Category: Art Business

December in the laundry room

A black-and-white illustration of a woman standing in a laundry room, holding up a zine with a thoughtful expression as if examining a shirt. A laundry basket in front of her is filled with zines, short stories, and creative papers. Behind her, more artwork and small illustrations hang from a clothesline above a washing machine and dryer.

I’m in the creative laundry room this month, holding up projects like shirts and asking which ones still fit.

Notes from the table: what I learned at Johnson City Zine Fest 9

Studio Second Street zine display at Johnson City Zine Fest, set against white brick wall.

I’d been looking forward to the Johnson City Zine Fest since June, when I first heard about it and sent in my application in July. It became the bright pin on my calendar all through summer—a goal that kept me printing, folding, trimming, and imagining how my stories might look out in the world instead […]