Tags
Alyssa Duhe, Crapendemic, International Zine Month, Julia Eff, Katie Haegele, List zines, Ms. Valerie Park Distro, Ramsey Beyer, Sweet Candy Distro, The Confident Creative, Thrive, We Make Zines, White Elephants, Worry Stone No. 1
Ok, so I know IZM is over for this year, but I didn’t get done nearly enough of the daily fun-time activities, so I’m going to go back to the list and see what I missed.
1. Sign up on WeMakeZines.ning.com and write about IZM. [Done. I have been on WMZ for quite a while now, but I did make the obligatory post in here.]
2. Zine distro appreciation day. [Done, but I can’t remember who specifically I ordered from for this, so I’ll just plug Ms. Valerie Park Distro because they have been nothing short of awesome in all the times I’ve ordered.] + [Oh…wait…I remember. I ordered from Sweet Candy Distro, which is also awesome.]
3. Organize your zine collection. [Done – I found some cute little mini-totes at Big Lots. I need a separate storage idea for larger format zines though. Still working on that.]
4. Teach yourself a new skill. [Done. I had never done a 1/4 size zine before, so after screwing up the pages in the final photocopy process, I straightened it out and it came out just dandy.]
5. Check out a different type of zine than you normally would. [Hmmm…I guess I’m not sure what kind of zine this would be. I know I thought about this on July 5 and I think I came up with a stab at this idea, but I really like a variety, so this suggestion is moot. Let’s just say I chose Worry Stone No. 1 because I don’t necessarily gravitate toward health condition zines. Review to come…]
6. Re-read your favorite zines. [This is like the best request ever. The #1 spot is definitely held by Julia Eff/Crapendemic. I swear, it’s hard for me to talk about them without sounding like a fan qurl. Other zines I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading were by Ramsey Beyer (List zines), Katie Haegele (White Elephants), and the Thrive zines by Alyssa Duhe.]
7. Zine reading day. [Not done. If you want to skype/G+/meet for coffee, I’d be more than happy to read something for you. Otherwise, I’ll go try to find a group of squirrels and read something to them.]
8. Try something new day. [Not done. Ok, I’m going to stop here for the moment, since there are two things in a row that I need to do. I think I’ll try doing a zine with more illustration and art stuff since I’ve been avoiding it while wading around in a cramped pool with just about an inch of self-confidence covering the bottom. Off to read The Confident Creative and make some marks on paper.]