NONMACHINABLE
publishing + distributing optically interesting zines and artists' publications | collage, abstract comics, visual poetry, etc | shop.nonmachinable.com | run by @jpb.bsky.social and @allisonanne.com | mpls + bos + chi
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLE📌 while this sale is on, I will use this thread to share work I made [either solo or in collaboration with @allisonanne.com] using the ADDITIONS collage cards
- The ADDITIONS collage cards, curated by the multidisciplinary artists @allisonanne.com and @jpb.bsky.social, are a deck of 96 cards made from public domain images and textures, intended as a sample pack for collagists the full deck is 30% off, this week only shop.nonmachinable.com/product/addi...
- one week cyber monday sale ends tomorrow // most holiday shipping ends dec 13!
- HELLO CYBER MONDAY 🤖 SHOPPERS 🤖 we have selected items 30% off in our shop: SEX WORKS—250-pages of collage and photography from noise musician HIMUKALT (now $42) shop.nonmachinable.com/product/himu... + the 96-card deck of ADDITIONS COLLAGE CARDS (now $35) shop.nonmachinable.com/product/addi...
- THIS WEEK ONLY: 30% off SEX WORKS—the first book-length monograph of work by the multidisciplinary artist Himukalt (aka Ester Kärkäinnen) // 250 pages of collages, album art, photography, and ephemera // $42 through Monday (normally $60)
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- Reposted by NONMACHINABLELooking for some good printable zines about justice, direct action, protecting each other, peoples' history, labor, et cetera that I can give out in my community. HMU
- ON SALE NOW: Ester Kärkkäinen's SEX WORKS, a 250-page compendium of collages and photography from the noise musician Himukalt // a career-long investigation into the replication and reproduction of the commodified body // 30% off this week only! // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/himu...
- The ADDITIONS collage cards, curated by the multidisciplinary artists @allisonanne.com and @jpb.bsky.social, are a deck of 96 cards made from public domain images and textures, intended as a sample pack for collagists the full deck is 30% off, this week only shop.nonmachinable.com/product/addi...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEfor one week only — we’re doing a substantial 30% off sale on the himukalt monograph and full decks of ADDITIONS 2 collage cards!
- HELLO CYBER MONDAY 🤖 SHOPPERS 🤖 we have selected items 30% off in our shop: SEX WORKS—250-pages of collage and photography from noise musician HIMUKALT (now $42) shop.nonmachinable.com/product/himu... + the 96-card deck of ADDITIONS COLLAGE CARDS (now $35) shop.nonmachinable.com/product/addi...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEwe also still have just a small handful of specially-prices subscriptions to the full project left, and some sliding-scale single issues! if you’re in minneapolis, copies are stocked at gamut gallery
- 🌈 Today is RELEASE DAY for COLOUR INTO FOCUS: QUEER AND TRANS COLLAGE #1! 🏳️⚧️ Contains works from 31 artists (on four continents!), published in a full-color half-size format. Copies available in-person at the Midwest Queer and Trans Zine Fest or online here: shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo... 🔥
- HELLO CYBER MONDAY 🤖 SHOPPERS 🤖 we have selected items 30% off in our shop: SEX WORKS—250-pages of collage and photography from noise musician HIMUKALT (now $42) shop.nonmachinable.com/product/himu... + the 96-card deck of ADDITIONS COLLAGE CARDS (now $35) shop.nonmachinable.com/product/addi...
- 🤖🤖🤖 ONE WEEK ONLY
- the bad news: we are witnessing an ongoing right-wing capture of the media, underscoring the need for a robust system of alternate circulation / the good news: zine distributors are hard at work, strong as ever / here's our guide, available for $4 shop.nonmachinable.com/product/guid...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLESome amazing and beautiful pieces in here, looking forward to more in the series.
- 🌈 Today is RELEASE DAY for COLOUR INTO FOCUS: QUEER AND TRANS COLLAGE #1! 🏳️⚧️ Contains works from 31 artists (on four continents!), published in a full-color half-size format. Copies available in-person at the Midwest Queer and Trans Zine Fest or online here: shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo... 🔥
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEone of the artists who we've been working with for the first issue of Queer & Trans Collagists is looking for help with expenses related to top surgery! please help him out if you can ❤️
- 🌈 Today is RELEASE DAY for COLOUR INTO FOCUS: QUEER AND TRANS COLLAGE #1! 🏳️⚧️ Contains works from 31 artists (on four continents!), published in a full-color half-size format. Copies available in-person at the Midwest Queer and Trans Zine Fest or online here: shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo... 🔥
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEso excited to have artwork featured in this queer & trans collage anthology!
