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Sustaining Art in the Home: A Zine Exploration

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Circling Studios

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Circling is a newsletter, event studio, and artist collective charting the rhythms of the artist life. Made by Lynnette Therese Sauer (visual artist and cultural producer in Brooklyn, NY) and Krystiana Kosobucki-Howell (textile artist and writer in Hubert, NC). 💌 Follow along at circlingcircling.substack.com

About this FieldTrip

Join us and make a zine as a container for contemplation around the question: how do you create a home in which art can survive? If you (like us) are intrigued by grocery lists, money diaries, and daily rituals as the backdrop for making art, this workshop is for you! Hosted by Lynnette and Krystiana of Circling Studios, this workshop invites participants to turn a mindful eye to the material objects that surround us and support our creative work.

Through this workshop, you will learn how to fold a mini zine from a sheet of paper, fill it with your ideas, and hopefully leave inspired to continue exploring what objects, tools, or rituals support and scaffold your artistic life.


Agenda

  • Your facilitators will explain the concept of the zine-making activity as a container for contemplation, and why we are interested particularly in the unseen domestic scaffolding that supports the artist’s life.

  • We’ll demonstrate how to fold a zine from one sheet of paper. The only supplies you need for this workshop are paper (standard printer paper will do) and a writing utensil! - We’ll provide prompts for brainstorming activities to get you thinking.

  • Then, you will use the pages of your zine as a sketchbook or container for these ideas! Make a list, write a poem, doodle a picture.

  • Finally, you will have the option to share your work and hear from fellow attendees, as well as learn how to keep in touch and participate by contributing to a forthcoming collaborative zine.

  • Remember, this is an open-ended activity! Whether you come away with a completed zine or feel like you’re just beginning, we hope you leave inspired to consider how you make a home in which your art can survive.


What to know or bring

  • Paper (8.5x11 printer paper is fine), a writing utensil, and scissors


What to expect

Workshop format!

A hands-on session where participants get to build, craft, or create something tangible.

Optional afterparty!

Bring your extrovert self if you want to meet new people and chat after.

It will be recorded!

The recording will be shared within 24 hours in the follow up email for a 4-day window, and available at the top of this page. Make sure to register for access!

Learn more about FieldTrips

About Circling Studios

Circling is a newsletter, event studio, and artist collective charting the rhythms of the artist life. Made by Lynnette Therese Sauer (visual artist and cultural producer in Brooklyn, NY) and Krystiana Kosobucki-Howell (textile artist and writer in Hubert, NC). 💌 Follow along at circlingcircling.substack.com


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