Issue No. 210: Melancholy European Cocaine Collaborative Playlist

Erik R. Peterson: Troy Matthews: Mateo: Erik R. Peterson: Justin Durso: Daniel Teafoe:

Issue No. 201: Mirth, Delight, AWE....

John Kramer Scratches 'n Sniffs

Karen Irwin & I Sniffed a Jar of Piss

'WASTED'

Jon Merritt

Jon Merritt

Curator of Art-Zine: Chicago, Daniel Teafoe

'WASTED'

Daniel Teafoe & Some Nice Windows

Co-Prosperity Sphere featuring the Artwork of John Kramer (Inside & Out)

Donk ?

Issue No. 178: "My Patented Silkeena: Feels Like Spun Silk" Performed by Heather Marie Vernon, Erik Peterson, Zach Parsons & Sarah at SPRING FLING (March 25. Peanut Gallery. Photos by John Kramer.)

Issue No. 173: SPRING FLING

Issue No. 168: Maison Martin Margiela Meets The Pearlies

"The Pearlies in Covent Garden" - Daniel Teafoe

Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2012

Wikipedia says: Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England.[1]
The practice of wearing clothes decorated with pearl buttons originated in the 19th century.[1] It is first associated with Henry Croft, an orphan street sweeper who collected money for charity. At the time, London costermongers (apple sellers) were in the habit of wearing pearl buttons along the seams of their trousers. Croft adapted this to create a pearly suit to draw attention to himself and aid his fund-raising activities.[2][3] In 1911 an organised pearly society was formed in Finchley, north London.[1] Croft died in January 1930 and his funeral was attended by 400 followers from all over London,[1] receiving national media coverage.[4] In 1934 a memorial was unveiled to him in St Pancras Cemetery and at a speech to mark the occasion he was said to have raised £5,000 for those suffering in London's hospitals.[5] The statue was later moved to the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster. The inscription reads:

In memory of Henry Croft who died January 1st 1930 aged 68 years. The original Pearly King.

The pearly organisation is now known as the Original London Pearly Kings and Queens Association.[1][2] Following disagreements, a rival London Pearly Kings and Queens Society[3] has also been set up and another called the Pearly Guild.[1][6] Each group is associated with a church in central London and works to raise money for London-based charities.[1]

References:

^ a b c d e f g Jo Swinnerton (2004). The London Companion. Think Publishing. p. 18.
^ a b "Original London Pearly Kings and Queens Association". Retrieved 2009-09-24.
^ a b "London Pearly Kings and Queens Society". Retrieved 2009-09-24.
^ "The Passing of the King of Pearly Kings". British Pathe Archive. British Pathe. 09/01/1930. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
^ "Memorial to "Pearly King"". British Pathe Archive. British Pathe. 04/06/1934. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
^ "Pearly Guild". Retrieved 2009-09-24.

Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2012

Issue No. 166: Art-Zine

Art-Zine/Chicago is now underway. As I mentioned earlier, the project is being created to showcase local emerging and cutting-edge fringe artists.The folio style zine will be a quarterly publication, featuring artwork created especially for it, based on a singular there. The inaugural edition will be unveiled at the Chicago Zine Fest, on March 10th at Columbia College. I am thrilled to announce that the participating artists for the first edition will be Jeremy Haas, Chris Hodge, Brandon Howe, Sofia Moreno, Erik Peterson, and Kelly Reaves. Their amazing artwork will be based on the theme of 'Spring'. More news to follow, including photo portraits of the artists at work and information about the One-Night-Only Gallery Exhibit and Art-Zine/Chicago launch party. Stay tuned! xo

  Daniel Teafoe