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CHERRY ISSUE 9

The ninth issue of Cherry, a feminist/art/photography/everything zine

Issue 9 is here with an important message - we’re saying goodbye.

It’s been amazing, friends - thank you all 

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FILM SUBMISSION 

Teenage Girl World is a short documentary that seeks to explore the intricacies and reclaim the narrative surrounding the teenage girl. Co-directors Jianna Justice and Emily Johnston embarked on this project because they were sick of thinking about creating art without actually doing anything. Both about to leave their teen years behind, the directors wanted to explore what being a teen girl means to different people in their lives. Interviews were done in Boston, MA as well as Atlanta and Athens, GA. Accompanying the mini-doc is music from the all-girl project Penny Lame featuring the two directors (http://pennylame.bandcamp.com/releases). Making the film has been an exercise in artistry, learning to take matters into your own hands, and learning to grow up as an artist and a person. Jianna Justice & Emily Johnston 

http://teenagegirlworldfilm.tumblr.com/

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THE CHERRY ISSUE 9 THEME IS MAGIC

We’re back with a new summer theme ready for your creative interpretation! 

Think sunsets, 70′s, Fleetwood Mac, Virgin Suicides, summer in the suburbs, finding magic in life when every day seems to be the same lazy day over and over, hazy afternoons and short nights, making the most of your freedom. 

Pretty much any and every form of submission is welcome: written pieces, photography, illustrations etc so long as they fit the theme! 

RULES:

- Be nice

- Give credit where it’s due (make-up artists, assistants, stylists etc)

- Get consent from the people you’ve taken pictures of so we know they’re ok with them being shared

- Send your own work and don’t forget to title it if you have one! 

- The deadline is the 21st of August

Submit via the tumblr link or send your stuff to [email protected]

 ask if you have any questions! 

SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT

P.S. Video submissions are also welcome but can’t be featured in the actual zine, so they will be shown on the tumblr instead

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IMPORTANT PICNIC INFO

Due to the predictably unpredictable English weather, it's too rainy to spend the day at Hampstead Heath So our new meeting place is the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern at 1pm !!!!

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LONDONERS - LET’S HANG OUT

On Sunday the 5th of July come on over to Hampstead Heath for an afternoon of food, art making and happy summertime lovin’ vibes.

Here is the Facebook event, it’s open to everyone!

SEE U THERE 

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There’s this depressive cycle I find most creatives probably find themselves in at one point or another. You produce something you like, other people like it, you make more, they continue to like it, but what happens when you feel like you can’t produce anything good anymore? All this pressure builds up because people are waiting for you, but the thought of not being able to produce anything good is enough to stop you creating all together out of fear of making something bad. It’s hard trying to find the balance between making art for myself and making art that other people like, but as I’ve started editing again I have realised that I forgot how much I love editing and how lucky I am that you like the end product. These past few months I haven’t felt that I was able to put the same amount of effort and personality into what I was doing, so I came to a stop completely. I’m still trying to figure this whole art thing out and I don’t know if I’ll ever have a complete grip on it, but I’m going to be a more dedicated artist from now on. I’m working on Cherry’s printed issue and I will be announcing the new theme for the next issue soon. Thank you for you patience and, as always, thank you for being here  ♥

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!  

Today is Cherry's first birthday, one of hopefully many more to come! Thank you so much for bearing witness to this year long explosion of feminism good feel vibes with bonus glitter. Thank you to the incredible Cherry gang of contributors, thank you for sharing your work, thank you for sharing your opinions, thank you for your support. 

P.S. Our special anniversary issue is in the making, thank you for all your suggestions!

P.P.S. Shall I say thank you one more time

P.P.P.S. Thank you ♥ ♥ ♥

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PINK ZINES

GET ME collected the three female magazines that are category changing and making pink a pretty cool colour again

credit picture: maisie-cousins

We've been featured by GET ME along with Girls Get Busy Zine and Girls Like Us!!! Go and see what they've said about us (: