ROCK PAPER SCISSORS - LAST FEW LEFT!

Just a quickie... I only have a few LIMITED EDITION copies of ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS left so please contact me if you're interested in purchasing them! They cost £60 each but are well worth every penny; they'll last a lifetime with its trusty hand-binding and fine paper, and I really went to town with all my photography, content and text. Scroll down to my older posts for more images and info.

Email me at jzijey.ma@gmail.com or alternatively drop me a comment here.

Mr Ruxley says 'please buy Jojo's magazine, pwetty please.' He is my best friend's dwarf lionhead bunny that I will kidnap when she's least expecting it :)

Til' next time, lots of Chinese love xx

GLASS MAGAZINE

HELLO!

Sorry (again, argh I'm useless) about my extreme lack of posts. It has been pretty hectic since I finished my degree and I have been very distracted by a general desire to laze around and watch Professional Masterchef non-stop.. ahem.. SO some very exciting news. I have jumped aboard a new online/print project called GLASS MAGAZINE as one of fashion director Marie-Louise Von Haselberg's many assistants, which has been awfully exciting.

GLASS is a real gem of a fashion, art, music and design outlet, and celebrates truly inspirational creativity with dexterity. The online version has a lot of negative space and clean lines in its aesthetic, which is always a winner in my books ;) Please take a look at the site as the creators are all working really hard to bring you amazing new stuff, photographed and written about beautifully. I am only but a small part of this at the moment as I have only just joined recently, but really looking forward to get stuck in more often.

This Wednesday I assisted Marie in a live shoot for both the online and printed version, which involved a lot of writhing around in Lace and lots of tea and biscuits. Here are a couple of snaps..

Dressing up

Brrrrr

Magda love - Marie's first assistant

BEAUTIFUL studio (this photo does it no justice)

Setting up the set.. ahhh

Lace lace lace! Pretty...

Watch this space... xx

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS - ISSUE ONE!

Apologies for the inexcusable delay and absence of any posts at all - I was FINALLY finished with my degree a couple of weeks back and have been swept off my feet! The hard work was worth it though... I was awarded a First Class Honours for such efforts! (queue chuffed grin) YAY!

AND THEY'RE HERE!

THANKS to everyone who helped/contributed/supported me throughout the whole process - as a special treat, below is a video exclusive of the magazine. Now don't say I don't spoil you!

ENJOY ENJOY! Orders still welcome, just let me know :) xx

COVER BOY

ISSUE ONE OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THREE LTD. EDITION COVERS! More deets up soon xx

All clothes by talented knitter Hanzipan

PRINTING MADNESS - MAGAZINE PREVIEW

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS IS NEARLY FINISHED - HURRAAH HOOOO!

There are still little fiddly bits like headers, proof-reading, page numbers, and probably lots of other annoying mistakes (kerning has become my biggest enemy) but I am about to bestow upon you a very exciting sneak preview...

*ORDERING DETAILS*

I am printing the first batch next week but this will be primarily for my uni project, family, friends & contributors. After this the magazine will be available to everyone and anyone! They will be printed to order so if anyone wants a copy - go on, you know you want it - you may have to wait a few weeks for orders to build up. A proper preview will be up soon and all these details will be cleared up in the next few weeks after the storm! Also, due to the project being entirely funded and created by myself (what a gruelling project! You better appreciate each and every page, stroke it a lot and stick the magazine in a frame afterwards!) this one-of-a-kind publication will not be your bog-standard £3.99 - it will be a LOT more expensive due to a short print run, very nice textured paper and the fact it is being hand-bound, but it's definitely an investment - just thought I'd warn you fellow poor ones first! BUT BUY IT ANYWAY, PLEASEEE! THERE'S A FREE BUTTONS POSTER!! Anyway, keep your eye on the blog should you desire the first ever copy of ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.

Can I hear a drum roll.....????!!! 

p.s. the images are all low-res screenshots for a reason - BUY IT TO SEE IT BETTER ;)

COPYRIGHT 2008-09, JOJO MA, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.

The wait begins for the hard copy next week.. ARGHRHRHJGRHGRHGRJHGRHRG xxx

Hair traumas

As I have been writing and layout-ing (?!) like a mad woman, I haven't really done too much to post images about. However, when I went to meet Juliana again on Wednesday regarding her new knitwear book (DEFINITELY GOT SOME PHOTOGRAPHY IN THERE - SCORE!) I got to relax just a little whilst waiting for her in the V & A. The sun was shining, the John Madejski gardens were calling, and I sat in peace for a little while with my feet in the pool.

Ahhh - isn't this nice, though slightly wonky - great photographer Jo!

THEN as I closed my eyes and tried to catch some shut eye, some 'cute little kid' only blimmin' steps on top of the openings of that dribbly fountain thing, promptly aiming it (though unintentionally I'd like to think) at me, my spread out phone, camera and prototype magazine. I actually thought the heavens had open and grabbed all my stuff, dropped my phone (as if it wasn't broken enough) and ran to safety with three very smug looking Korean girls laughing at me. Turns out, a girl can't catch a break - FACT. I then had to meet Juliana in all my soaked glory and looking pretty sheepish.

Moral of the story - don't trust kids in water. x

Wet hair is not a good look - at least the lippie stayed on. 

Please excuse tired miserable looking face. 

FARRRRM SHOOT - FINALLY!

HEY KIDS.

Sorry it's taken so long for these to appear AND I don't even know if these are the final edit - I sorta just bunged together my favourite ones for now but they might be different shots in the final mag! I haven't even thought up a name yet. ARGH. Anyway, hope you enjoy the lovely pick-your-own frutiness of it all and a MASSIVE thanks to my peeps who were helping with the shoot as the weather/organisation was a bloody nightmare - oops. You'd think I was getting better at this...

HEAR HEAR!

Headpieces by Calexandra on Etsy, clothes by Catherine Angus

Clothes and wooden glasses by Neliana Fuenmayor

Clothes by Lois Porte

Clothes by Neliana Fuenmayor

Pink bikini top by River Island, Grey bikini top by Jessica Gaydon, Trousers and collar worn

as skirt by Lois Porte

Photography and Styling: Jojo Ma

Photographer's assistants: Anthony White and Kit Hoang

Hair and Make-up: Marietta Constantinou (Please check out her MySpace - amazing!)

Models: Arsida and Mariam

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This was my last big fashion shoot for the magazine so I won't be uploading many new photos in the coming weeks - I will however be posting spreads and bits of the finishing mag bit by bit so please don't leave! Come back come back Titanic style! The final issue will be done soon. I promise/hope.

LOVE, ME x