{"product_id":"slowpoke-zine-volume-2","title":"Slowpoke Zine - Volume 2 (pre-order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssue two of \u003cstrong\u003eSlowpoke\u003c\/strong\u003e has been built around the theme “work in progress”. The zine itself is a work in progress, and the contents of it have been shaped around contributors exploring this concept from a variety of angles. The cover art is by \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Hooper\u003c\/strong\u003e, a visual artist who welcomes trial and error in his paintings and isn’t afraid to take the long way round to get to where he’s going. Elsewhere there is a series of photo essays that capture work in progress in a very literal sense from various creative folk including \u003cstrong\u003eEmma Ruth Rundle\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Murray\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEthan Lee McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e. Thanks to \u003cstrong\u003eKimothy Hoorweg\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eScott Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSam An\u003c\/strong\u003e and others, there are interviews, personal essays and creative writing -  and hopefully an opportunity to consider the many avenues and opportunities that being “in progress” can open up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting on the cover was created specifically for the zine - with huge thanks to \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Hooper\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlowpoke #2 features words, wisdom, photos, scribbles, and insight from the following people:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAaron Turner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecky Laverty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCraig Murray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDawn Moraga \u0026amp; Tim Lusk (Cor de Lux)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoyle Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDylan Desmond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmma Ruth Rundle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErin Dawson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthan Lee McCarthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Parr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJamie Ludwig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Clayton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKimothy Hoorweg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKira McSpice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Gira\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhilip Jamieson (Caspian)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam An\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScott Evans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStavros Giannopoulos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Hooper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is printed in full colour in the UK - 52 pages on 170gsm paper, with 250gsm soft touch laminate cover. 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