Learn how to design, print, and bind zines for your DIY publishing toolkit. Students will be introduced to bookbinding that is ideal for zines and explore ways to write and illustrate their own content. Next, students will learn how to layout and design their zine and inkjet print 15 copies of their project. Participants will have options to display or sell copies at the Ithaca Book & Zine Fair. Materials will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring any art making supplies they want to use.

This class will be facilitated by Adam Bryant and Laura Rowley, who are both local book artists. Adam Bryant earned his MFA from the University of Iowa Center for the Book in 2021. At UICB, his areas of study were bookbinding, book history, letterpress printing and papermaking. Since 2022, he has worked as a Senior Conservation Technician in the Cornell University Library Conservation Lab. Laura Rowley earned her MFA from the University of Alabama in 2014. Laura operates Illuminated Press, a micro press that publishes handmade books. She is also a Library Assistant at the Odessa Library bringing programs to all ages.

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