Coping and Processing through Zine Making
WHAT WILL YOU MAKE?
Zines (pronounced zeens) are homemade mini-magazines created through a collection of words and images pasted together. Zines are typically used to share the author’s thoughts, ideas, musings, art, and/or information.
Zines can be used as a tool for self-discovery and empowerment. The best zines are the ones that have personal meaning. Through the activity of zine making, we can process the events and feelings that we have experienced — and learn to cope with and share our
thoughts.
In this maker activity, your task is to create a zine that documents your:
– Thoughts, feelings, and hopes
– Events and activities
– Anything you’d like to remember
Materials:
- Base materials: paper, an assortment of writing utensils
- Tools (optional): scissors, stapler
- Connecting materials: glue, tape
- Additional embellishment materials (optional): yarn, ribbon, post it notes, fabric, magazines, posters, assorted paper, paints, anything else you can find!
