For 9-16 year olds. Make your own book from a single A3 piece of paper!

THE DETAILS

Date & Time: Friday 27th September 2024, 10:00am to 11:30am (90 minutes)

Location: Bright Press, located in the Village section within Whiteman Park. Enter via Beechboro Rd or Drumpellier Dr (aka the old Lord St).

In this workshop we'll make the simplest type of zine (a self published magazine or pamphlet) with Marijke McDonald of Xerox Days, an A6 finished product with 8 pages made from one A3 sheet of paper. We will be experimenting with physically cutting and glueing text, icons, and images, as well as handwriting and illustrations to create unique zines.

Bring along your own words or images, or use the materials provided, to create a one-of-a-kind publication.

We will supply all the zine creating and collage materials, and a copy of the Xerox Days 'Make Your own Minizine" zine.

About our facilitator:
Marijke McDonald is a Boorloo-based artist working in mixed-media and collage, creating pieces and zines that are bright, bold and (hopefully) a little bit funny. They also run Xerox Days Zine Market.

Xerox Days was founded in 2019 to promote self-publishing in Western Australia, particularly of comics, graphic arts and artist’s books. Initially founded by Natalie Blom, Xerox Days now attends fairs on behalf of artists both local and international to sell and promote their work.

NB: Minimum of 4 participants for the workshop to proceed. If there are not enough participants signed for the workshop, Bright Press will cancel the event, and all signed up participants will be notified at least 2 working days ahead.

Minecraft zine created using hand drawn illustrations and washi tape

Three different zines - Mom Love You, Dear Diary, and Minecraft

Dear Diary, an 8-page zine, featuring collage and handwriting.

Bird's eye view of a table full of papers, stickers, coloured pens and some prompt worksheets for creating a zine.

bird's eye view of a table of lots of zine making items such as xerox days zine workshop prompt sheet, coloured papers,felt tip pens, old magazines, stickers, glue stick, and instruction sheet for folding a zine.

Marijke standing behind the xerox days stall with a table full of assorted zines.

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FAQs

Where is Bright Press?

Bright Press is located within the Village section of Whiteman Park. You can enter from the Drumpellier Dr (formerly Lord St), Marshall Rd-Dulwich St and Beechboro Road (via Hepburn Ave) entrances. If you are using Google Maps to find us, please type in "Bright Press" as it has been pinned. The Bright Press building doesn't have a street name or number.

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

We recommend driving to join us at Bright Press, as there is no public transportation into Whiteman Park. There is plenty of parking around the Village section of the park.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please do not hesitate to email us at hello@brightpress.com.au

What's the refund policy?

We would love for you to join us for the workshop. But we understand sometimes unexpected circumstances occur, and you are unable to attend the event. Refunds are available up to 1 day before the event.

What's the liabilities & responsibilities situation?

Bright Press accepts no liability for illness, injury, loss or damage to persons or personal belongings during the course of the event. Bright Press can accept no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in the services to be provided.