- hello everyone! we are NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS for the first issue of COLOUR INTO FOCUS, our international anthology series of collage work from queer and trans artists // pre-orders are available in our shop on a sliding scale from $6-$22 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEwe also have made a limited number of subscriptions available, so that you can order all eight at once at a discounted price. this helps us to fund the next installments in the series!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEPre-orders are OPEN for COLOUR INTO FOCUS, an anthology of queer and trans collage edited by @allisonanne.com and yours truly 👋. We have a stellar selection of work—31 artists from four different continents in this issue alone (the first of eight!). It's at the press now and should ship in October~
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEwe have a limited number of specially priced pre-paid subscriptions too! prices include all eight issues of the project, mailed to you as they're released, inclusive of postage within the U.S. and to international addresses, mailed with stamps to navigate some tricky international shipping stuff.
- we have eight issues [!] of this project currently in the works, so if you want to give the project a boost, you can pre-order ALL EIGHT at a reduced cost! this helps us fund future issues shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEvery excited to share this project with you, been working very hard with @jpb.bsky.social on it — i had a great time doing the design & layout! also of note: we're expanding it into a series of 8 themed zines! this will allow us to publish more of the nearly 450 submissions we received 🌈🏳️⚧️✂️
- hello everyone! we are NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS for the first issue of COLOUR INTO FOCUS, our international anthology series of collage work from queer and trans artists // pre-orders are available in our shop on a sliding scale from $6-$22 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEhooray!! i’m SO EXCITED for this project & was really hoping there’d be an option to preorder-subscribe to the entire run. it’s gonna be amazing!
- we have eight issues [!] of this project currently in the works, so if you want to give the project a boost, you can pre-order ALL EIGHT at a reduced cost! this helps us fund future issues shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLETHATS MY WORK ON THE FIRST PAGE!!!!!!!!! 😭😭😭 i am so incredibly honored to be a part of this!!!!
- hello everyone! we are NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS for the first issue of COLOUR INTO FOCUS, our international anthology series of collage work from queer and trans artists // pre-orders are available in our shop on a sliding scale from $6-$22 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEBIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I was very lucky to be selected to be apart of this wonderful zine. You should definitely check it out, (＾W＾). Especially if you're looking to discover more artists or even if you like collecting and read zines. Click for more info!
- hello everyone! we are NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS for the first issue of COLOUR INTO FOCUS, our international anthology series of collage work from queer and trans artists // pre-orders are available in our shop on a sliding scale from $6-$22 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- hello everyone! we are NOW TAKING PRE-ORDERS for the first issue of COLOUR INTO FOCUS, our international anthology series of collage work from queer and trans artists // pre-orders are available in our shop on a sliding scale from $6-$22 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- we've compiled work from 31 artists and writers from four different continents, centered around the theme of identity and visibility // October 2025 is the anticipated release date but you can preorder today! shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- we have eight issues [!] of this project currently in the works, so if you want to give the project a boost, you can pre-order ALL EIGHT at a reduced cost! this helps us fund future issues shop.nonmachinable.com/product/preo...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEyou could also win a deck of @morphicrooms.bsky.social ADDITIONS 2 cards from @jpb.bsky.social & i, and a bundle of four publications from @twincitiescollage.bsky.social (North Star Collage 2 + 3, Cut Loose 1 +2). these can be shipped within the U.S. (winner pays shipping) or picked up in mpls
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEyou can also enter to win a one-year subscription to my monthly zine project! pictured is the most recent issue from august 2025 as an example. you'll get a new zine every month starting in october 2025, along with a sticker / postcard / other item!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEyou can enter for a chance to win this framed original collage from 2023 - this is a piece that i haven't really been ready to let go of until now! raffle tickets are $10 each, and i'm willing to ship it to the winner within the U.S. if needed (winner pays shipping)! otherwise, pickup in mpls!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEthis zine microgrant deadline today!
- Hi there! If you submitted work to the open call for Queer + Trans Collagists, please check your email for a project update! We’ve had some trouble with emails going to spam - search your inbox if you don’t see it! We’re very excited to publicly share more information about the project soon!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEI just submitted today!!! Hop on!
