Mara Gervais

Davis, California, United States

Bio

Mara Gervais is queer, gender-fluid non-binary, and from the Central Valley in California. They make zines, stickers, and prints - all their work is self-published. They're obsessed with risograph printing, skateboarding, and eating spaghetti!

Zines

I Made You A Mix CD Because I Have A Crush On You, $10 - Buy this zine & CD combo if you want your SO to find it in your center console and get the wrong idea. Featuring 20 of my current, and past favorite songs (an hour and 20 minutes of music) along with a glimpse into my life at the time when I listened to them most. Topics range from teenage hooliganism to crushes, exes, and hook-ups, along with the constant theme of loneliness. Deeply personal and embarrassing, read if you've ever wanted a look into my diary - sorry if I wrote about you (alternatively, sorry if you didn't make the cut)! 4.75" x 4.75", 20pgs, risograph printed in Fluorescent Pink ink on assorted 24lb paper. Purchase here.

Not Trans Queer Brown Enough, $5 - An autobio perzine about identity and feeling like an outsider in one's own marginalized communities. 4.25" x 5.5", 20pgs, risograph printed Fluorescent Pink ink on 24lb green paper. Purchase here.

Mushroom Cap Morphology, $3 - An illustrated zine that teaches you how to identify mushrooms based on their cap. 5.5" x 4.25", 8pgs, risograph printed in Fluorescent Pink ink on 24lb cream paper. Purchase here.

Getting My Fill, $3 - An autobio Tijuana Bible (a palm sized pornographic comic) about masturbation and sex. 2.5" x 4", 8pgs, risograph printed in Fluorescent Pink on 28lb pink paper. Purchase here.

No-Comply - An illustrated mini-zine featuring Alex Gradziel doing one of his favorite skateboard tricks; folds out into a poster showing the full sequence of a 360 no-comply on the back! 2.75" x 4.25, 8pgs, risograph printed in Violet on 24lb teal paper.

10+ Years in Film - A film photography zine featuring photos taken over 10+ years 4" x 7.5", 30pgs, spiral bound, risograph printed in Violet ink on 24lb green paper.

Currently reprinting:

I'm So Tired Of Trying - A zine featuring drawings made during a period of deep depression 5.5" x 4.25", 8pgs, saddle-stitched with thread, screen printed in black ink on 28lb gray paper.

Getting Lost On The Road To Life - A fan zine featuring the character Kakashi Hatake from Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto 5.5" x 8.5", 16pgs, risograph printed in Burgundy ink on 24lb blue paper (color of ink and paper subject to change).

Other Work

I also sell 8.5" x 11" risograph prints on 100lb cardstock, 5" x 7" foil prints on 110lb cardstock, and 3" weather-resistant contour cut vinyl stickers. All products are drawn, printed, and cut (via vinyl plotter) by me. You can find all of these product on my website.