Maddy Underwood

* ta-da!* With pleasure and satisfaction, we present to you, the third installment of abracadabra❢ Conceived of as a sort of subversive almanac, this issue isn’t so interested in outlining a predictable schedule for the year to come so much as musing on the potential we have to mold our days with our intentions, to wander mindfully through the labyrinths of our lives, and to consider the powers derived from relating to time as a friend, a companion, and witness to the mysteries ever-present around us… even right now❢ Featuring contributions from a magnificent array of talented wizards: 𑜷 @annerbuck   𑜷 @timothy.a.breen   𑜷 @madalynstefanak   𑜷 @fermentedalien 𑜷 @m.a.r.y.e.v.a.n.s   𑜷 @pinturrra   𑜷 @_biancaalbino   𑜷 @avery_a_gregory 𑜷 @moira_quinn 𑜷 @kurtslanaker 𑜷 @hi_there_its_max 𑜷 @ez.mercy 𑜷 @dangluibizzi 𑜷 @nate.sandercock 𑜷 @v.lectrique 𑜷 @tara_walters 𑜷 @lol_marian This issue would not have been possible without our friends and the brilliant print alchemists Ben and Diana (and their sweet baby Chloe) at @bearbear.co who are outstanding partners, visionary creatives, and spectacular problem solvers. We are also so grateful to our sponsors @visitor.fyi , @radioalhara , and @finestra.conversation.cards , and to @foxfiremountainhouse for supplying the foliage for our glamour shots 𖦹 Thank you more please 𖦹 Subscribe for yourself or a magician you love at the link in bio. Happy mail day 💌

During a short but very sweet time with @ewb.studio at @directanglepress in between christmas & new year's I made these freeform letter studies 🖍 DM me if you'd like one for yourself! #letterpress

Some photos from my trip to St. Louis in October to teach a letterpress workshop @samfoxschool ~ thank you again @leffell.koren ✨ from beginning examples/demo all the way to finished student work, we did so much in such a short time!

I found a box of library cards from @turnipgreencreativereuse all destined to never sit inside a book, so I printed on them 📚

❋ ta-da❢ ❋ Oh hey, it’s great to see you again. We were just thinking about you and thought it was time to drop you a little line. Plus we’ve got news we wanted to share… Blossoming soon in a mailbox near you, we proudly present the sixth installment of abracadabra❢ :: The Romance Issue 𖥎 💌 𖥎 A love letter to romance itself, issue six is an homage to the ways love allows us to grow ~ both together, and within ourselves. Filled to the gills with sentimental pleasures and charming treasures, from a married couple’s collection of materially affectionate artifacts, to musings on the classroom of romantic relations from a former Buddhist nun, and reflections on the unspoken moments of tenderness we experience in the company of familiar films. Risograph printed in Heart of Gold and Anahata Green ink and assembled by our friends, the truly spectacular @cosmicdoghousepress . Featuring a crush-worthy crop of contributors: @gorg.art @fermentedalien Loni Baur @sofiebirchxix @aurorahbrush @jakeedeluca @clare_time @and_anne @emmaemathes + @missmiscreant @ez.mercy Ryan Ohm and Kelly McHugh @sandw1tchshop @allysonyarrowpierce & @the.frequent.sea As a little bonus gift, each issue includes a magical memento infused with the seeds of love for you to incorporate into your own manifestation practice. If you’re wondering where your copy of issue 5 is, double-check to make sure you signed up for season two❢. We weren’t able to set up auto-renewal, so make sure to subscribe to get all four issues this year. If you’re not sure if you resubscribed, feel free to drop us a line - mag(dot)[email protected]. ☞ Subscribe to abracadabra! at the link in bio ☜ 𖦹 thank you more please 𖦹

🌱 we are sprouting 🌱 abracadabra! season TWO is in full swing and we're collecting submissions for classifieds and questions for our magician's assistant 🪄 link in bio!

Recent dye-printing experiments with the off cuts from my installation ❇️

Install pics of Tapestries of Transmission ⚪💙

Your last day to see TAPESTRIES OF TRANSMISSION is tomorrow, April 3 in the C-U-B-E @uga_dodd_art ⚪️⚪️⚪️ to celebrate, there will be a party tomorrow night 5-7, hope to see you there ⚪️🫒⚪️

𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 Wall object made from handwriting paper, found wooden trim & a wonky board 🔥 (title of course inspired by the Mazzy Star track common burn)

you are holding 2026 A strange object made with paper made out of my laundry dryer lint, hair, dust plus thread, foam, batting and mica buttons ✨

A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC 🪄 Now stocking Abracadabra: Chicago-made quarterly printed zines rooted in the notion that the world can be whatever we intend it to be. Find issues 1-4 at The Center.