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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · Apr 8

i'm A, would love to draw some more collections of symbols & glimpses in any form (covers, posters, etc) #portfolioday

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2 risograph prints. one is a collection of images: a molted cicada shell and a bundle of plant stalks trailing off into tendrils & tied by a yellow ribbon over panels of train tracks surrounded by grass & trees under a reddish sky; the dark entrance to a tunnel; a shadowy crowd. the other shows foliage hangs around a looming cave mouth—total darkness hides whatever may be inside. in a small panel above, slashes of red spill out into swirls of teal & ochre.

risograph printed cover art for Side Story: an assemblage of panels showing glimpses into different scenes and symbols: ruins in an arch, a doorway over the sea, a ladder against a tree, a kite in the sky; dice, knucklebone, hourglass, clover chain.

a comet sweeps over scattered flames, suspended between a starry night sky & a nervous system. symbols (an eye, a sickle, a drop of blood, texts on a phone, a mushroom, lightning, a mirror, a bird) are arranged in small panels around the scene.

a biological tree of life poster: small panels show examples of animals from different phyla, including spiralia (octopus, giant clam), chordata (birds, mammals, fish), amblacraria (urchins, sea stars), and porifera (sponges). behind them are curving branches of a symbolic tree, in shades of blue. other panel sequences show different cellular processes, and the sun & moon in endless procession.

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 5d

1-2 reams of paper rly sound like a lot until ur printing 😔

formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 6d

another "i have a newsletter" reminder.. i've started putting together a little watching/reading list at the bottom of each one if ur interested in this sort of thing ---> updates.formyths.com

read: Kiss of the Spider Woman, Manuel Puig; House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski; The Gulf, Adam de Souza; Abara, Nihei Tsutomu; A Sunny Place for Shady People, Mariana Enriquiz
watch: Transcending Dimensions + 9 Souls, Toyoda Toshiaki - really love 9 souls + what I've seen of Toyoda's earlier work + was excited to get to see him talk a little about his new film; Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky

read: Dawn, Octavia Butler; Blame!, Nihei Tsutomu; the Viriconium books, M. John Harrison; The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones
watch: Cloud, Kurosawa Kiyoshi; Peking Opera Blues, Tsui Hark - a fave of mine so was super happy to get to see the restoration in theaters; Linda Linda Linda, Yamashita Nobuhiro - another fun restoration rewatch; Back Home, Tsai Ming-Liang

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 12d

return to tradition (no computer riso).... will have 2nd edition copies of skinning (single color/saddle stitched) @ mice + cala later this year

a printed stencil placed on a riso scannerbed

in progress riso comic pages in black ink

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 14d

haha..yess...

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 20d

16 / 25-09 / eventual

the days loom long behind you. 4 colors (yellow, mint, bright olive green, copper). september's monthly print - more info @ patreon.com/formyths #riso

a riso print: a towering cloud in an ochre yellow sky, grasslands stretching below. an inset panel: a rabbit leaping through grass, in front of a smaller version of the cloud. another panel within: an oval divided into 12 sections like a clock.

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 20d

realized this is accidental? subconscious? fanart of the cover of the trade paperback edition of watership down i read as a kid..

formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 20d

16 / 25-09 / eventual

the days loom long behind you. 4 colors (yellow, mint, bright olive green, copper). september's monthly print - more info @ patreon.com/formyths #riso

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 24d

i LOVE peking opera blues...... was literally so excited to get to see the restoration on the big screen recently its so fun and good

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 26d

anyway sign up for my newsletter so that one day i can be free from having to make posts here or anywhere updates.formyths.com

what is formyths doing

art updates + a few other things every 1-2 months

updates.formyths.com

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · 27d

promises - new zine / riso object made as part of my residency at the risolab, you can read more about it on my site formyths.com/promises

24 sheets, 4.25×5.5in
mist + brown ink (+ bright olive green, medium blue, bright red on endpaper)
single hole punch + ball chain loop with cover cut-out

a zine bound with a loop of ball chain like a ring of flashcards, with dark grey covers and "PROMISES" "A Liang Chan" arranged in a grid around a cutout to a colorful gradient. Lighter pages with brown ink are fanned out beneath.

