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Issue 33 is being printed! Here's a shot from The Prolific Group in Winnipeg courtesy of Chris Young.

Two signatures are printed on Appleton Coated's U2:XG, thanks to their generous donation of paper.

The reader submissions about plastic, resins and glossy things are printed on this coated paper section.

The cover and subscription postcards are on our usual uncoated paper... but it's not quite finished—next it'll get a shiny clear gloss foil on those buttons!

Thank you to Chris Young and all the fine Press Operators at The Prolific Group in Winnipeg. "We'll be sending the cover off for be clear gloss foil stamping," says Chris. "And early next week we'll be folding the interior and later in the week we should be on the binder. Things are moving along very nicely indeed."

Subscribe, renew or purchase a gift subscription before March 14 to be on the mailing list for issue 33.

Call for submissions: plastics / resins / gloss

Do you use plastics, resins or similar materials in your art, craft and design projects? Do you make things that are shiny and glossy? Share your projects for possible inclusion in the April/May/June 2017 issue of UPPERCASE magazine. The submission form is open until January 16.

This colourful work was submitted by Jo Chambers of Studio Legohead.

Jo writes, "From a love of collage and colour came these Wonky Floral Brooches. There are four in the collection and based around my floral and foliage obsession."

Each brooch is handmade from acrylic and wood and comes in its own limited edition hand-painted gift box.

Looking at Jo's artwork and surface pattern designs, you can see how she has taken recurring motifs and translated them into dimensional objects.

"Through series of collage experiments documented via Instagram," says Jo, "it led me to make some wearable cutouts."

I love the exuberance and confidence of Jo's art! Visit her Etsy shop for brooches, art prints and more.