- The deadline for QUEER + TRANS COLLAGISTS is fast approaching! As this is a global project, please submit by 11:59 pm in your local timezone. Form responses automatically come in with a timestamp, we will review anything that’s been submitted on or before 8/31! Submit at bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- The deadline for QUEER + TRANS COLLAGISTS is fast approaching! As this is a global project, please submit by 11:59 pm in your local timezone. Form responses automatically come in with a timestamp, we will review anything that’s been submitted on or before 8/31! Submit at bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- We cannot give any extensions for the deadline as we are on a tight timeline — we’re hoping to debut the publication at the Midwest Queer & Trans Zinefest in Mpls in October. So far, we’ve received over 300 submissions from around the world, it is so joyful to see everything that’s been submitted!
- Questions? Please take a look at the submission form, as it includes a lot of relevant information! If your question hasn’t been addressed by the form, send an email to nonmachinable@gmail.com! Thank you!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEhi! i am fundraising for two very close friends of mine, @dilettante-oji.bsky.social & their wife. they need some help making rent — they're $600 short. if you donate $20+, i'll send you mail. venmo + paypal: @allisonannecollage write RAT or use rat emoji in the description
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEI just submitted 5 pieces of my work for consideration. Baby’s first submission 🖤
- Announcing an open call from @nonmachinable.com and @twincitiescollage.bsky.social: Queer + Trans Collagists Any artist identifying as LGBTQIA2S+ working with collage are encouraged to submit their artwork, hybrid genre work and/or writing. ✂️ Submit by August 31st: bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEthe third edition of the @nonmachinable.com GUIDE TO ZINE DISTROS will also debut today, complete with wonderful art by @mothdude.bsky.social!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEnine days left to submit to this open call for work from queer and trans collagists! @allisonanne.com and I will be making selections soon for our publication, which will debut this fall~
- Announcing an open call from @nonmachinable.com and @twincitiescollage.bsky.social: Queer + Trans Collagists Any artist identifying as LGBTQIA2S+ working with collage are encouraged to submit their artwork, hybrid genre work and/or writing. ✂️ Submit by August 31st: bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEi will also have tons of my artwork, zines, @twincitiescollage.bsky.social books & zines, @nonmachinable.com books & zines… including discounted B- and C-grade copies of our most recent artbook by ester karkainnen
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEfind my table at Insert Name Zine Fest @ Squirrel Haus tomorrow to get a button, zines and flyers!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEprinting a bunch of copies for Insert Name Zine Fest this weekend - i'll be tabling Sunday only with tons of my zines, artwork & projects, @twincitiescollage.bsky.social publications, @nonmachinable.com books & zines, and free copies of this! hope you'll stop by to say hi!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEzinefest prep doesn't stop and neither do we at @nonmachinable.com — the 2025 update for our much beloved GUIDE TO ZINE DISTROS is nearly here, complete with fantastic art by @mothdude.bsky.social
- this summer we released SEX WORKS, a career-spanning compilation of the fearless, uncompromising work of Ester Kärkkäinen, the noise artist and former sex worker known as Himukalt // 250 pages of collages, photos, album art, and ephemera // link in replies
- we have a limited number of copies (most went to last summer's kickstarter backers) // $60 here shop.nonmachinable.com/product/himu...
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEwow! we received more than a hundred submissions to this in the first two weeks! 🤩💟 ✂️ submissions for art, hybrid work, visual poetry, and writing about collage are due august 31st via the form linked below 🚨 if you're pitching writing to us, email nonmachinable (at) gmail (dot) com by august 1st
- 📣 Calling all LGBTQIA2S+ artists, visual poets and writers working with collage! In collaboration with @twincitiescollage.bsky.social, we're seeking submissions for a new print publication centered around queer + trans collage. Submissions due August 31st. bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEthis summer, the artist allison anne and I published SEX WORKS, a glossy 250-page book compiling collages, photography, and album art from the noise musician Himukalt // previously available to Kickstarter backers only, we have a limited number of these now for sale in the @nonmachinable.com shop
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEhi! @toreajade.bsky.social and i want to know what keeps you going in the hard times! what started as a check-in between friends has blossomed into an open call for a zine about taking care 🌻 send us a list, a paragraph or two, artwork, photos, pet pix, etc by august 15th: bit.ly/WhatKeepsUsGoing
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- 📣 Calling all LGBTQIA2S+ artists, visual poets and writers working with collage! In collaboration with @twincitiescollage.bsky.social, we're seeking submissions for a new print publication centered around queer + trans collage. Submissions due August 31st. bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEWhat a wonderful way to discover this newsletter — thank you for including our open call (with @nonmachinable.com) for queer and trans collage!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEin the world of pleasing things, please look at my envelope pattern stickers
- 📣 Calling all LGBTQIA2S+ artists, visual poets and writers working with collage! In collaboration with @twincitiescollage.bsky.social, we're seeking submissions for a new print publication centered around queer + trans collage. Submissions due August 31st. bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- We're thrilled with the response so far! Here's a Dropbox link with flyer PDFs and social media graphics if you'd like to share the call with others!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEthis is something i’ve wanted to do for a few years and i am SO excited to be working on it at last. edited by @jpb.bsky.social and i, submit by August 31st, expected publication October 2025!
