For part two of “Screens and Zines” autumn kickoff weekend, Leezle and I spent a few hours at the Baltimore Book Festival. We volunteered our time at the Make Your Own Zine booth, and did just that. I don’t know that we helped much, but it was extremely fun. I think Jim Lucio is a super nice guy and Baltimore is lucky to have him working in the office of Arts and Promotion.
On the way there, we ran into an old friend, which has finally come home with me:
The zine tent was packed with inspiration. They weren’t for sale – it was just an exhibit space.
There were a couple of tables set up to make your own.
and a copy machine on hand to do a small run of your newest creation:
Here’s a popular paper folding technique – a single 8 and 1/2 by 11″ piece of paper folded in half and then 4ths to create 8 panels per side (a lot like mini-comics). An incision is made up the center fold in-between the outer to panels. This makes for an interesting layout.
Finished items:
The originals, starting with Leezle’s front and back and then mine, font and back. Click for larger:
Words cannot express the awesome. Hopefully the pictures can.
Hey Jim!
This is Nikholis from the zine tent, these pictures are awesome. I was wondering if I could post a few onto my blog? I will link your website.
It was a treat having Leezie sit and work for a few hours. I was going through all the paper stuffs I had from the weekend and i had some copies of her zine she made and when I did this project on a smaller scale at ArtScape I had really intended the whole zine/book making aspect to be aimed at younger kids who are free and void of any self doubt about creating something (usually or if they are it soon disapears as they realize the control they have). Not that Leezie has that at all though!
Oh, man. I want one of each please. I enclose a psychic SASE and the promise of a human heart for the Aztec pipe rack. Seriously.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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