Ker-bloom!
Subtitle: Outer space
By: Artnoose
Edition: Limited edition of 250.
Series: Ker-bloom! -- 127; Kerbloom! -- 127.
Publisher: Artnoose
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Subjects: Astronauts; Letterpress printing; Specimens
Description: Artnoose writes about her childhood desire to be an astronaut. She also discusses Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe breaking gender barriers in space travel and shares her memories of the Challenger shuttle disaster. The zine ends with a quotation by Sally Ride.
Notes: Handmade item. Materials: staples, ink, paper. Did you want to be an astronaut when you grew up? I did, although now I print for a living. This issue number 127 of the letterpress zine Kerbloom, made every other month since the summer of 1996. This issue talks about how I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up, and then the Challenger space shuttle blew up. It ends with a Sally Ride quote on the back page. Numbered editon of 250, folded, 8 pages. - from website.

An autobiographical zine written, illustrated, letterpress printed, and published by Artnoose (Karen Switzer). Each issue is limited to approximately 250 copies and numbered.