- Announcing an open call from @nonmachinable.com and @twincitiescollage.bsky.social: Queer + Trans Collagists Any artist identifying as LGBTQIA2S+ working with collage are encouraged to submit their artwork, hybrid genre work and/or writing. ✂️ Submit by August 31st: bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEI am co-editing this project (along with the amazing @allisonanne.com) — please check it out and consider submitting!
- Announcing an open call from @nonmachinable.com and @twincitiescollage.bsky.social: Queer + Trans Collagists Any artist identifying as LGBTQIA2S+ working with collage are encouraged to submit their artwork, hybrid genre work and/or writing. ✂️ Submit by August 31st: bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Announcing an open call from @nonmachinable.com and @twincitiescollage.bsky.social: Queer + Trans Collagists Any artist identifying as LGBTQIA2S+ working with collage are encouraged to submit their artwork, hybrid genre work and/or writing. ✂️ Submit by August 31st: bit.ly/QueerTransCollage
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEHayyyy!!! We'll be tabling at the Milwaukee Zine Fest next Saturday, April 19th, 2025. If you're in Milwaukee please come by and pick up copies of our zines, including Milo's latest "High Fives Are Gay", some of our new buttons, and maybe a Circle-A Archivist t-shirt. See Ya There 🩷🖤🩷
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLELuna Moth Zine Fest is this Saturday at 11 in Salem NH! Tell your friends!! See you there!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEGoing to be at Tucson Zine Fest next week! tucsonzinefest.com/about
- hey geometry lovers. in 2022, our own @jpb.bsky.social made a series of digital collages exploring and deconstructing the form of the triangle, and released them in the form of this vibrant minizine // full color, $4 shop.nonmachinable.com/product/scar...
- IN THE SHOP: ACCEPT, a meditation on structures of inclusion and exclusion, from abstractionist Billy Mavreas // full color chapbook, $6 // shop.nonmachinable.com/product/acce...
- IN THE SHOP: SMC_, visual poetry by C. D. Boyland // poet Susie Campbell describes this as "a fabulous, lost notebook full of arcane secrets and vital clues to other worlds" // perfect bound paperback, 34 pages shop.nonmachinable.com/product/smc_...
- IN THE SHOP: Noble Liverpool's HELLO? A ZINE TO LET MY HEART SPEAK—a beautiful, full-color, 24-page zine featuring abstract meditations on "surviving our worst days" [ link: shop.nonmachinable.com/product/hell... ]
- Noble: "as someone who has experienced deep grief, loss, hopelessness & isolation for many years this is both a love letter & proof of life. This work is based on processing themes of disability, homelessness, complex persisting trauma, violence, poverty, neurodivergence, fear-love, & delight."
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- Ester Kärkkäinen (Himukalt)'s book is available for preorder through April 1! A limited number of copies will be available after that date. Ft. 250 pages of collages, photography and xerography exploring the visual replication and reproduction of the body. shop.nonmachinable.com/product/himu...
- We're currently awaiting the hard copy proof of the book for final approval; it will be entering production shortly and hopefully in hand a few weeks after that! Such a thrill!
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLE#CZF2025 applications are now open! You've got until Feb 28 to apply to table. Application form at chicagozinefest.org. Thanks to the sponsorship of Chicago Public Library, tables will be FREE for zinesters accepted to the fest! 💗 #zines #ChicagoZineFest
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEarchived version without paywall: archive.ph/SIdMU
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEDay 13 of #februllage Heavy. found papers, foil, wax, acrylic, an element from the second edition of the ADDITIONS deck, a project from @morphicadditions, and and element from Issue 13 of @cutmeupmagazine #collage #artsky
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEcarved up a new lino block! this one's based off of lover's eye jewelry 👁️
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLELouis Wain, various ceramic cats, created between 1900-1920
- Reposted by NONMACHINABLEsleep or no sleep, THURSDAY I WILL YOU INTO EXISTENCE comics nmw 397 #comix #comics #comicbooks #minicomics #sketchbook #drawing #riffs
