Catching Up with some Zines!

In one of the online art groups I participate in, there is a monthly theme. Since the group launched, I've done a zine for each of the month's themes through February. That means there are 8 to do--to catch up!

This week, I've been working on just that...and completed 4 of them. The themes I've done are Reconnection, Creating with Words, The 5 Senses, and Recycling, It has been time intensive, but I love the results especially the Recycling one. The materials for that zine included a painted canvas remnant (see cover below), a hardware store paint swatch, painted watercolor paper, Christmas ornament parts, a used stamp, some remnant yarn and magazine word cut-outs. All were recycled/repurposed for this zine, and it is probably the most attractive of the bunch.

Here are a couple photos of zines completed this week.

Recycling Zine

5 Senses Zine

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