftermath of the cr-art show and the holiday season. I have to say the art show went well. We raised about $100 for the local food bank and lots of people visited the show over the three days. It was fantastic seeing the support and being out in the country. I hope to get someone to post some pics here.

So what is the anything or everthing issue? I'm not sure.

I'm a girl who likes a theme. I may not always be exactly on theme but I like a theme to get the brainstorm going as it were... And to keep me from spinning out of control with ideas.

Our non-theme issue may be more international in flavour as one of the donuts is now living in Japan. We had our first international entry - from Texas - in the Pets Issue. (Still available if you haven't got your copy.) So maybe I'll create a few pages with a global theme.

Or maybe my page will be about food. I've been thinking a lot about food.

Or maybe my page will be about size. Small donut vs giant donut.

Or it could be about rocket ships, or ballerinas, or robots made out of cake batter, clouds shaped like human body parts, lava lamps, barbarella, stripes, cork, cd crafting, waffle cotton, rocks that look like poodles, fire, mysterious logs, chain mail, the joys of shelf lining, tea towel collecting, rain that is multi-colored, judy heads, bicycle helmuts, leopard skin, drum circles...

Sometimes a theme is a good thing.

ITS HERE ITS HERE THE THIRD ISSUE COMPLETING OUR VERY FIRST YEAR AS A ZINE!!!!! CONGRATS TO EVERYONE!!! IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.  

More fantastic images from Violette Clark Check out the link to her website!!! 

One more example of the supprizes in store a Hot Donut Zine!!! Time to Participate! If You don't know just ask me how. 

Buy Hot Donut Art

Show Invite 

After submitting your pets pages, don't forget to come visit us at the Hillside Community Gallery and buy some Hot Art for the Holidays.

Bring a canned good and you might win something too!

Pest.. er um.. Pets!

Philadelphia, the Contemporary Cat

I regulalry enjoy driving my thirteen year old diva cat nuts by taking photos of her when she is trying to sleep. I'm a lousy owner. One of the odd things my digital camera does when taking a second picture before the first has completely uploaded is create these weird photos which I kind of love. It has to be accidental though. If I try to do it on purpose than it never looks as cool.

But this is a reminder that if you haven't started working on your pages for the upcoming PETS Issue than get yer bum in gear! You only have 14 days!

Now will Philadelphia be in the pets issue? Probably, she has been creating various art pieces around my house lately: hairballs on my duvet, shredding my sketchbook into smithereens and creating giant murals of shed hair throughout my house. I think it's a sign she wants to publish and exhibit her work.

Does that mean that your pets page has to be about my cat? No. It doesn't even have to be about your cat. It could be a mythical pet, about a boyfriend who is more of a pet, about inanimate objects you have a pet like relatioship with or any of number of permutations...

As usual we are leaving the whole thing really, really, really open. Why? Because you constantly amaze us with what you think up! So get creating, drawing, writing.... Or my cat will come shed on you.