WE ARE HUNGRY

Summary

A Mother's love for her babies transforms them into hunters. Printed with hand-carved linocut stamps. This zine stars an Amaurobius ferox mother (aka black lace-weaver spider), her babies and trophic eggs.

Preview

mother spider, trophic eggs, baby spiders, text reads: WE ARE HUNGRY! COPYRIGHT MAGGIE UMBER, WE ARE HUNGRY MAGGIE UMBER

Mother spider, baby spiders, trophic eggs, text reads: WE ARE HUNGRY! FEED US MOTHER! THANK YOU FOR THESE EGGS. THEY ARE TASTY!

Mother spider, baby spiders, trophic eggs, text reads: WE GROW OUR BODIES BULDGING TOO TIGHT WE MUST SHED OUR SKIN!!

Mother spider, baby spiders, trophic eggs, text reads: A MOTHER'S LOVE FOR HER BABIES!

Blurbs

love love love
— dakota knicks

Reviews

baby spiders like tiny stars
— Anthony Tadlock
ghost prints
— ShayLee Bissell

Events

✍ Advanced copies at Zine Pavilion, ALA (American Library Association), 2023
✍ Debuted at ZINEmercado, 2023
✍ 5/25-6/10/18 Plants & Animals, The Learning Machine, Chicago, IL. Curated by Rebecca LADIDA
✍ 7/7/18 ZINE NOT DEAD VIIII, Vam Studio Co., Chicago, IL. Presented by Perfectly Acceptable & Bred Press

Trailer

Credits: WE ARE HUNGRY was performed for ZINE NOT DEAD VIIII.
Programmed in p5.js by Maggie Umber.
Music: Ossuary 6 - Air Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
Digital Font in Video credits: Chunk by Meredith Mandel.

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