Khiri Lee
Mar 30, 20203 min
Updated: Mar 30, 2021
I have been wanting to return to this project for quite a while and thought it would be a great project for this week's craft-a-long. Tuning into the Heart in times of fear and uncertainty is one of the many ways to turn back towards calm, to know one's inner strength, and to activate some joy.
Zines have been inspiring me for the past few years. A zine is a self-created or self-published booklet. The topics vary wildly but often focus on topics outside of the mainstream. Zines are a great tool for bringing your unique worldview, opinion, or thoughts into the public awareness.
These were the questions I was exploring when developing this craft. HeArt is a mix of Heart messages and Art Magick! The first step is to create an art landscape with paints, papers, fabrics, or in the case of this craft-a-long whichever materials you can find at home. The Heart message comes through the creation of a found poem.
In the Craft-a-Long I will walk you through how to craft the pages of your zine, fold it into a beautiful booklet, and then discover the magic of found poetry! I will share my techniques for allowing my creative unconscious thoughts to bubble to the surface, finding a creative flow that is restful and fun. See you tomorrow!
My Heart Is….
My Heart Dreams of….
My Heart Remembers….
My Heart is Ready to….
My Heart Wants Me to Know….
My Heart Urges Me to….
A large piece of paper, ideally 11 x 17, but any rectangular paper that isn't too think will work. In a perfect world you want something a little thicker than computer paper to hold up to the materials, but thinner than watercolor paper, which can become difficult to fold. When we originally offered this course we supplied charcoal papers.
Scissors
Gluestick or Modpodge. If you don't have glue, tape would also work and give your zine a fun scrapbook vibe.
Paper and Fabric scraps. This will become the background for the words of your zine. The bulk of the Art part of HeArt Zine. If you have a stash of art papers like me you are good to go, but if you are starting fresh you can dig through piles of mail, magazines, birthday cards, or cut up some old clothes to generate a pile of materials.
Found words and poetry. I will also be posting a printable for patrons with a collection of heart quotes and poems that you could print. But words are bountiful. You could work from a book of poetry, collect words from old cards, or scry through a pile of magazines.
No account is necessary to follow along, although if you want to particpate in the chat or ask questions you will need to create a Twitch account. It's easy and Free.