zines

Zines are DIY self-published magazines created for passion and community (not profit or clout!) Stemming from punk, underground, fandom, and activist subcultures, they’re an accessible way to share your feelings, thoughts, skills, or art with the world!

Some zines are assembled by hand — cut-n-paste’d, collaged, handwritten — while others are made using computer software or online programs. They’re typically reproduced using a copy machine (but not always!) and then bound by-hand with staples or thread (again, usually — but not always!)

Zines are DIY self-published magazines created for passion and community (not profit or clout!) Stemming from punk, underground, fandom, and activist subcultures, they’re an accessible way to share your feelings, thoughts, skills, or art with the world!

Some zines are assembled by hand — cut-n-paste’d, collaged, handwritten — while others are made using computer software or online programs. They’re typically reproduced using a copy machine (but not always!) and then bound by-hand with staples or thread (again, usually — but not always!)

Anyone can make a zine and they can be about almost any subject and can feature all sorts of content: words, art, wisdom, ramblings, facts, fictions… the sky’s the limit.

Zines are one of my favorite things; they are little vehicles for self-expression that exist outside the confines and restrictions of the system. From this page, you can check out zine-making resources and tutorials, browse my zines as inspiration, learn about trading titles, and read reviews of DIY creations that I’ve enjoyed.

Anyone can make a zine and they can be about almost any subject and can feature all sorts of content: words, art, wisdom, ramblings, facts, fictions… the sky’s the limit.

Zines are one of my favorite things; they are little vehicles for self-expression that exist outside the confines and restrictions of the system. From this page, you can check out zine-making resources and tutorials, browse my zines as inspiration, learn about trading titles, and read reviews of DIY creations that I’ve enjoyed.

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catmothcrow chronicle – february 2026

Hey y’all! We’re almost halfway done with February, which means that another batch of snail mail society goodies are making their way through the postal system and to mailboxes all over the country (and one’s even traveling all the way to Switzerland!) ⋆｡°✩ I think this month’s issue of the catmothcrow chronicle looks especially lovely, as the collages have a sort of grunge-y fairytale feel to them. The newsletter features my picks for the Oscars, a spotlight on one of my favorite artists — you’ll have to read the zine to know just who it is that I’m spotlighting, but I’ll give you a hint: I think of them as my […]

A collage. In the foreground, a doll with text ("more art", "resist", "show up", "balance" "i can do more from a balanced place") erupting from her skull.

what I learned about my art-practice by making zines in 2025

I realized that I made more zines in 2025 than any year prior, and that proliferation led to a few revelations about my “process”. Here is what making zines in 2025 taught me about my own art-practice.

Leave our neighbors alone: fuck ICE. No wars. No prisons. No borders. No cages.

Melt the Ice

I wanted to share some zine resources I’ve gathered to help melt the ICE: free zines that you can print at home (or at the library. or at work. or at school.) and share with your neighbors (and friends. and in little free libraries. and with pen pals. and on community message boards at your favorite cafes.) Some are by me, and the rest have their creators linked.

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