Ker-bloom! zine

Ker-bloom! is an bimonthly zine that has been letterpress printed by one vegan

anarchist (a.k.a. artnoose) every two months since 1996. We have been able to

secure some recent back issues and are making them available to you for $3 +

postage (and applicable sales tax for CA). PayPal only.

Following each image is a description of each issue including artnoose's own

selection of the best line. Each issue is letterpress printed in numbered, limited

editions.

Issue #51
Title: Anti-Capitalist Business Ethics
Print Date: November-December, 2004
Technical Interest: The cover features silver stars printed from a linoleum block. Interior text is red,
purple, and black.
Summary: When your anti-capitalist endeavor is commercially successful, what then?
Best line: "I felt like it was a 'real' business, except we were volunteers."

Issue #48
Title: Waiter, There's a Heart on My Sleeve!
Print Date: May-June, 2004
Technical Interest: The interior text is printed from polymer plates onto neon green paper.
Summary: I don't curtail my emotional expression very much, which means I have a lot of ecstatic and
heartbreaking experiences.And since I do a personal zine, it's all public.
Best line: "And when we meet up with each other, it's like arc welding, with sparks flying in vectors
through three-dimensional space."

Issue #47
Title: Dance Dance Revolution
Print Date: March-April, 2004
Technical Interest: The cover has a great combination of ink colors and uses a floral border I found.
Summary: I used to not dance, but now I more than make up for it. And I can kick someone's butt

if I really want to.
Best line: "I attribute it to Artnoose's Theory Number Seven, that if you kick someone in the balls enough
times, you're automatically bonded with that person for life."

Issue #46
Title: Howdy, Partner
Print Date: January-February, 2004
Technical Interest: Cover features three colors of ink.
Summary: Decentralizing your emotional support system seems to be a smarter idea than dumping it all on

one person. Not quite about polyamory, but along the same kind of theme.
Best line: "My partner and I lead fairly separate lives, despite the fact that we do live in the same house."

Issue #44
Title: Book Stork
Print Date: September-October, 2003
Technical Interest: Not much.
Summary: I get annoyed by people who don't make anything themselves and so can't appreciate the time
and care that goes into crafting something by hand.
Best line: "We scoff at those who expect flawless, robotic efficiency from our human hands, or our hearts
for that matter."

Issue #43
Title: Aim for the Head
Print Date: July-August, 2003
Technical Interest: Beautiful, flowery cover design belies the content which deals mostly with shooting
people (digitally of course).
Summary: I learned about the well-planned strike by playing combat video games, taking a self-defense
course, and watching good arguments.
Best line: "My own personal gaming style is low in strategy and high in storming into rooms trying to mow
down everyone in sight."

Issue #42
Title: The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything
Print Date: May-June, 2003
Technical Interest: I printed the chipboard cover at Yee-Haw Letterpress in Knoxville, Tennessee. Because
the cover has a foldover feature, it will stand upright if prompted.
Summary: Before you go looking for an answer, you might want to make sure you know what the question is.
Best line: "I think it just might be in a crisis that you actually have clarity, even if you are only taking
snapshots through the crisis lens to reflect upon later."

Issue #41

Title: Failure to Disperse

Print Date: March-April, 2003

Technical Interest: Cover is gold and black ink printed on a medium green linen finish recycled paper.

Summary: I was arrested during an anti-war protest, and soon after I got very, very sick.

Best line: "Each ear must have chosen different fantasies to experience rather than the horror of war,

because in one ear I could hear the ocean & in the other nothing but an angelic chorus of little bells

ringing."

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2006 Letterpress Wall Calendar

Once again, we reach another year, with another 365 ways to smash the state. Inspired by artnoose's

bike trip through the redwoods, a three-color reduction print (meaning it was printed from a single

linoleum block) graces Copperplate paper with a deckled edge across the bottom. Black hand-set type

includes sign type and a cool typewriter face. 5.5"x8.5" limited edition of fifty. ($10 + shipping and CA

sales tax)

2005 Letterpress Wall Calendar

There are still a few of last year's collectible two-color letterpress printed wall calendars reminding you that every

year, there are 365 ways to smash the state. Only fifty of these were made, and each one was run

through the old letterpress twelve times! The calendar measures 5.5"x8.5" and is printed on a very thick

recycled cardstock. ($5 + shipping and CA sales tax.)