Zinemaking Away From the Computer
w/ Julia Arredondo in collaboration w/ Chicago Printers Guild

Date: Saturday October 7th // 12pm-4pm

• Location: Co-Prosperity 3219 S. Morgan St. Chicago

• Free and open to the public

• Limit to 15 participants - register to participate

• Recommended audiences of 17 and older
  
  REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE HERE
  

Analog, cut-and-paste, lo-fi, DIY, old-school - are all terms used to express non-digital approaches to zine making. It wasn't long ago that zinesters spent hours at their local copy shops making xeroxes of publications from an original template that degraded over time. Sounds romantic, sure, but there is something about non-digital zines that just feels different.

Join seasoned zinester, Julia Arredondo, for an afternoon of analog zine making and image building at Co-Prosperity in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. In this workshop, we’ll explore hands-on zinemaking techniques that empower creatives to build their own 8.5" x 11" zine matrices in preparation for print. We'll even experiment with some light printing on our local risograph machine to better understand zine matrix building principles. No printing experience necessary! Limited supplies will be provided for attendees but be sure to bring collage materials and tools you’re interested in incorporating in your example. This workshop is for zine beginners and intermediate creatives looking to step away from the digital design interface to incorporate more evidence of the artist's hand into your zine making processes.

Image-making processes explored include:

• - Cut-and-paste typography

• - X-acto knife use for collage

• - Mark Making explorations: understanding the differences between ink, marker, pencil and more!

• - Tape and glue: Building a printing matrix for long term use

• - Bone folder basics

Co Prosperity Sphere (3219-21 S. Morgan Street) from Noon to 4 pm.

This workshop is in collaboration with the Chicago Printers Guild at Print Jam 2023.

Julia Arredondo received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA from Columbia College Chicago. Julia ran two indie publishing entities, Vice Versa Press and Curandera Press, and has self-published over thirty zine titles including Guide to Being Broke & Fabulous, Spells to Kill Your Boss and Guide to Being Alone.

Guests Encouraged to Bring:

• Collage materials

• Personalized mark-making tools

• Stickers

• Your own stories and zine content