Ah, yeah, so @_jbourbon and I have stared a print festival after a series of set backs from last year! After a prolonged recovery time from that situation we’ve decided a national print festival makes a lot of sense for us! You can head to @printorama.festival to check it out :~) Our first event is in Brisbane in July and our second is in Perth in December!
Hiiii! My name is Amy! I run Forge! I’m the one in all the photos in front of the hedge! I thought I would take a second to introduce myself and share a bit more about my background!
Slide 1: Hello it me at @thegreatartistmarket
Slide 2: baby Amy from 2015! A fresh designer!
Slide 3: Some of my fun print works from my zine FORGE WORLD where I’m building the World of Forge which consists entirely of Fake Business Ads or FADS I like to call them :)
Slide 4: my wonderful clients from my hair business @lost.salon !
Slide 5: the wonderful @chubbycalico_ showing off one of my many unhinged bumper stickers from a Forge event - MINIMALL - last April!
Slide 6: calling trends! Big fan - how am I doing there btw? 👀
Slide 7: the beginning of Forge when I had a retail shop on Ann Street in the valley for 3 years!
Slide 8: my face looking happy that you’re here 😘
Jumping onto Logo Archive - but it’s just (mostly) all of the logos I’ve made for Forge Forward since 2020! @logoarchive@logoarchive.now
#logoarchive #logotypedesign
It took me far too long to realise this nifty booklet printing feature in InDesign! Now I can print my own zines! ‘Things I Know at 30’ and ‘Things I Know at 35’ will be available at @printorama.festival in July!
#zine #selfpublished #indesign
Let us take you back to 2021 when we put together this SICK event as part of our collaboration month long stint. The concept was simple, we designed heat press graphics, we had stock of pins from other creators and patches too, people brought their garment of choice and chose where they wanted their decals and patches and then we heat pressed them on the spot! We were also lovingly sponsored by Young Henry’s and Heaps Normal. We’re keen for another BATTLEJACKETS event in the future ….
On the camera: @tayla.lauren
On the check out: @emreadman
A question I’ve routinely gotten over the years is ‘how do I sell better at markets?’ Well boy do I have 100 answers for you. I made my 100 Market Tip Book late last year after feeling like I was answering the same question over and over and I thought why don’t I make a resource? A pocket guide that distills my personal ways of selling well at markets. The 100 Market Tips book is a small spiral bound flip book that’s easy to read and carry with you. It’s simple, succinct and helpful! You can grab your copy at Forge Forward . Co.
🎥 @lorembm
Honestly a really big month?! Here’s what’s been going on for me during this past month! I like doing these recaps :) It’s fun to reflect. I hope you’ve had an awesome month and looking forward to the next ✨
Wow! 9K! Thank you! Have a give away ❤️ This give away includes such gems as an A4 Side Quest Rip Pad, a pair of smiley socks, a four pack of FAKE AD stickers, cowgirl magnets and a huge mystery pack of 7 bumper stickers!
🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉
Here’s how to enter:
1️⃣ Follow this account
2️⃣ Tag a friend in the comments - unlimited entries (tag as many friends as you like!)
🗓 Winner will be drawn on Friday May 8th at 9am and contacted via DM for shipping information.
⚠️ Important: This is the only account running this giveaway. Beware of fake accounts or posts claiming otherwise. Winners must be located and can be shipped to within Australia.
Good luck!
Plenty of letter writing kits available online :) There’s @kimischieren Trash Rat set, my Pink Pony set and Gang Pigeons! Each kit contains 10 x custom envelopes, 10 x letter writing papers, a letter writing prompt card and two vinyl stickers!
May newsletter comes out on Monday 4th! As per usual I have stories and writing, and not anything new to sell you haha how novel.
I’ve been doing monthly drops since January but for this month I didn’t want to plan anything… not because of any real reason, I think I just want to play catch up this month with everything that has been going on! Since buying an apartment in January and it settling in February, to going to Perth, placemaking and into markets like TGAM and BIF, a lot has happened. And then PRINT-O-RAMA has stated up so quickly (my favourite I love fast things!) I feel I’m in mad admin mode! If you’ve not signed up it’s free to do so at Forge Forward . Co :)
