Stella Marrs And Her Postcard Art It Just Vanishes! silkscreen, 2002

Stella Marrs and Postcards ▪ Selling postcards at stores and online www.StellaMarrs.com ▪ Combining photographic images and simple words “A mix of classic images combined with modern, yet timeless, messages, Stella's cards have questioned the status quo for almost two decades.” — BuyOlympia.com First Place

Stella’s words on her postcards “After collage, I made hundreds of different paintings, products, and events. I never put my name on anything during that period. I preferred to think of it all as some sort of warm-up exercise for what I was really going to do. I finally settled on using my name on the back of postcards because I realized I better accept this medium by the default since I could afford to start manufacturing it. It could be educated, and I could travel and sell it on public transportation, because it was small and I didn’t have a car.”   “If girls could just make things and see themselves reflected in what they made, and then trade it for money, that could be a window to empowerment about alternatives for economic survival. Because if you get to live outside the normal system, you just might have a chance for a different vision, which could mean ultimately an alternative voice” — The Quiet Rrriot: Visual Artists from the Riot Grrrl Movement by Megan Kelso, Nikki McClure, Stella Marrs, 2011, Fantagraphics.com

— Nikki McClure, Olyarts.org “The collage artist” “A postcard empire out of discarded magazines, a jumpsuit and suitcase. She has never compromised her voice. She could be as subversive as she wanted.” — Nikki McClure, Olyarts.org Bill of Rights

Stella Marrs and Riot Grrrl R.G.’s First zine Bikini Kill zine 2

What is Riot Grrrl ? - 3rd Wave Feminism in the 1990s in Washington State, addressing feminist topics such as rape, domestic abuse, sexuality, racism and female emp0wererment. - Began by a band Bikini Kill and involved bands, zines, and art. * Manifesto (with 16 statements) was published in 1991 in Bikini Kill Zine 2. * Alien She(Carnegie Mellon, 2013-14) exhibit featured a historical section with R.G.’s zines, hand-printed posters, and music playlists. - Zines often described experiences with sexism, mental illness, body image, eating disorders, sexual abuse, racism, rape, discrimination, domestic violence, incest, homophobia. - Owe to punk activism and DIY culture in Olympia. * photo copied flyers and cut and paste collages.

Riot Grrrl images in the ‘90s. Stella Marrs. Disco Deployment Unit, 2017

Stella’s works from Seen and Heard show

Stylistic relation to her postcards art Thematic relation to feminism

Using language to be an activist! Emphasizing each words by typography Questioning gender related issues Open Mouth Kitchen Problem