Creative Mornings-Virtual Field Trips

A recent virtual field trip offered through Creative Mornings was on making watercolor and quote zines. It sounded like a fun idea, since I love making zines every once in a while and have not used watercolor or quotes in them.

The leader provided a few pages of very useful quotes that could be printed out as well as a supply list in advance of the workshop. At the appointed time, we assembled for an hour. For me, I needed more time to finish as I had so many scrapbook bits to look through and decide on what to use. So mine sat unfinished for a little while as ideas took form. In the finished zines (that I like), some of the leader's quotes and limited watercolor were used. Both interestingly...wax philosophical. One is named 'Breathe' and the other 'Fly'.

A shout out to Creative Mornings for its Virtual Field Trips, and for the Watercolor and Quotes Zinemaking session in particular!

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