I write and draw together, which means I make comics, zines, and pictures books. Sometimes I draw on walls.
I write and draw together, which means I make comics, zines, and pictures books. Sometimes I draw on walls.
Excerpts from Maddy’s Substack newsletter, Maddy Not Mommy. 2023
Title IX. 2022. First appearing on Maddy not Mommy
Book of Anger. Illustrated book/zine. 2019.
American Illustration 39 Chosen Winner.
Showcased in Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ 2019 New Editions show. Available for purchase at the Shop and Minnesota Center for Book Arts.
Book of Anger is part of the Hennepin County Library’s circulating zine collection. 2023.
A pandemic winter, some Posca markers, and four blank studio walls transforms into an enormous mural of whimsical creatures. 2021
Excerpts from The Book of Fear, a handmade-book turned-zine about not letting fear lead. 2020.
Fundamental Right. Zine. 2022.
Available for purchase at the Center for Book Arts in downtown Minneapolis.
Selected for inclusion in the Center for Book Arts New Editions Exhibition 2023.
Excerpts from The Book of Mom, based on a few decades of research. 2020.
Fill in the Fill in the Buck (Mad(dy) Libs). Zine. 2021.
Available for purchase at the Shop at Minnesota Center for Book Arts in downtown Minneapolis.
Remember Mad Libs? Fill in the blanks on each page and make yourself giggle! Make sure to read this zine with a pen (or pencil if you want to repeat the fun) on hand!
Commission to draw mural on nursery wall for a new baby girl. Posca Markers. 2023.
See blog for full story.
A children’s nursery mural of sheep, ducks, moose, turtles, and other woodland creatures, drawn with Posca markers in bright blue, turquoise, and orange.
When Are They Coming Back. Zine by Maddy Buck 2022. Available for purchase at the Center for Book Arts.
Included in the Center for Book Arts New Editions Exhibition 2023.
Sometimes all Minnesotans seem to talk about is when their family and friends will move back home.
Excerpts from Reality Check. Illustrated book/zine. 2019. Reality Check explores the way our thoughts can warp away from reality when they swirl in our head. The book is designed with cutouts so that each type of thought is juxtaposed against its reality.
Showcased in Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ 2019 New Editions show.
Reality Check is part of the Hennepin County Library’s circulating zine collection. 2023.
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