When preparing to teach a class, i generally make notes of what I plan to include in my journal, and may add to my set of prompt cards. A fan of things 'tiny,' I was intrigued a couple of years ago when I happened on a call with the lovely Denise Daffara on working in little "zines"
... but I had missed the instructions, lol!
So after the circle, I looked for more info on making these little booklets, and was enchanted!  |
| Calendar and Zines in process |
Who doesn't like tiny booklets? And with the central slit, these fold into a cover and several pages - perfect for a little collage session, class notes, or a planning booklet!  |
| Double Calendar spread, paint and collage |
I made a handout that would fold into a zine, and brought this project to our next Red Thread Circle - For my own, I used a double spread from this large biodynamic calendar. I liked the black and white illustrations of candles and beeswax, so worked around including them, and some of the text. The small blue Zine was created from another calendar.
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| Acrylic paint and collage |
A piece of Junk Mail, a double calendar spread, or even piece of notebook paper is great for a small "class notes" booklet, which can be written in directly or painted and collaged. Here's a little "kid friendly zine" tutorial. A Zine could also used for:- A poetry booklet
- A mini art journal
- Class notes
- A process page - write what you want to compost on the 'inside,' paint over' then flip and fold to "grow some lilies"
- A booklet of symbols you use in your paintings
- Writing about your painting
During the Color of Woman teacher training, we create Vision Plan and Story books on a half sheet of watercolor paper as part of the quest. These are a lovely visual way of collating ideas for our work with IC, but generally in a larger format. Here's one side of mine from the course - it makes a lovely background for an altar. |
| Vision Plan Book |
I enjoy the compact booklets for collection my class ideas, as another option. They are a great size to tuck into a Planning Pocket, and a page may provide inspiration for a Story Card!
4 comments:
Love the handy size of the zine, I agree they can be used to display a collection of so many ideas, stand alone or tucked away. Happy creative PPF Tracey.
Lovely to know about zines and nice work!
Lovely work
Much💜love
Lovely, I’ve never heard of them, will look it up, I like small books.
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