Shotgun SeamstressWas invited to join a group of women & nb folks to create an eco zine about #Florida. It was very lovely on one level and very shocking on another. Two ppl present worked at commercial magazines. Adding graphic designers and artistic directors to the zine project were discussed. Silly me thought we would be putting the whole thing together ourselves. I don’t think most were even familiar with #zines as related to subculture. It feels like concept has been gutted and sterilized over time.
Also having to talk about funding right off the bat is depressing. Why is everything like this nowadays? Why can’t we just make something simple and cheap but still effective? It’s like everything has to be super sophisticated, complicated and expensive and then it puts you in the position of considering how to secure a grant right out of the gate lol. *sigh* I feel incredibly silly thinking I was gonna be spending my evening cutting & pasting with a group of ladies.
DaveKaz@shotgunseamstress yeah I’d say that’s a magazine, what you describe is a zine.