I’m not really into poetry (with the exception of the ‘found’ poetry, that I included in some of my recent posts!), but I love haiku – capturing fleeting glimpses of moments (like a photograph) in condensed, image-rich words. I have put together a 3-part mini-zine, with a booklet of Corey’s haiku, a collection of my haiku, printed on individual cards, and a little booklet of my thoughts about my own and traditional haiku. If you are intrigued, check out the full listing for ‘head-space’ in The Tangled Press Etsy Store.
I also received a wonderful bundle of zines myself this morning, from Kristin Roach of Craft Leftovers. I would love to add a photo, but my lack of home internet prohibits that, just now! The July issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly is a fantastic themed issue, which will give you lots of practical tips & resource ideas if you are thinking of making a zine of your own.
Also, arriving just at the right time for me, it includes a great relief printing tutorial. I’ve recently done some lino cut experiments, but made the best of what I had, materials-wise, and used stamping rather than printing inks. However, while I was bemoaning the lack of clean prints this resulted in, to a colleague at work, a customer who overheard offered to bring me printing in exchange for copies of the prints I had already done. I felt terrible accepting the offer, but at least it was a trade, and I’ve felt even more guilty since, as even though I bought a brayer to use the printing ins with, I still wasn’t brave enough to try it out. Well, with July CLM as my guide, I will definitely be trying it out this month. Honestly. Well, maybe…
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