Wellbeing Zines: create your own themed books
5(7 reviews)
Learn book-folding techniques to create your own 'zine' (DIY book). Wellbeing prompts will inspire you to fill the pages with exciting art and writing.
10 Students
Online
1hr 30min
Learning Kit Included
Sarah B Davies
£40
5(7)
What happens at this event?
Become a well-zine maker!
Zines are small DIY books that employ the art of paper folding. Incorporating expressive text and visual art, zines are a powerful way of sharing your thoughts, memories and/or ideas. Imagine the anticipation of holding a handmade book in your hands; the feeling of delight and sense of discovery as you turn the pages. Now imagine that book was created by you; a unique, captivating handmade creation filled with personal memories and stories.
In this 1.5 hour workshop with artist Sarah B Davies, we will create our own handmade ‘well-zine’. Zines are…
What you will learn
- The magic of zine book-folding
- Drawing and sketching
- Guided writing
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What you will need
- Scissors (or you can tear paper if you prefer)
- Tape or glue (in case anything unexpected happens)
- Colouring pens/pencils (nice but not essential)
FAQ's
No experience is necessary!
Quick and inexpensive to create, zines are a DIY book incorporating paper folding, expressive text and visual art. They are a powerful communication tool around memories and/or ideas. Zines are a work of art!
It is important that people look after their own wellbeing in lots of different ways that include things such as physical activity, yoga, mindfulness exercises and creativity. In this class we will be drawing upon memories that have positive associations to create our zine / artwork. The resulting zine will provide a memory aid about a time when we felt strong, supported and happy. The intention of this workshop is that the tools within this activity can be used in different moments and contexts to continue to support wellbeing beyond this workshop, and as part of your wider wellbeing practice.
Wherever possible I keep issues about the environment front-and-centre (I even made a zine about it). The Wellbeing Zine-making Kit includes handmade papers, a sustainable wooden tool and recycled and reusable materials!
Latest Reviews
5(7 reviews)
Jenny - 1 April 2022
I really enjoyed this workshop with Sarah. I went in with an idea in mind, but was totally surprised with the end results. Sarah's helpful prompting and guidance inspired me to do something totally different and I'm all the more happy for it. I'm not the best artist, but the creation of the Zine is what is most important here, and despite being in a room full of other students, I could zone out to my own wonderful creative space. Highly recommended :)
Martin Gruau - 13 January 2022
It was a brilliant workshop. I'm the least artsy person you can imagine and yet thoroughly enjoyed my time. Both me and my wife attended, the format worked really well and it's something wholesome and different to do as a couple activity.
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