an interior page - an illustration of a tree bending over a winding river in a valley, 13 moons in an arch within, in a panel. "wearing smooth, each moment leavings its" is printed in reverse on the back of the page so it's faintly readable over the panel.

more pages: a symbol of an endless spiral; an ancient-style pair of scissors closing over a thread; an abstracted design of guts

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Bulgilhan Press @bulgilhanpress.com · Aug 25

Good morning! We're 52 hours out from the end of our Kickstarter campaign for Testament by @jmarshallsmith.bsky.social and Faster by @jesselonergan.bsky.social.

Less than $2,500 to go!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bul...

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · Aug 25

love all ur books

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Lonnie Garcia 🦠💚 @sixgills.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hey there! I am running a raffle to help my new friend Mahmoud evacuate Gaza, all the info is in slides below.
You have the chance to win a lot of Snoopy merch for a good price, forca good cause. There is also art provided by my @bizargomez.bsky.social and @kresendoe.bsky.social (1/2 🧵)

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · Aug 6

I've eaten through my savings after going through a big move and could really use that last $900 chunk to cover some big life changes

I hate to bump this up again with so much else going on but if you're in a position to help, it would mean a lot!

Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · May 20

I'm making one more push to make my GFM goal after being laid off last month if folks can help boost! www.gofundme.com/f/support-jo...

HUGE thank you to @littlegoodfrog.online for the amazing promo art here, and to @maloneydoodles.bsky.social for support in keeping all this going!

Art of Joan in the air, slamming a mallet into a test your strength machine, with the ticker rising with text at 4.3k to reach the top with text reading 6k. Text on the top-right reads, "Help Joan reach their GoFundMe goal!"

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Bulgilhan Press @bulgilhanpress.com · Jul 29

We've just launched our new Kickstarter campaign for two excellent limited-color palette titles:

🤖📿Testament by
@jmarshallsmith.bsky.social

🏁🏎️ Faster (Complete Edition) by
@jesselonergan.bsky.social

Check them out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bul...

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formyths @formyths.bsky.social · Jul 29

thank u !!

formyths @formyths.bsky.social · Jul 29

the fluo yellow doesn't really scan + i'm bad at taking pics so u just have to imagine it... printed by retrojam taiwan + originally for around gallery's touching grass show, thanks to them for organizing + anyone who got prints during the show! i have some left i'll have for sale.. eventually..

formyths @formyths.bsky.social · Jul 29

selfsame - 3 color riso print in fluorescent yellow, red, + federal blue

a riso print in moody dark blue-green, red, and yellow: in a large panel, lush trees & bushes give way to darkness, snaking red lines inscribed on the scene. smaller panels show fasciated plants & eyes, stretching hands, a cross section of flesh, a collection of seedpods & cells.

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daffodil 🇵🇸 @daff.space · Jul 25

You can find some of Stripe's contact info here:
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Protect Queer Creators and Sex Workers - Tell Payment Processors to STOP

TELL VISA, MASTERCARD, STRIPE, and PayPal to STOP

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Sage Coffey🌿☕ @sagecoffey.bsky.social · Jul 25

Updates from Shadi in 🍉: We're still in contact! Their family was forced to evacuate the camp they were staying at, leaving hungry but hopeful.

"I don't wish for them to be lawyers or doctors. Just to have a future."

Donate here: chuffed.org/project/help...
Every dollar, every share; It all helps!

Two Palestinians Boys, Muhammad and Mahmoud, hugging each other and smiling on the beach despite the hardships they'd faced during the genocide. Behind them are other children and one adult playing in the shores of Gaza.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Jul 22

For those who asked. The link tree for the Sameer Project is here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

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GLIMM*R @glimmr-mag.bsky.social · Jul 16

WE ARE NOW 40% FUNDED!!! Here is a mock-up of our physical Glimm*r Volume 2 with a super fun cover illustration by @/rowatree on IG ! Please help us make this project a success!

You can back Glimm*r here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gli...

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